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HB 1007—At-risk
Youth
(Moeller/Hudgins)
Amends RCW 13.32A.030 to expand the definition of "at
risk youth." |
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HB 1010—Juveniles
Taken into Custody
(Moeller/Hudgins)
Requires that, when a law enforcement officer takes a
juvenile into custody, a reasonable attempt must be made
to notify a parent, guardian, or custodian that the
juvenile is in custody and where the juvenile is being
held. |
HB 1028—Report Card for Education
(Sullivan, B./Linville) (Companion Bill: SB 6121)
Declares intent to create the Washington state report
card for education based on statewide goals for
improving academic achievement, increasing high school
graduation, reducing the achievement gap, increasing per
pupil funding, and reducing class size. The Washington
state report card for education will serve as a
mechanism to hold the state and the system of public
schools accountable for their performance on the
statewide goals, each of which must be reached before
students are held individually accountable for their
performance on the WASL. |
HB 1087—Signature Gatherers
(Appleton/Jarrett)
Prohibits the payment of signature gatherers on a
per-signature basis.
Provides that a person who pays or receives
consideration based on the number of signatures obtained
on an initiative or referendum petition is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable to the same extent as a
misdemeanor that is punishable under RCW 9A.20.021.
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HB 1089—Operating supplemental
budget 2005-07
(Sommers/Kenney) Companion Bill: SB 5139)
Makes operating supplement appropriations for the
2005-07 biennium. |
HB 1127—Military Leaves of Absence
(Morrell/Campbell)
Extends military leaves for public employees. |
HB 1162—Student
Transportation/Fuel
(Sullivan, B./Upthegrove)
Provides tax exemptions for the use of fuels and
equipment used in student transportation programs. |
SHB 1165 – Student Transportation
Funding
(Fromhold/Orcutt)
Declares an intent to respond to the findings of the
2006 pupil transportation funding study by the joint
legislative audit and review committee by improving the
system of accounting for transportation costs, providing
additional payments to districts to mitigate funding
discrepancies identified by the study, and directing
that a new funding formula be developed in a thoughtful
and deliberative manner and implemented no later than
the 2009-10 school year. |
SHB 1188—Physical Health of
Students
(McCoy/Barlow)
Directs all public schools to provide to students, in
each of grades kindergarten through twelve,
opportunities for at least forty minutes of physical
activity each school day, except that where there are
fewer than three instructional hours in a school day,
schools must provide opportunities for at least thirty
minutes of physical activity each school day. Such
opportunities may include recess, a physical education
class, or other school activities, but must in all
instances allow students to be physically active.
Opportunities to participate in school athletic
programs, where the activity occurs before or after
instructional hours, do not satisfy this requirement. |
HB 1194—Mathematics WASL
(McDermott/Santos) (Companion Bill: SSB 5165)
Provides temporary graduation provisions for students
who do not meet standards on the high school mathematics
assessments but meet all other graduation requirements. |
EHB 1283—High School Diplomas
(Roach/McDonald) (Companion Bill: SB 5255)
Authorizes high school diplomas to be issued to persons
who left high school before graduation to serve in the
United States armed forces. |
HB 1285—Basic Education Program
(Anderson/Fromhold)
Finds that, in 1977, the legislature adopted the
Washington basic education act of 1977 to set forth an
education program that complies with the requirements of
Article IX, sections 1 and 2, of the state Constitution.
Subsequently, the courts have held that included in the
state's obligation for basic education under Article IX,
sections 1 and 2 of the state Constitution, is the
provision of several programs in addition to the program
contained in the Washington basic education act of 1977.
Finds that, in 1983, Thurston county superior court
Judge Robert J. Doran held in Seattle School District
No. 1 v. State, Thurston Co. Superior Court No.
81-2-1713-1 (1983), that the program of basic education
required by Article IX of the state Constitution
includes certain programs in addition to the program set
forth in the basic education act.
