BILL REQ. #:  H-0493.2 

Read first time 01/20/2005.   Referred to Committee on Health Care.

     AN ACT Relating to immunizations; and amending RCW 28A.210.070.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28A.210.070 and 1990 c 33 s 191 are each amended to read as follows:
     As used in RCW 28A.210.060 through 28A.210.170:
     (1) "Chief administrator" shall mean the person with the authority and responsibility for the immediate supervision of the operation of a school or day care center as defined in this section or, in the alternative, such other person as may hereafter be designated in writing for the purposes of RCW 28A.210.060 through 28A.210.170 by the statutory or corporate board of directors of the school district, school, or day care center or, if none, such other persons or person with the authority and responsibility for the general supervision of the operation of the school district, school or day care center.
     (2) "Full immunization" shall mean immunization against certain vaccine-preventable diseases in accordance with schedules and with immunizing agents approved by the state board of health, including the presentation of proof of immunization against varicella no later than the time of attendance of middle school or junior high school.
     (3) "Local health department" shall mean the city, town, county, district or combined city-county health department, board of health, or health officer which provides public health services.
     (4) "School" shall mean and include each building, facility, and location at or within which any or all portions of a preschool, kindergarten and grades one through twelve program of education and related activities are conducted for two or more children by or in behalf of any public school district and by or in behalf of any private school or private institution subject to approval by the state board of education pursuant to RCW 28A.305.130(6), 28A.195.010 through 28A.195.050, and 28A.410.120.
     (5) "Day care center" shall mean an agency which regularly provides care for a group of thirteen or more children for periods of less than twenty-four hours and is licensed pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW.
     (6) "Child" shall mean any person, regardless of age, in attendance at a public or private school or a licensed day care center.