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HOUSE BILL NO. 1694
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C 097 L 88
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By Representatives Betrozoff, Peery, Holland, Rasmussen andP. King; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Read first time 1/22/88 and referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to the personal qualifications of applicants for certificates issued by the superintendent of public instruction; amending RCW 28A.70.005; repealing RCW 28A.70.140; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 28A.70.005, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 8, chapter 486, Laws of 1987 and RCW 28A.70.005 are each amended to read as follows:
The state board of education shall establish, publish, and enforce rules and regulations determining eligibility for and certification of personnel employed in the common schools of this state, including certification for emergency or temporary, substitute or provisional duty and under such certificates or permits as the board shall deem proper or as otherwise prescribed by law. Except for applicants who are applying for certificates which restrict the holder of the certificate to the teaching of students who are sixteen years of age or older, the rules shall require that the initial application for certification shall require a background check of the applicant through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system at the applicant's expense.
The superintendent of public instruction shall act as the administrator of any such rules and regulations and have the power to issue any certificates or permits and revoke the same in accordance with board rules and regulations.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Section 28A.70.140, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess., section 145, chapter 176, Laws of 1969 ex. sess., section 1, chapter 55, Laws of 1974 ex. sess., section 136, chapter 275, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess., section 5, chapter 92, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess., section 13, chapter 56, Laws of 1983 and RCW 28A.70.140 are each repealed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.