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                                                     SENATE BILL 5808

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Senators Erwin and M. Rasmussen

Read first time 02/15/93.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Allowing volunteers to assist agencies to serve at-risk children's needs.

          AN ACT Relating to volunteers serving the needs of at-risk children; and adding a new section to chapter 43.150 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.150 RCW to read as follows:

          A volunteer organization and individual may assist a public agency, with the agency's approval, in a collaborative program designed to serve the needs of at-risk children in accordance with the guidelines issued by the center.  In carrying out the volunteer activity the individual or member of the volunteer organization is not an employee or agent of the public agency administering the collaborative program, and the public agency is not subject to any liability whatsoever arising out of a volunteer activity.  A volunteer acting in good faith is exempt from any liability under this section.

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