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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1829

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Wang, Crane, Winsley, P. King and Pruitt

Read first time 1/27/88 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to teacher abuse; and amending RCW 28A.87.010.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 28A.87.010, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 314, chapter 258, Laws of 1984 and RCW 28A.87.010 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any person who shall ((insult or abuse)) use language which inflicts injury or tends to incite an immediate breach of peace against a teacher anywhere on the school premises while such teacher is carrying out his official duties, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor((,)).

(2) The penalty for ((which)) violating this section shall be a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.