Finds that, following Judge
Doran's decision, the legislature has proceeded as
though those programs held by Judge Doran to be part of
the state's obligations under Article IX of the state
Constitution are part of basic education. The purpose of
this act is to set forth in a separate chapter for
clarity and ease of reference all statutes the courts
have held to be part of the program of basic education.
This act does not expand, diminish, or alter the state's
basic education obligations under Article IX of the
state Constitution. Repeals RCW 28A.150.100. |
HB 1288—Essential Academic
Learning
(Haler/Santos)
Requires that, by September 1, 2007, the academic
standards panel shall recommend revisions to the EALRs
in reading, writing, mathematics, and science, which
shall be adopted by the SPI. The revised EALRs shall be
aligned with national and international standards of
academic achievement and aligned with diagnostic and
standards-based assessments that are available and used
in school districts and in other states. The revised
EALRs shall form the basis for revisions of the grade
level content expectations and the statewide academic
assessment system used for state and federal
accountability purposes to ensure alignment between
instruction, curriculum, standards, assessments, and
accountability in core academic areas.
Provides that, not later than the 2009-10 school year,
the SPI shall submit to the
United States department of education a proposal to use
a growth model of school accountability for purposes of
P.L. 107-110, the no child left behind act of 2001. The
growth model shall be based on results of the WASL as
revised by the 2007 c . . . (this act) amendments to RCW
28A.655.070 and shall measure improvements in individual
student achievement from one year to the next rather
than comparing the achievement status of a different
cohort of students at the same grade level from one year
to the next. If the proposal is approved by the
department, the SPI and the SBE shall implement the
growth model for both state and federal accountability
purposes. Repeals RCW 28A.155.045, 28A.655.010,
28A.655.063, 28A.655.065, and 28A.230.195. |
ESHB 1307—Freedom of Student
Press
(Upthegrove/Lantz)
Declares an intent to ensure free speech and free press
protections for both high school and college students in
the state in order to encourage students to become
educated, informed, and responsible members of society.
(High school references were deleted.) |
HB 1352—WASL
(Santos/Hasegawa)
Provides that, to meet the state academic requirements
and earn a CAA, students must achieve the following
performance on the high school
WASL or an approved alternative assessment: (1) A
student in the graduating class of 2008, 2009, or 2010
must meet or exceed the proficient level in one out of
three and meet or exceed the basic level in two out of
three of the reading, writing, and mathematics content
areas; (2) A student in the graduating class of 2011,
2012, 2013, or 2014 must meet or exceed the proficient
level in two out of four and meet or exceed the basic
level in two out of four of the reading, writing,
mathematics, and science content areas; (3) A student in
the graduating class of 2015, 2016, or 2017 must meet or
exceed the proficient level in three out of four of the
reading, writing, mathematics, and science content
areas; and (4) A student in the graduating class of 2018
or any graduating class thereafter must meet or exceed
the proficient level in all four content areas of
reading, writing, mathematics, and science. |
HB 1369—Property Tax Levies
(Linville/Armstrong)
Amends RCW 84.55.050 to modify requirements for
voter-approved regular property tax levies. |
HB 1429—Defibrillators
(Hunter/Hinkle)
Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction (OSPI) to develop a plan to phase in the
placement of automatic external defibrillators in all
public high schools in the state by September 1, 2010.
