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SENATE BILL 6247
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Senators Newhouse, Vognild, Pelz and McAuliffe
Read first time 01/18/94. Referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to school construction standards for fire protection and safety; and amending RCW 19.27.113.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 19.27.113 and 1991 c 170 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The building code council shall adopt rules by December 1, 1991, requiring that all buildings classed as E‑1 occupancies, as defined in the state building code, except portable school classrooms, constructed after July 28, 1991, be provided with an automatic fire-extinguishing system. Rules adopted by the council shall consider applicable nationally recognized fire and building code standards and local conditions.
By December 15, 1991, the council shall transmit to the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, and the fire protection policy board copies of the rules as adopted. The superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, and the fire protection policy board shall respond to the council by February 15, 1992, with any recommended changes to the rule. If changes are recommended the council shall immediately consider those changes to the rules through its rule-making procedures. The rules shall be effective on July 1, 1992.
The building code council shall adopt rules exempting school buildings constructed after July 28, 1991, from the requirements of this section if the school building meets all of the following conditions: The building is smaller than twenty thousand square feet; the building is on one floor and each room used for instruction has an exterior exit; there is no reasonable access to a municipal water system; and the school district maintains a fire insurance policy for the building.
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