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                                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 93

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Winsley, Ebersole, Gallagher, Day, Schoon, Leonard, Walker, Brooks, Dellwo, Wang, Cole, Valle, Fisch, P. King, Miller and Rayburn

Read first time 1/18/85 and referred to Committee on Education. Referred to Committee on Social & Health Services 1/30/85.

AN ACT Relating to immunization; and amending RCW 28A.31.104 and 28A.31.108.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 3, chapter 118, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 28A.31.104 are each amended to read as follows:

          The attendance of every child at every public and private school in the state and licensed day care center shall be conditioned upon the presentation ((within forty-five days of)) before or on each child's first day of attendance at a particular school or center, of proof of either (1) full immunization, (2) the initiation of and compliance with a schedule of immunization, as required by rules of the state board of health, or (3) a certificate of exemption as provided for in RCW 28A.31.106.  The attendance at the school or the day care center during any subsequent school year of a child who has initiated a schedule of immunization shall be conditioned upon the presentation of proof of compliance with the schedule on the child's first day of attendance during the subsequent school year.  Once proof of full immunization or proof of completion of an approved schedule has been presented, no further proof shall be required as a condition to attendance at the particular school or center.

        Sec. 2.  Section 5, chapter 118, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. as amended by section 6, chapter 40, Laws of 1984 and RCW 28A.31.108 are each amended to read as follows:

          The requirements of RCW 28A.31.100 through 28A.31.120 shall not apply to any person ((eighteen)) twenty-one years of age or older((, nor shall they apply to any female person twelve years of age or older with respect to immunization for rubella)).