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BROWN v. STATE

No. 75878-6.

119 P.3d 341 (2005)

Jason BROWN, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Federal Way School District teacher; Rebecca Fife, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Federal Way School District teacher, Margo Campbell, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and an Issaquah School District teacher; Suzanne Saylor, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and an Issaquah School District teacher; Jim Gow, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Lake Stevens School District teacher; Sheerie Slatton, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Kettle Falls School District teacher; Mike Hymes, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Moses Lake School District teacher; Steve Lindholm, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Moses Lake School District teacher; Karle Warren, a Washington State voter, taxpayer, and a Clarkston School District teacher; and Washington Education Association, a Washington non-profit corporation, Respondents, v. STATE of Washington, Appellant, Federal Way School District No. 210, a Washington State Public School District; Issaquah School District No. 411, a Washington State Public School District; Lake Stevens School District No. 4, a Washington State Public School District; Kettle Falls School District No. 212, a Washington State Public School District; Moses Lake School District No 161, a Washington State Public School District; and Clarkston School District No. 250, a Washington State Public School District, Interested Parties.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 8, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Alan Stolier, Olympia, for State of Washington.

Thomas Fitzgerald Ahearne, Alice M. Ostdiek, Ramsey E. Ramerman, Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC, Seattle, for Jason Brown, et al.

Rockie Ulrich Hansen, Rockie Hansen PLLC, Spokane, for Other Parties Clarkson School Dist. No. 250 and Kettle Falls School Dist. No. 212.

Lester Porter, Lance M. Andree, Dionne & Rorick, Seattle, for Other Party Federal Way School District No. 210, et al.

Christopher Lee Hirst, Philip Mosby Guess, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Seattle, for Other Party Issaquah School Dist. No. 411.

Michael W. Hoge, Perkins Coie, Seattle, for Other Party Lake Stevens School Dist. No. 4.

Craig Hanson, Hanson Law Offices, Olympia, for Other Party Moses Lake School Dist. No. 161.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 For many years, the legislature funded up to three optional learning improvement days for local school districts. After passage of Initiative 732 and in the wake of strained budgets, the legislature decided to fund a maximum of two learning improvement days for the 2002-03 school year.

¶ 2 We are asked to hold that this change was a violation of the State's paramount duty to provide for a general and uniform system of education....

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