BILL REQ. #:  H-1134.1 

Read first time 02/08/13.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to the use of traffic school fees; and amending RCW 46.83.070.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 46.83.070 and 2011 c 197 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A traffic school established by a city, town, or county under this chapter that collects fees for the cost of attending the traffic school may use any fees collected that are in excess of the costs of the traffic school for the following activities:
     (a) Safe driver education materials and programs;
     (b) Safe driver education promotions and advertising; or
     (c) Costs associated with the training of law enforcement officers.
     (2) This section does not authorize a city, town, or county to increase or impose new fees for traffic schools solely for the uses authorized in subsection (1) of this section.
     (3) This section is not intended, and may not be construed, to reduce, increase, or otherwise impact funding for judicial programs, functions, or services.
     (4) The fees collected by a traffic school in excess of the costs of the traffic school must be used only for the activities listed in subsection (1) of this section and are not subject to indirect costs or to be used to supplement any other costs of a city, town, or county not specifically described in this section.