SB 5537 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Promoting efficient administration of state education agencies.

SB 5537 (titled "Promoting efficient administration of state education agencies") appears to contain a discrepancy, as its provisions actually relate to a board managing state forestlands, not education agencies. The bill amends RCW 43.30.205 to change membership requirements for a board overseeing state forestlands, specifying six members including the governor's designee, superintendent of public instruction, commissioner, and university representatives from forest and agricultural programs. Crucially, it mandates that a county representative (elected by county legislative authorities in counties with state forestlands) be selected via a meeting convened by the Washington State Association of Counties. This bill directly affects counties with state forestlands and the state forestlands management board, not education agencies as the title suggests.
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Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
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