| Passed by the Senate February 13, 2014 YEAS 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 5, 2014 YEAS 86 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6299 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. HUNTER G. GOODMAN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 17, 2014, 3:26 p.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 17, 2014 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/20/14. Referred to Committee on Health Care .
AN ACT Relating to prenatal nutrition education; and adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 43.70 RCW
to read as follows:
The department shall develop and make available educational
resources for pregnant women regarding prenatal nutrition best
practices to promote infant health. The educational resources may
include, but are not limited to, courses delivered in-person or
electronically and pamphlets printed on paper or made available on the
department's web site. The educational resources are intended to
provide pregnant women knowledge of healthy foods and essential daily
nutrients needed to promote infant growth and development.