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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1502

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Cole, Leonard, Belcher, Brekke, Valle, D. Nelson, Appelwick, Rust and Jacobsen

Read first time 1/17/86 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to corporal punishment; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.58 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.58 RCW to read as follows:

          School districts and school district employees shall not use or authorize the use of corporal punishment as a means of disciplining students within the public schools.  For purposes of this section, corporal punishment includes hitting, spanking, slapping, or striking a student.