Washington HB 1683: Concerning involuntary removal of property from current use classification.

Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to school director districts; amending RCW 1
28A.343.300; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.343 RCW.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.343 4
RCW to read as follows:5
(1) By January 1, 2027, all elections of directors of any school 6
district with a head count enrollment of 2,000 students or more must 7
be conducted in accordance with the following requirements regarding 8
designated director districts:9
(a) For any school district with a head count enrollment of more 10
than 5,000 students, as reported on or before the last business day 11
of September, at least four members of the school board must be 12
elected by voters residing within designated director districts; and13
(b) For any school district with a headcount enrollment of 14
between 2,000 and 5,000 students as reported on or before the last 15
business day of September, at least three members of the board of 16
directors must be elected by voters residing within designated 17
director districts.18
(2) School districts with a head count enrollment of less than 19
2,000 students are exempt from the requirements of this section.20
H-2730.2
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1683
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By House Education (originally sponsored by Representative Ortiz-
Self; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
READ FIRST TIME 01/30/26.
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Sec. 2. RCW 28A.343.300 and 2009 c 107 s 1 are each amended to 1
read as follows:2
The governing board of a school district shall be known as the 3
board of directors of the district.4
Unless otherwise specifically provided, as in RCW 29A.04.340 and 5
section 1 of this act, each member of a board of directors shall be 6
elected by ballot by the registered voters of the school district and 7
shall hold office for a term of four years and until a successor is 8
elected and qualified. Terms of school directors shall be staggered, 9
and insofar as possible, not more than a majority of one shall be 10
elected to full terms at any regular election. In case a member or 11
members of a board of directors are to be elected to fill an 12
unexpired term or terms, the ballot shall specify the term for which 13
each such member is to be elected.14
Except for a school district of the first class having within its 15
boundaries a city with a population of ((four hundred thousand)) 16
400,000 people or more which shall have a board of directors of seven 17
members, the board of directors of every school district of the first 18
class or school district of the second class shall consist of five 19
members.20
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