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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1306

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Peery, Betrozoff, Cole, Schoon, Pruitt, Wang, Holland, Silver, Cooper, Fisher, Meyers, Day, Taylor, Grimm, Rasmussen, Basich, Walker, Todd, Dellwo, Winsley, May, Doty, Spanel, Amondson, McLean, D. Sommers, Moyer, Ferguson and P. King

Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/8/88.  Read first time 1/11/88 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to the appropriate use of disciplinary authority and the protection of classified school employees; and amending RCW 28A.87.230,  28A.87.231, and 28A.87.232.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 3, chapter 45, Laws of 1971 and RCW 28A.87.230 are each amended to read as follows:

          It shall be unlawful for any person, singly or in concert with others, to interfere by force or violence with any administrator, teacher, classified employee, or student of any common school who is in the peaceful discharge or conduct of his duties or studies.

        Sec. 2.  Section 3, chapter 45, Laws of 1971 and RCW 28A.87.231 are each amended to read as follows:

          It shall be unlawful for any person, singly or in concert with others, to intimidate by threat of force or violence any administrator, teacher, classified employee, or student of any common school who is in the peaceful discharge or conduct of his duties or studies.

        Sec. 3.  Section 5, chapter 45, Laws of 1971 and RCW 28A.87.232 are each amended to read as follows:

          The crimes defined in RCW 28A.87.230 and 28A.87.231 shall not apply to school administrators ((or)), teachers, or classified employees who are engaged in the reasonable exercise of their disciplinary authority.

                                                                                                                        Passed the House February 8, 1988.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                      Passed the Senate February 26, 1988.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.