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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6460

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Senators Smith, Bailey, Kiskaddon, Benitz, Craswell, Lee and Anderson

Read first time 1/21/88 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to school smoking areas; adding a new section to Title 28A RCW; and providing an effective date.

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

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

          In recognition of the significant health risk of smoking to students and staff and the importance of the example staff sets for students, no school district board of directors shall allow tobacco use by students or staff on school property.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     To allow students and staff the opportunity to quit smoking or tobacco use, this act shall take effect January 31, 1989.