Between September 1, 2007, and September 1, 2010, the
plan shall require an increasing number of public high
schools in each successive year to have an automatic
external defibrillator located in the school. |
HB 1467—Budget Stabilization Fund
(Anderson/Alexander)
Establishes a budget stabilization fund. Repeals RCW
43.33A.220 and 43.135.051. Takes effect July 1, 2008, if
the proposed amendment to
Article VII of the state Constitution is validly
submitted to and is approved and ratified by the voters
at the next general election. If the proposed amendment
is not approved and ratified, this act is void in its
entirety. |
HB 1469—School Employees
(Quall/Dickerson) (Companion Bill: SB 5371)
Provides that the state school for the blind shall
require a record check through the Washington state
patrol criminal identification system (WSPCIS) under RCW
43.43.830 through 43.43.834, 10.97.030, and 10.97.050,
and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
before hiring an employee. The record check shall
include a fingerprint check. |
HB 1479—Transfer Students
(Appleton/Lantz)
Exempts transfer students from military families from
certain prerequisites for earning a certificate of
academic achievement (CAA). |
HB 1496—Establishing a Pesticide
Use Reporting System
(Woods/Campbell)
The legislature further finds that the development of a
comprehensive, reliable, and cost-effective system for
collecting and organizing information on all categories
of pesticide use in Washington allows people to obtain
information with a single contact regarding what
pesticide was used, where it was used, and under what
conditions it was used. |
HB 1517—World Language Instruction
(Schual-Berke/Priest)
Provides that, subject to the availability of funds
appropriated for this purpose, the OSPI shall allocate
grants, based on a competitive application process, for
pilot projects to enhance instruction in world languages
at the elementary and middle school level. |
HB 1550—After-school Care Programs
(McDermott/Santos) (Companion Bill: SB 5438)
Agrees with the findings of the Washington learns report
that research shows that after-school programs that are
well designed and connected with students' school
studies can improve academic learning for those
struggling in school and that after-school programs can
play a strong role in supporting increased math and
science learning.
Finds that good after-school programs and activities
provide safe and effective learning environments for
children, including children who might otherwise be
alone and unsupervised after school. These programs not
only support children's academic efforts, they also
build community partnerships that support children and
their learning. |
HB 1559—College Readiness
Standards
(Curtis/Fromhold)
Declares an intent that a common examination in
mathematics, with common scores for determining student
qualifications for college-level mathematics courses, be
developed for use by all of the state's institutions of
higher education. Requires the test and scores to be
developed and implemented by the beginning of the
2008-09 academic year. |
HB 1560—Preschool Tuition
(Sullivan, P./Walsh)
Directs the Department of Social and Health Services
(DSHS) to select for a two-year pilot program three
regional offices representing the geographic diversity
of the state. The primary purpose of the pilot program
is to promote access to high-quality early learning
programs for more children in foster care. Provides that
the act shall be null and void if appropriations are not
approved. |
HB 1572—Superintendent of Public
Instruction
(Quall/Priest)
Authorizes the superintendent to enter into, facilitate,
or administer master price agreements or joint
purchasing contracts with vendors of goods and services,
private nonprofit organizations, school districts, and
educational service districts. |
SHB 1580—Forest and Timber Lands
(Takko/Orcutt)
Consolidates designated forest lands and open space
timber lands for ease of administration. |
2SHB 1601—Children’s Health
(Rolfes/Campbell) (Companion Bill: SB 5279)
Establishes the children's environmental health and
protection advisory council. |
HB 1613—Academic Achievement Bonus
(Anderson/Priest)
Finds that an accountability system for improved student
academic achievement is incomplete without recognition
and rewards for exemplary effort by teachers, staff, and
principals as evidenced by outstanding school
performance on statewide assessments. Rewards can be a
mechanism to focus a school's attention on attaining
specific goals; motivate teachers, staff, and principals
to excel in their own performance; and channel resources
and energy in the school toward improving student
achievement. |
HB 1615—Funding
Formula/Non-employee
(Anderson/Priest)
Requires the legislative evaluation and accountability
program committee to conduct a study of
non-employee-related costs based on a review of school
district expenditures. |
HB 1641—Washington Learns
(McDermott/Kagi) (Companion Bill: SB 5501)
Implements Washington learns recommendations. |
HB 1659—Science WASL
(Sullivan, P./Santos)
Requires the SPI to report to the education committees
of the legislature by January 15, 2008, and each year
thereafter until January 15, 2013, on the timelines,
major milestones, and progress of the transition of the
high school WASL in science to end-of-course assessments
as required by RCW 28A.655.070. |
HB 1661—Cost of Education
(Sullivan, P./Santos)
Requires the Washington State Institute for Public
Policy (WSIPP) to conduct a detailed study of the cost
for the state to deliver, through the K-12 public school
system, a basic education as defined by Title 28A RCW,
the state Constitution, and various court decisions. The
institute's study shall examine and provide cost
information for four scenarios: (1) One where the
definition of a basic education is as currently defined
in statute by the legislature and supplemented by
decisions of the courts; (2) One where the definition of
a basic education would include estimated average class
sizes and average salaries for certificated
instructional staff in public schools at or near the
median compared to other states; (3) One where the
definition of a basic education would include estimated
average class sizes and average salaries for
certificated instructional staff in public schools in
the top ten percent compared to other states; and (4)
One where the definition of a basic education would
reflect a level of resources, including class sizes,
staffing, salaries, and other resources, that would be
equal to the resources available to public schools in
the state with the top performing students, as measured
by the national assessment of educational progress
adjusted for student demographics. Directs the institute
to make a progress report to the fiscal committees of
the legislature by January 15, 2008, and a final report
by November 1, 2008. |
SHB 1663—Early Child Development
(Kagi/Haler) (Companion Bill: ESSSB 5828)
Requires the children's trust fund of Washington to
develop a plan with the DSHL, the Department of Health
(DOH), the Department of Early Learning (DEL), and the
Family Policy Council to coordinate or consolidate home
visitation services for children and families and report
to the appropriate committees of the legislature by
December 1, 2007, with their recommendations for
implementation of the plan. Repeals RCW 43.70.530. |
2SHB 1716—Foster Care
(Roberts/Kagi)
Requires the children's administration within the DSHS
request funding and/or approval necessary to expedite
the development and implementation of an interface
between the statewide automated child welfare
information system and the information system within the
OSPI in order to facilitate ongoing effective data
sharing between the two agencies regarding the
educational achievement of children in foster care. |
HB 1759—Shared
Leave
(McIntire/Hunt)
Applies when a state of emergency has been declared
anywhere within the United States by the federal or any
state government and the employee has needed skills to
assist in responding to the emergency or its aftermath
and volunteers his or her services to either a
governmental agency or to a nonprofit organization
engaged in humanitarian relief in the devastated area,
and the governmental agency or nonprofit organization
accepts the employee's offer of volunteer services. |
SHB 1772—WASL in Private Schools
(Quall/Priest)
Authorizes voluntary participation in the WASL by
students enrolled in private schools. |
HB 1778—High School Requirements
(Wallace/Dunn)
Finds that the current high school graduation
requirements for coursework in Washington state history
and government have become outdated and lack relevancy.
It is therefore the intent of the legislature to
modernize high school graduation requirements for
coursework in Washington state history and government. |
2SHB 1806—Pesticides in Schools
(Pedersen/Upthegrove)
Requires WSSDA, in consultation with the DOH and the
Department of Agriculture, to develop a model integrated
pest management policy that emphasizes use of
nonchemical pest control measures and allows use of
high-hazard pesticides only as a last resort. |
SHB 1855—Sexual Health Education
(Shual-Berke/Kessler)
Declares that it is in the public's best interest to
ensure that young people are equipped with medically and
scientifically accurate, age-appropriate information
that will help them avoid unintended pregnancies, remain
free of sexually transmitted diseases, and make
informed, responsible decisions throughout their lives.
Declares an intent to support and advance the standards
established in the January 2005 guidelines for sexual
health information and disease prevention developed by
the OSPI and the DOH. These guidelines are a fundamental
tool to help school districts, teachers, guest speakers,
health and counseling providers, community groups,
parents, and guardians choose, develop, and evaluate
sexual health curricula to better meet the health and
safety needs of adolescents and young adults in their
communities.
