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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6650

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Sheahan, Long, McAuliffe, Eide, Keiser, Benton, Oke and Rasmussen)

READ FIRST TIME 02/08/2002.

Allowing for adoption of classroom policies to remember the September 11 terrorist attacks.

    AN ACT Relating to classroom remembrances of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows:

    School boards of directors may adopt policies that provide for a  moment of silence in each classroom to be held annually on or around September 11th to remember the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.  The policy shall encourage the creation of a student committee to consider additional remembrance activities.

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