CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1385

Chapter 324, Laws of 2009

61st Legislature
2009 Regular Session



SEXUAL MISCONDUCT--SCHOOL EMPLOYEES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/26/09

Passed by the House April 21, 2009
  Yeas 82   Nays 16

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 17, 2009
  Yeas 44   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 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1385 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 May 4, 2009, 4:42 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 5, 2009







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1385
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2009 Regular Session
State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Representatives Haler, VanDeWege, Kessler, Pearson, Takko, Klippert, Blake, Morrell, Dammeier, Warnick, Smith, and Johnson

Read first time 01/20/09.   Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.



     AN ACT Relating to sexual misconduct by school employees; and amending RCW 9A.44.093 and 9A.44.096.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 9A.44.093 and 2005 c 262 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person is guilty of sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree when: (a) The person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual intercourse with another person who is at least sixteen years old but less than eighteen years old and not married to the perpetrator, if the perpetrator is at least sixty months older than the victim, is in a significant relationship to the victim, and abuses a supervisory position within that relationship in order to engage in or cause another person under the age of eighteen to engage in sexual intercourse with the victim; (b) the person is a school employee who has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual intercourse with ((a registered)) an enrolled student of the school who is at least sixteen years old and not more than twenty-one years old and not married to the employee, if the employee is at least sixty months older than the student; or (c) the person is a foster parent who has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual intercourse with his or her foster child who is at least sixteen.
     (2) Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree is a class C felony.
     (3) For the purposes of this section((,)):
     (a) "Enrolled student" means any student enrolled at or attending a program hosted or sponsored by a common school as defined in RCW 28A.150.020, or a student enrolled at or attending a program hosted or sponsored by a private school under chapter 28A.195 RCW, or any person who receives home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW.
     (b)
"School employee" means an employee of a common school defined in RCW 28A.150.020, or a grade kindergarten through twelve employee of a private school under chapter 28A.195 RCW, who is not enrolled as a student of the common school or private school.

Sec. 2   RCW 9A.44.096 and 2005 c 262 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person is guilty of sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree when: (a) The person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with another person who is at least sixteen years old but less than eighteen years old and not married to the perpetrator, if the perpetrator is at least sixty months older than the victim, is in a significant relationship to the victim, and abuses a supervisory position within that relationship in order to engage in or cause another person under the age of eighteen to engage in sexual contact with the victim; (b) the person is a school employee who has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with ((a registered)) an enrolled student of the school who is at least sixteen years old and not more than twenty-one years old and not married to the employee, if the employee is at least sixty months older than the student; or (c) the person is a foster parent who has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with his or her foster child who is at least sixteen.
     (2) Sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
     (3) For the purposes of this section((,)):
     (a) "Enrolled student" means any student enrolled at or attending a program hosted or sponsored by a common school as defined in RCW 28A.150.020, or a student enrolled at or attending a program hosted or sponsored by a private school under chapter 28A.195 RCW, or any person who receives home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW.
     (b)
"School employee" means an employee of a common school defined in RCW 28A.150.020, or a grade kindergarten through twelve employee of a private school under chapter 28A.195 RCW, who is not enrolled as a student of the common school or private school.


         Passed by the House April 21, 2009.
         Passed by the Senate April 17, 2009.
         Approved by the Governor May 4, 2009.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 5, 2009.