Provides that the OPSI shall, through its Washington
state school health profiles survey or other existing
reporting mechanism, ask schools to identify any
curricula used to provide sexual health education, and
shall report the results of this inquiry to the
legislature on a biennial basis, beginning with the
2008-09 school year. |
2SHB 1871—Education
System Benchmarks
(Santos) (Companion Bill: SSB 5842)
Requires the OFM to develop and implement a school
district financial health and monitoring system, with
input and collaboration from the legislative evaluation
and accountability program committee and the OSPI
Requires the OFM to present proposed system measures and
a financial health outlook rating system to the governor
and the legislature by November 1, 2007. The legislative
evaluation and accountability program committee shall
make recommendations to the legislature for
modifications to the measures and systems, if necessary.
Unless the legislature takes action during the 2008
legislative session to change the measures and the
rating system, the financial health and monitoring
system shall be implemented during the 2008-09 school
year. Requires the OFM to submit a report summarizing
the review and reporting recommendations in this act to
the governor, the legislative evaluation and
accountability program committee, and the education and
fiscal committees of the legislature by November 15,
2007. |
HB 1904—School Construction Specs
(Anderson)
Requires that, beginning July 1, 2007, the construction
specifications for each newly constructed or
substantially renovated public school in Washington
shall include, but is not limited to: Built-in capacity
to provide shelter, food, water, sewage, fire protection
information, evacuation plans, and utility information
to people in the event of an emergency. The facilities
shall be made available to members of the public during
states of emergency and a system must be in place to
alert members of the public that such facilities are
available to the general public during such states of
emergency. |
SHB 1905—Early Learning & Child
Care
(Kagi/Conway) (Companion Bill: SB 5769)
Provides that, subject to the availability of funds
appropriated for this specific purpose, the Department
of Early Learning (DEL) shall implement an early
learning and child care grant program specifically for
programs operated and managed by institutions of higher
education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016. |
HB 2025—Common School Curriculum
(Santos/Haigh)
Provides that, by January 15, 2009, within existing
resources appropriated for the administration of the
WASL, the SPI shall develop a comprehensive and
grade-appropriate curriculum for the instruction of
students in kindergarten and grades one through twelve
in the content areas assessed by the WASL. The
superintendent shall periodically reevaluate the
curriculum to ensure that it reflects any changes to the
content areas assessed by the WASL. In developing the
curriculum, the superintendent shall consider input from
educators, parents, publishers of textbooks and related
materials, and other interested parties.
Provides that beginning with the 2009-10 school year,
all common school districts shall adopt the statewide
curriculum developed by the SPI under this section to
instruct students in kindergarten and grades one through
twelve in those content areas addressed by the
curriculum. This section does not preclude a school
district from providing instruction in addition to that
provided by the curriculum. |
HB 2026—Recruiter Access to
Student
(Santos/McDermott)
Provides that a school or a school district that allows
access to students or student records by military
recruiters also must allow access on the same basis and
to the same extent to students and student records by
recruiters and representatives of the job corps, the
peace corps, and AmeriCorps. |
HB 2043—Recruiting Diverse
Teachers
(Santos/Upthegrove)
Establishes the recruiting diverse Washington teachers
program to recruit and provide training and support for
diverse high school students to enter the teaching
profession, especially in teacher shortage areas. The
program shall be administered by the Washington
professional educator standards board. |
HB 2058—Talking Book Library
(Kenney/McDermott) (Companion Bill: SB 5911)
Transfers all real and personal assets used in the
operation of the Washington talking book and Braille
library from the city of Seattle to the state of
Washington in a manner consistent with Moses Lake school
district No. 161, et al., respondents, v. Big Bend
community college and the state board of community
colleges, 81 Wn.2d 551, 503 P.2d 86 (1972). |
SHB 2064—Career & Technical
Education
(Ormsby/Priest)
Provides grants to develop integrated academic and
career and technical field of study programs. |
HB 2080—Certificated Instructional
Staff
(Hunter/Fromhold)
Declares that the legislature intends to eliminate the
