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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2333

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Hickel, Johnson and B. Thomas)

Read first time .  Referred to Committee on .

Allowing school districts to allow students funded at basic transportation rates to use school transportation that qualifies for special transportation rates.

    AN ACT Relating to student transportation; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.160 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.160 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) School districts may allow students who are funded at basic transportation rates to ride school buses or other student transportation that qualifies for special transportation rates.  If school districts exercise this authority, they shall give seating priority on those vehicles to students that qualify for special transportation funding.

    (2) School districts that exercise the authority granted in subsection (1) of this section shall continue to receive funding at special transportation rates for the students that qualify for special transportation funding and funding at basic transportation rates for students that qualify for basic transportation funding.

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