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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6488

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Senators Pullen and Johnson

Read first time 1/22/88 and referred to Committee on Health Care & Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to hours of labor at state residential schools; and adding a new section to chapter 72.33 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 72.33 RCW to read as follows:

          Employees at state residential schools shall not be required to work periods in a day that are not consecutive, excluding one hour meal breaks and rest breaks.  However, at an employee's written request the superintendent may permit the employee to work a split shift.