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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6581

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Senators Pullen, Gaspard, Johnson and Smitherman)

Read first time 2/3/88.

AN ACT Relating to education; and amending RCW 28A.70.005.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 28A.70.005, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 8, chapter 486, Laws of 1987 and RCW 28A.70.005 are each amended to read as follows:

          The state board of education shall establish, publish and enforce rules and regulations determining eligibility for and certification of  personnel employed in the common schools of this state, including certification for emergency or temporary, substitute or provisional duty and under such certificates or permits as the board shall deem proper or as otherwise prescribed by law.  Except for applicants who are applying for certificates which restrict the holder of the certificate to the teaching of students who are sixteen years of age or older, the rules shall require that the initial application for certification shall require a background check of the applicant through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system at the applicant's expense.

          The superintendent of public instruction shall act as the administrator of any such rules and regulations and have the power to issue any certificates or permits and revoke the same in accordance with board rules and regulations.