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                                                      HOUSE BILL 1446

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Wang, Riley, Orr, Locke, Anderson, Miller, Mielke, Schmidt, Flemming, Wineberry, Jacobsen, Shin, Veloria and King

 

Read first time 01/27/93.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

 

Striking civil service citizenship requirements.


          AN ACT Relating to citizenship requirements; and amending RCW 41.08.070, 41.12.070, and 41.14.100.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

        Sec. 1.  RCW 41.08.070 and 1972 ex.s. c 37 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

          An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service, must be ((a citizen of the United States of America who can)) able to read and write the English language.

          An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service must be of an age suitable for the position applied for, in ordinary good health, of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits; these facts to be ascertained in such manner as the commission may deem advisable.

 

        Sec. 2.  RCW 41.12.070 and 1972 ex.s. c 37 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

          An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service, must be ((a citizen of the United States of America who can)) able to read and write the English language.

          An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service must be of an age suitable for the position applied for, in ordinary good health, of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits; these facts to be ascertained in such manner as the commission may deem advisable.

 

        Sec. 3.  RCW 41.14.100 and 1963 c 95 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

          An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service, must be ((a citizen of the United States who can)) able to read and write the English language.

 


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