McGOWAN v. STATE

No. 71947-1.

60 P.3d 67 (2002)

148 Wash.2d 278

Nicole McGOWAN, a Washington State parent, Voter, and taxpayer residing in Snohomish County; Deborah Soloman, Sapina Pele, Kathy Lambert, Washington State Special Education Coalition, North Thurston County School District No. 3, Kennewick School District No. 17, Washington Education Association, Victoria Graves, Theresa Bartl, Diana McCarthy, And Seiu Local 925, Appellants, v. STATE of Washington, Respondent. Public School Employees of Washington, a Washington non-profit corporation, Appellant, v. State of Washington, Gary Locke, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Washington; Brad Owen, in his official capacity as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Washington and President of the Washington State Senate; Senator Rosa Franklin; Senator Sid Snyder; Senator Harriet A. Spaniel; Representative Clyde Ballard; Representative Dave Mastin; Representative Jim Buck; Representative John Pennington; Representative Frank Chopp; Representative Bill Grant; Representative Val Ogden; and Representative Lynn Kessler; all in their official capacities as representatives of the Washington State Legislature, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Nordlof, Elsye Waldman, Auburn, Thomas Ahearne, Hugh Spitzer, Alice Ostdiek, Seattle, Thomas Leahy, Seattle, for Appellants.

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, William Collins, James Pharris, Senior Assistants, Olympia, for Respondent.

Michael Hoge, David Burman, Annjanette Cooper, Seattle, amicus curiae on behalf of Marysville School District, amicus curiae on behalf of Connie Fletcher, amicus curiae on behalf of Washington Council of School Attorneys.


MADSEN, J.

Initiative 732 provides for annual cost-of-living increases for school district employees. At issue is whether the initiative mandates cost-of-living increases for all school district employees and, if so, whether it requires the State itself to fund cost-of-living increases for all district employees, or only for those employees that are state-funded as part of the State's constitutional duty to provide basic education...

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