CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1319

Chapter 224, Laws of 2009

61st Legislature
2009 Regular Session



SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES--ETHICS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/26/09

Passed by the House March 3, 2009
  Yeas 97   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 9, 2009
  Yeas 45   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1319 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


BARBARA BAKER
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Chief Clerk
Approved April 25, 2009, 11:36 a.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 27, 2009







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1319
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Passed Legislature - 2009 Regular Session
State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By House Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Anderson, Miloscia, Dammeier, Hunt, Armstrong, Priest, Orwall, Morrell, Kenney, Simpson, and Kelley)

READ FIRST TIME 02/17/09.   



     AN ACT Relating to the application of certain ethics provisions to school district employees; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.400 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 28A.400 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) No school district employee may employ or use any person, money, or property under the employee's official control or direction, in his or her official custody, without authorization, for the private benefit or gain of the employee or another.
     (2) This section does not prohibit the use of public resources to benefit others as part of the employee's official duties.
     (3) Each school district board of directors may adopt policies providing exceptions to this section for occasional use of the employee, of de minimis cost and value, if the activity does not result in interference with the proper performance of public duties.
     (4) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt disciplinary guidelines for violations of this section.


         Passed by the House March 3, 2009.
         Passed by the Senate April 9, 2009.
         Approved by the Governor April 25, 2009.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 27, 2009.