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                                           SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 805

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Scott, K. Wilson, Cole, P. King, Ebersole, Long, Haugen, Winsley, Tanner, G. Nelson and Todd)

Read first time 3/8/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.

AN ACT Relating to teacher education; adding a new section to chapter 28A.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.71 RCW; and providing an effective date.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.04 RCW to read as follows:

          The legislature funds that learning is more difficult for many children because they are the victims of child abuse.  Educators are often in a position to identify and assist these children in coping with their unfortunate circumstances.  Educators should be trained to deal with this responsibility.  The legislature, therefore, directs the state board of education to include in its program standards for professional preparation programs instruction in child abuse issues.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.71 RCW to read as follows:

          The superintendent of public instruction, the educational service districts, and local school districts are encouraged to devise programs of in-service training for public school certificated and classified personnel who come into contact with students in grades kindergarten through twelve for the purpose of providing instruction on how to effectively teach children the skills to resist and report attempts to abuse them.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     Section 1 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1986.