| Passed by the House April 20, 2009 Yeas 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 10, 2009 Yeas 46 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | 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 1793 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved May 7, 2009, 2:26 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 8, 2009 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/03/09.
AN ACT Relating to alternative student transportation; and adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 47.04 RCW
to read as follows:
Concurrent with the federal safe, accountable, flexible, efficient
transportation equity act of 2005, a safe routes to school program is
established within the department. The purpose of the program is to:
(1) Enable and encourage children, including those with
disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;
(2) Make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing
transportation alternative, encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle
from an early age; and
(3) Facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of
projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic,
fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools.