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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6057

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Murray, Bender, Warnke, Owen, McMullen, Williams, Smitherman, Kreidler, Sutherland, Talmadge, Niemi, Fleming, Moore, Lee, Vognild, Rasmussen, Conner, Stratton, Bailey, Gaspard, Hansen, Wojahn, Bauer, Madsen, Metcalf, Rinehart and Johnson

Read first time 2/27/89 and referred to Committee on   Education.

AN ACT Relating to the education of homeless children; 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:

          (1) A school district shall not require proof of residency or any other information regarding an address for any child who is eligible by reason of age for the services of the school district if the child does not have a legal residence.

          (2) A school district shall enroll a child without a legal residence under subsection (1) of this section at the request of the child or parent or guardian of the child.