In addition to any other
powers and duties prescribed by law, the director of the
Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss:
(1) Shall be responsible for the supervision and management
of the center, including the state school for the deaf, and the
property of various kinds. The director may designate an
individual to oversee the day-to-day operation and supervision of
students at the school;
(2) Shall employ members of the faculty, administrative
officers, and other employees, who shall all be subject to
chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, unless
specifically exempted by other provisions of law;
(3) Shall provide technical assistance and support as
appropriate to local and regional efforts to build critical mass
and communication-rich networking opportunities for children who
are deaf or hard of hearing and their families;
(4) Shall establish the course of study including vocational
training, with the assistance of the faculty and the approval of
the board of trustees;
(5) Shall, as approved by the board of trustees, control and
authorize the use of the facilities for night school, summer
school, public meetings, applied research and training for the
instruction of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, outreach
and support to families of children who are deaf or hard of
hearing, or other purposes consistent with the purposes of the
center;
(6) Shall purchase all supplies and lease or purchase
equipment and other personal property needed for the operation or
maintenance of the center;
(7) Shall prepare, submit to the board of trustees for
approval, and administer the budget consistent with RCW 43.88.160
and the budget and accounting act, chapter 43.88 RCW generally,
as applicable;
(8) Shall provide technical assistance and support to
educational service districts for the regional delivery of a full
range of educational services to students who are deaf or hard of
hearing, including but not limited to services relying on
American Sign Language, auditory oral education, total
communication, and signed exact English;
(9) As requested by educational service districts, shall
recruit, employ, and deploy itinerant teachers to provide
in-district services to children who are deaf or hard of hearing;
(10) May establish criteria, in addition to state
certification, for the teachers at the school and employees of
the center;
(11) May establish, with the approval of the board of
trustees, new facilities as needs demand;
(12) May adopt rules, under chapter 34.05 RCW, as approved
by the board of trustees and as deemed necessary for the
governance, management, and operation of the center;
(13) May adopt rules, as approved by the board of trustees,
for pedestrian and vehicular traffic on property owned, operated,
and maintained by the center;
(14) Except as otherwise provided by law, may enter into
contracts as the director deems essential to the purpose of the
center;
(15) May receive gifts, grants, conveyances, devises, and
bequests of real or personal property from whatever source, as
may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, whenever
the terms and conditions will aid in carrying out the programs of
the center; sell, lease, or exchange, invest, or expend the same
or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income thereof except as
limited by the terms and conditions thereof; and adopt rules to
govern the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds, rents,
profits, and income thereof;
(16) May adopt rules, as approved by the board of trustees,
providing for the transferability of employees between the center
and the school for the blind consistent with collective
bargaining agreements in effect; and
(17) May adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW, as approved by
the board of trustees, and perform all other acts not forbidden
by law as the director deems necessary or appropriate to the
administration of the center.
[2009 c 381 § 5.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: 2009 c 381 § 5 directed that this section be codified in chapter 72.42 RCW, but codification in chapter 72.40 RCW appears to be more appropriate.
Findings--Intent -- Transfer of powers, duties, and property -- Construction of statutory references -- 2009 c 381: See notes following RCW 72.40.015.