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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2721

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Beeksma, Quall, McMorris, Brumsickle, Mulliken, Pelesky, Hymes, Talcott, B. Thomas, Stevens, Huff, Silver, McMahan, Sherstad, Cooke, Blanton, Thompson, Elliot and Costa)

Read first time 02/02/96.

Authorizing advertising on school buses.

    AN ACT Relating to advertising on school buses; and adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The rules of the state superintendent of public instruction under RCW 46.61.380 governing the marking of school buses shall allow school districts to place advertising and educational material on and in school buses if such advertising and education material is approved by the school district board of directors.  The advertising and educational material shall not be placed on the front or rear of a school bus.

    (2) Revenue received by the school district for the school bus advertising and educational material shall be deposited in the school district's general fund or transportation vehicle fund.

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