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                            SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5983

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Senators Pelz and Franklin)

Read first time 03/01/95.

Acknowledging the diversity of literature for purposes of rules establishing subject area requirements for instruction in English.

     AN ACT Relating to qualifications of teachers; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.410 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.410 RCW to read as follows:

     In adopting rules establishing subject area requirements for certificated instructional staff to provide instruction in English, in addition to requiring course work in American literature, the state board of education shall recognize the rich diversity of literature throughout the world written or translated into the English language and not require that college level courses taken in literature represent the literature of any other particular nationality.

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