The Supreme
Court announced yesterday that the State had failed to submit a complete plan
for achieving full compliance with its constitutional duty to Washington
students, and therefore ordered that it would not lift the $100,000 a
day contempt sanction. However, the Court did not order additional penalties at
this time.
The Court said that “the
State has until September 1, 2018, to fully implement its program of basic
education, and that the remaining
details of that program, including funding sources and the necessary appropriations for the 2017-19 biennium, are to be in place by final adjournment of the 2017 legislative session.”
Here's the link to the 22-page order, concurrence, and dissent.
http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicUpload/Supreme%20Court%20News/843627Order100616.pdf
The order was
signed by 7 of the 9 justices, and was written by Chief Justice Barbara Madsen.
Justice Wiggins issued a short concurring opinion about why he supported continuing
the contempt sanction, while Justice McCloud disagreed with the
majority and said the fine should be lifted.
details of that program, including funding sources and the necessary appropriations for the 2017-19 biennium, are to be in place by final adjournment of the 2017 legislative session.”
Here's the link to the 22-page order, concurrence, and dissent.
http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicUpload/Supreme%20Court%20News/843627Order100616.pdf
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