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Like all members of executive branch, the Superintendent of Public Instruction was established as a partisan position by the Washington State Constitution in 1889. [1] However, an initiative to the people in 1938 made the position nonpartisan. Initiative 126 passed 293,202 to 153,142 and is codified as Chapter 1 Laws of 1939.
Capture WA is a program run by WALIS to co-ordinate the capture of spatial information across government. Western Australian state and local government agencies, as well as private industry and education institutes, can request information through the program in order to save money using collective buying power.
Strata title is a form of ownership and housing tenure devised for multi-level apartment blocks and horizontal subdivisions with shared areas. The word "strata" refers to apartments on different levels. Strata title was first introduced in 1961 in the state of New South Wales, Australia, to better cope with the legal ownership of apartment ...
Landgate also provides consultancy services in the areas of survey, valuation (government only), international relations, pastoral and rangelands, and native titles. In order to deliver these services and provide context to the State's property interests, Landgate coordinates access to location information held across WA government departments ...
The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) is a government body that oversees education in the U.S. state of Washington. It was established in 1877 by the Washington Territorial Legislature and primarily oversees K–12 education. [1] The board also authorizes charter schools, which were legalized in 2012, and private institutions. [2]
It oversees the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, a state-funded preschool program for low-income 3- and 4-year-olds. The agency sets policy for child care subsidy programs, and coordinates early intervention services for children birth to age 3 who have disabilities and/or developmental delays, including providing specialized ...
It is separate from the public education system. The office, a traditional government ombudsman position, handles complaints, disputes, [1] and problems between families and K-12 schools "in all areas that affect student learning." [2] The office also makes recommendations to the Governor and legislators for the improvement of public education.
The Washington State Department of Information Services (DIS) was a Governor's Cabinet-level agency that provided information technology assistance to state and local agencies, school districts, tribal organizations, and qualifying nonprofit groups in Washington. [1]