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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 805

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Scott, K. Wilson, Cole, P. King, Ebersole, Long, Haugen, Winsley, Tanner, G. Nelson and Todd

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Education.

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 state board of education shall, before approving a program of courses leading to teacher certification under RCW 28A.04.120(1), require the program leading to certification for persons teaching students in grades kindergarten through six to include in its curriculum instruction on how to recognize children who are likely to be victims of child abuse.

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 six 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.