Legislation

Section Number:	Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 28A.300.270 (West 1998)
Title:	Violence Prevention Training
Summary:	Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with school districts to conduct training sessions for school certification and classified employees in conflict resolution and other violence prevention topics. The training will include techniques on imparting these skills to students.

Section Number:	Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 28A.300.280 (West 1998)
Title:	Conflict Resolution Program
Summary:	Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop a volunteer-based conflict resolution and mediation program for use in community groups and the public schools. The program uses lawyers to train students who in turn become trainers for their peers in conflict resolution.

Pending Legislation

Bill Number:	1999 Washington House Bill No. 2304
Title:	An Act Relating School Safety Programs
Summary:	Appropriates a grant program for school safety programs for prevention and intervention. The funds may be expended for proven effective programs to improve safety in schools including programs in violence prevention and nonviolence and leadership training.
Status:	Signed by Governor- 6/11/99; Effective 7/1/1999

Bill Number:	1999 Washington House Bill No. 2763
Title:	Funds for School Safety
Summary:	Permits safety allocation funds to be expended for programs, training, and curricula dealing with safety and violence prevention, such as conflict resolution, peer mediation, and other effective prevention and intervention programs.
Status:	House Committee on Education- 1/20/2000