gap between grandfathered and non-grandfathered salary
districts on certificated instructional salaries over
the next four years. As a result, by school year
2011-12, it is the intent of the legislature that all
districts receive the same base salary allocations for
certificated instructional staff. |
HB 2095—Compensation/School Staff
(Jarrett/Priest)
Creates performance-based compensation pilot projects
for staff in public schools. |
HB 2125—School Employee Housing
(Miloscia/O’Brien)
Allows school districts the option of renovating
existing surplus school district buildings to convert
those buildings into rental housing that is affordable
for full-time employees, particularly teachers, of the
district. |
HB 2136—Core Subject Instruction
(Fromhold/Sommers) (Companion Bill: SB 6094)
Creates the improving core subject instruction for all
students pilot program. |
HB 2137—School Employees’ Children
(Wallace/Skinner)
Allows school employees' children with disabilities to
enroll in special services programs in the district
where the employee is assigned. |
SHB 2148—School District
Boundaries
(Quall)
Amends RCW 28A.315.195. |
HB 2162—High School Diploma
(Jarrett/Priest)
Declares an intent to redefine the purpose and
expectations of the high school diploma and provide
extended learning opportunities through college and
career readiness centers, funded under the basic
education act, for students not on track to graduate
from high school with their peers. |
HB 2192—Public School Art Programs
(Kenney/Hankins) (Companion Bill: SSB 6065)
Authorizes cities, counties, art organizations, and
school districts to apply to the Washington state arts
commission, but the application process shall encourage
collaboration among the various entities in order to
maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the
restored programs. Requires that, to the maximum extent
possible, the grants awarded shall be administered using
existing local city and county art organizations. |
ESHB 2268—Weapons in Schools
(Lantz/Lovick)
Revises provisions relating to possession of dangerous
weapons on school facilities. |
HB 2303—Bilingual Teacher
Mentoring
(Hudgins/Hasegawa)
Establishes a future bilingual teacher mentoring and
training program. |
2SHB 2327—Math and Science
Instruction
(Sullivan, P./Priest)
Declares an intent to direct the SBE, in collaboration
with the SPI, to select and implement EOC assessments in
a timely manner so that they are a reliable and valid
measure of students' knowledge and skills for purposes
of high school graduation. The legislature further
intends to revise the high school graduation
requirements to allow these corrections to be fully
implemented. |
HB 2343—High School Assessments
(Quall/Santos)
Revises the high school assessment system and graduation
requirements. Repeals RCW 28A.655.063 and 28A.655.065. |
SHJM 4012—No Child Left Behind
Act
(Quall/Jarrett)
Petitions Congress to raise funding levels of the No
Child Left Behind Act. |
SHJM 4015—Highly Qualified
Teachers
(Ormsby/Priest)
Requests that the President and Congress make a positive
change in the definition of highly qualified teachers
under the No Child Left Behind Act to include career and
technical teachers who come to the teaching profession
directly from industry, and teachers of first peoples'
language, culture, and history who come into the
teaching profession through first peoples' teacher
certification programs. |
SB 5028—School District Levies
(Eide)
Provides for a simple majority of voters voting to
authorize school district levies and bonds. Declares
that this act takes effect if the proposed amendment to
Article VII, section 2 and Article VIII, section 6 of
the state Constitution providing for a simple majority
of voters voting to authorize school district levies and
bonds is validly submitted to and is approved and
ratified by the voters at the next general election and
certified by the secretary of state. If the proposed
amendment is not approved, ratified, and certified, this
act is void in its entirety. |
SB 5035—Timber Purchases
(Hatfield)
Extends the expiration date for reporting requirements
on timber purchases to July 1, 2010. |
SB 5100—Health Insurance
Information for Students
(Hobbs)
Requires that, beginning with the 2007-08 school year,
as part of a public school's enrollment process, the
school shall annually inquire whether a student has
health insurance. If a student's parent or guardian
indicates that a student does not have health insurance
coverage or does not indicate whether the student has or
does not have health insurance, the school district
shall provide the parent or guardian with information
about the existence of the medicaid and children's
health insurance program and how to get additional
information about the programs. The information shall be
provided in writing either via postal mail or through
electronic mail by December 1, 2007.
