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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4691

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Kiskaddon, Newhouse and Vognild

Read first time 1/20/86 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to the definition of child for industrial insurance purposes; and amending RCW 51.08.030.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 14, Laws of 1980 and RCW 51.08.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          "Child" means every natural born child, posthumous child, stepchild, child legally adopted prior to the injury, child born after the injury where conception occurred prior to the injury, and dependent child in the legal custody and control of the worker, all while under the age of eighteen years, or under the age of twenty-three years while permanently enrolled at a full time course in an accredited school, and over the age of eighteen years if the child is a dependent as a result of a physical, mental, or sensory handicap.