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Requiring school districts of the first class to employ a school nurse.

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SENATE BILL 5271

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Wellman, Slatter, Nobles, Shewmake, and Valdez

Read first time 01/15/25. Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

AN ACT Relating to requiring school districts of the first class to employ a school nurse; and amending RCW 28A.210.300 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 28A.210.300 and 1975 c 43 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The board of directors of any school district of the second class , as provided in RCW 28A.300.065 , may employ a regularly licensed physician (( or a licensed public health nurse )) , a registered nurse, or an advanced registered nurse practitioner for the purpose of protecting the health of the (( children )) students in said district.

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