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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6533

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                                                   Passed Legislature - 1990 Reg. - Governor Vetoed

State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senators Owen, Craswell, Bauer, Gaspard, Bailey and Stratton

Read first time 1/17/90 and referred to Committee on  Education.

AN ACT Relating to school suspension; and adding a new section to Title 28A RCW.

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

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

          A school district may reduce the length of a student's suspension conditioned by the commencement of counseling or other treatment services.  The conditioning of a student's suspension does not obligate the school district to pay for the counseling or other treatment services except for those stipulated and agreed to by the district at the inception of the suspension.

                                                                                                                        Passed the Senate February 8, 1990.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.

                                                                                                                           Passed the House March 2, 1990.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.