# RCW 28A.320.025: RCW 28A.320.025: School district name change

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S025

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 28A.320.025
- **Heading:** RCW 28A.320.025: School district name change
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 025

## Text

(1) The board of directors may change the name of the school district if: (a) Either ten percent of the registered voters of the district file a petition requesting that the name of the school district be changed and submit the proposed new name with the request to the board or the board passes a motion to hold a hearing to change the school district name; (b) After receiving the petition or adopting the motion, the board holds a hearing within one month after the petition was submitted to the board. The board shall publish notice of the hearing and the proposed new name once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the school district. At the hearing, other names may be proposed and considered by the board without additional notice requirements; and (c) A majority of the board votes to adopt the new name. (2) If the board adopts the new name, the new name shall be recorded in the school district office and with the educational service district superintendent, the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, and the secretary of state.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 28A.320.010 RCW 28A.320.010: Corporate powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S010.md)
- [RCW 28A.320.015 RCW 28A.320.015: School boards of directors—Powers—Notice of adoption of policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S015.md)
- [RCW 28A.320.019 RCW 28A.320.019: Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S019.md)
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- [RCW 28A.320.025 RCW 28A.320.025: School district name change.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S025.md)
- [RCW 28A.320.030 RCW 28A.320.030: Gifts, conveyances, etc., for scholarship and student aid purposes, receipt and administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S030.md)
- [RCW 28A.320.035 RCW 28A.320.035: Contracting out—Board's powers and duties—Goods and services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S035.md)
- [RCW 28A.320.040 RCW 28A.320.040: Bylaws for board and school government.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S040.md)
- [RCW 28A.320.046 RCW 28A.320.046: Recording of board of directors' meetings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S046.md)
- [RCW 28A.320.050 RCW 28A.320.050: Reimbursement of expenses of directors, other school representatives, and superintendent candidates—Advancing anticipated expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S050.md)
- [RCW 28A.320.055 RCW 28A.320.055: Employee collective bargaining agreements—Publication on school website.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S055.md)
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- [RCW 28A.320.070 RCW 28A.320.070: School district as self-insurer—Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S070.md)
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