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Senate Ag committee hears bill allowing OSPI designee to serve on Board of Natural Resources
Summary
The Washington State Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee on March 20 held a public hearing on House Bill 1609, a bill that would permit the Superintendent of Public Instruction to send a designee from OSPI to serve on the Board of Natural Resources.
The Washington State Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee on March 20 held a public hearing on House Bill 1609, a bill that would permit the Superintendent of Public Instruction to send a designee from OSPI to serve on the Board of Natural Resources.
The measure affects how the Board of Natural Resources — which sets policy for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on state trust lands that support beneficiaries including common schools — is represented. Jeff Olson, staff to the committee, told the panel: "The Department of Natural Resources manages state trust lands for several different beneficiaries. This does include the common schools." He also outlined the board's statutory…
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