1968-S.E AMS GOV S2424.1

ESHB 1968  - S COMM AMD
     By Committee on Governmental Operations

ADOPTED 04/17/2013

     Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 1   RCW 43.215.210 and 2006 c 265 s 302 are each amended to read as follows:
     The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty:
     (1) In consultation with the director and with the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to adopt recognized minimum standard requirements pertaining to each category of agency established pursuant to this chapter necessary to protect all persons residing therein from fire hazards;
     (2) To adopt licensing minimum standard requirements to allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before-school or after-school programs and to allow participation in such before-school and after-school programs by children who attend other schools and are transported to attend such before-school and after-school programs;
     (3)
To make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations of agencies as he or she deems necessary;
     (((3))) (4) To make a periodic review of requirements under RCW 43.215.200(5) and to adopt necessary changes after consultation as required in subsection (1) of this section;
     (((4))) (5) To issue to applicants for licenses under this chapter who comply with the requirements, a certificate of compliance, a copy of which shall be presented to the department before a license shall be issued, except that an initial license may be issued as provided in RCW 43.215.280.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to adopt licensing minimum standard requirements for before-school and after-school programs in existing buildings approved by the state fire marshal."

ESHB 1968  - S COMM AMD
     By Committee on Governmental Operations

ADOPTED 04/17/2013

     On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "programs;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 43.215.210; and creating a new section."

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