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                          HOUSE BILL 2384

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representative Campbell

Read first time 01/12/2000.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Requiring school districts to adopt policies requiring schools to obtain birth certificates for all students.

    AN ACT Relating to requiring birth certificates for public school students; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows:

    Each school district shall adopt a policy requiring schools to obtain from the parents or guardians of each student and maintain in the student's record a copy of the student's birth certificate.  The policy shall provide that once parents or guardians have provided a school with a copy of their child's birth certificate, the copy shall remain in the student's file and shall follow the student as long as the student is enrolled in a school within the district.  The policy shall also provide that requests for additional copies of birth certificates shall not be made if a copy is already in the student's file.

    The policies adopted in accordance with this section shall apply beginning with the 2000-01 school year.

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