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                                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1673

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Wang, Peery and P. King

Read first time 2/1/89 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to teacher abuse; amending RCW 28A.87.010; and prescribing penalties.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 28A.87.010, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 314, chapter 258, Laws of 1984 and RCW 28A.87.010 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any person who shall ((insult or abuse)) use language that tends to incite an immediate breach of peace against a ((teacher anywhere on the school premises while such teacher is carrying out his official duties)) school employee when the school employee is carrying out assigned duties at a school event or on school property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor((,)).

(2) The penalty for ((which)) violating this section  shall be a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.