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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5334

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Bauer, Conner, Stratton, Kiskaddon, Owen, Warnke, McCaslin, Metcalf, Benitz and Nelson

Read first time 1/23/87 and referred to Committee on  Education.

AN ACT Relating to school transportation; and amending RCW 28A.24.065.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 307, Laws of 1981 and RCW 28A.24.065 are each amended to read as follows:

          Every school district board of directors ((may)) shall authorize children attending a private school approved in accordance with RCW 28A.02.201 to ride a school bus or other student transportation vehicle to and from school so long as the following conditions are met:

          (1) The board of directors shall not be required to alter those bus routes or stops established for transporting public school students; and

          (2) Private school students shall be allowed to ride on a seat-available basis only((; and

          (3) The board of directors shall charge an amount sufficient to reimburse the district for the actual per seat cost of providing such transportation)).