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.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Chapman
DDemocratic
Co
Claire Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
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