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                          HOUSE BILL 2604

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Representatives Brough, Dorn, B. Thomas, Dyer, Eide and Talcott

Read first time 01/19/94.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Allowing school nurses not to be certificated employees.

    AN ACT Relating to the hiring of school nurses; amending RCW 28A.210.300; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.410 RCW.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.210.300 and 1975 c 43 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

    The board of directors of any school district ((of the second class)) may employ ((a)) regularly licensed physicians or ((a)) licensed ((public health)) nurses, including licensed practical nurses, for the purpose of protecting the health of the children in ((said)) the school district.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.410 RCW to read as follows:

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the state board of education or superintendent of public instruction shall not require professional certification of any person hired by a school district as a school nurse.

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