Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: Chapter 246-762 WAC, Scoliosis screening -- School districts, repealing chapter due to passage of HB 1322 (chapter 41, Laws of 2009). Schools will no longer be required to screen students for scoliosis annually in grades five, seven, and nine.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing 246-762-001, 246-762-010, 246-762-020, 246-762-030, 246-762-040, and 246-762-050.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: HB 1322 (chapter 41, Laws of 2009).

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-16-121 on August 4, 2009.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 6.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 6.

     Date Adopted: December 1, 2009.

Craig McLaughlin

Executive Director

OTS-2553.1

REPEALER
     The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 246-762-001	What is the purpose of scoliosis screening in public schools?
WAC 246-762-010	What words and terms are defined for this chapter?
WAC 246-762-020	When are students screened for scoliosis?
WAC 246-762-030	What are the qualifications for persons who do screening?
WAC 246-762-040	What are the medical standards for screening?
WAC 246-762-050	What happens to screening results?

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