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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6008

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Rinehart, Bailey, Gaspard and Bauer

Read first time 2/26/87 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to education; adding a new section to chapter 28A.58 RCW; repealing RCW 28A.60.320; and making an appropriation.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.58 RCW to read as follows:

          The board of directors of any school district may employ a regularly licensed physician or a licensed public health nurse for the purpose of protecting the health of the children in said district.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  Section 28A.60.320, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess., section 20, chapter 43, Laws of 1975 and RCW 28A.60.320 are each repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     The sum of .......... dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1989, from the general fund to the superintendent of public instruction for improvements in school health services to be distributed to schools on a per pupil basis.