Upon
the establishment of a new school district of the first class as
provided for in *RCW 28A.315.580 containing only one former
first-class district, the directors of the former first-class
district and two directors representative of former second-class
districts selected by a majority of the board members of former
second-class districts shall meet at the call of the educational
service district superintendent and shall constitute the board of
directors of the new district. Vacancies, once such a board has
been reconstituted, shall not be filled unless the number of
remaining board members is less than five, and such vacancies
shall be filled in the manner otherwise provided by law.
Each board of directors so constituted shall proceed at once
to organize in the manner prescribed by law and thereafter shall
have all the powers and authority conferred by law upon boards of
directors of first-class school districts until the next regular
school election in the district at which election their
successors shall be elected and qualified. At such election no
more than five directors shall be elected either at large or by
director districts, as the case may be, two for a term of two
years and three for a term of four years: PROVIDED, That if such
first-class district is in a county with a population of two
hundred ten thousand or more and contains a city of the first
class, two directors shall be elected for a term of three years
and three directors shall be elected for a term of six years.
[1991 c 363 § 25; 1990 c 33 § 321; 1980 c 35 § 4; 1979 ex.s. c 126 § 7; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 15 § 6. Prior: 1975 1st ex.s. c 275 § 103; 1975 c 43 § 10; 1971 c 67 § 4. Formerly RCW 28A.315.610, 28A.57.356.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 28A.315.580 was recodified as RCW 28A.343.020 pursuant to 1999 c 315 § 806.
Purpose -- Captions not law -- 1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
Severability -- 1980 c 35: See note following RCW 28A.343.300.
Purpose -- 1979 ex.s. c 126: See RCW 29A.20.040(1).
Effective date -- Severability -- 1975 c 43: See notes following RCW 28A.535.050.