Requires the OSPI to work with the DSHS and established
community health care collaboratives that have proven
outreach and enrollment services to schools in
developing a one-page informational sheet that contains
the information schools are required to provide to
parents under this act and make that informational sheet
available to schools on the SPI’s web site by August
2007.
Requires that, beginning December 1, 2008, schools shall
report annually to the SPI the number of students that
reported not having health insurance under this act. |
SSB 5135—School District Salaries
(Eide) (Companion Bill: HB 1540)
Provides that, beginning with the 2007-08 school year,
the legislature intends to begin a six-year process to
equalize the salary allocations to school districts for
state-funded staff pursuant to state basic education
appropriation sections of the biennial budget. By the
2012-13 school year, the salary allocation amounts
received by school districts for certificated
instructional staff, classified staff, and certificated
administrative staff shall be the same. |
SSB 5165—Mathematics WASL
(McAuliffe)
Provides temporary graduation provisions for students
who do not meet standards on the high school mathematics
assessments but meet all other graduation requirements. |
SSB 5239—Mathematics Assessment
(Tom)
Directs the SPI to implement an alternative assessment
option for mathematics that: (1) Presents the
mathematics essential academic learnings in segments for
assessment; (2) Is comparable in content and rigor to
the tenth grade mathematics assessment when all segments
are considered together; (3) Is reliable and valid; and
(4) Can be used to determine a student's academic
performance level. Students may access this segmented
math assessment without retaking the WASL. Directs the
OPSI to create a cadre of teachers who are trained to
score the segmented math alternative assessments or use
electronic means to enable the school to receive the
scores within three weeks. |
ESSB 5267—School District
Capital Funds
(McAuliffe)
Declares that school districts must be empowered to
respond to the changing business models in the software
industry and be given flexibility and authority to use
capital projects funds to pay for licenses or online
application fees.
Declares an intent that these investments be deemed
major capital purpose and are also permitted uses of the
district's two to six-year levies authorized by RCW
84.52.053. |
SB 5268—Academic Requirements
(McAuliffe)
Declares an intent to require an ongoing and regular
review of the essential academic learning requirements
in order to refine and revise the standards as necessary
to keep them modern and relevant. |
SSB 5271—Special Elections
(Pridemore) (Companion Bill: HB 1653)
Revises the dates on which a special election may be
held. |
SSB 5333—Teenage Drivers
(Murray)
Revises driver's license and training provisions that
affect teenage drivers. |
SB 5370—Juvenile Offenders
(Shin)
Declares an intent that the educational and training
needs of all juvenile offenders in state institutions
and group homes be met in a manner that allows the youth
to obtain gainful employment upon release. It is the
purpose of this act to enhance the career options and
job readiness of incarcerated youth. |
SB 5395—Cancelled School Days
(Clements)
Provides that, if during the 2006-07 school year a
school district is unable to fulfill for one or more
schools as officially scheduled the requirement of a
full school year of 180 days or the annual average total
instructional hour offering required by RCW 28A.150.220
and 28A.150.260 due to one or more of the conditions
listed in this act, then the school district is not
required to make up any school days and the state basic
education moneys received by the school district
pursuant to RCW 28A.150.250 shall not be affected, but
shall be provided as though no school days were missed. |
SB 5396—Mathematics and Special
Education Teachers
(Clements)
Directs the SPI to establish a grant program to provide
school districts with funds to visit college campuses
and recruit undergraduate students to become mathematics
and special education teachers. The recruits may be used
to help school districts meet the need for additional
mathematics teachers and improve student scores on the
WASL in mathematics. The Washington association of
school administrators shall develop the criteria for
eligible districts, which may include districts with low
scores on the WASL learning in mathematics. |
SSB 5415—Health Advisory
Councils
(Kohl-Welles)
Finds that schools often have multiple advisory groups
with health-related missions that overlap, which can
result in competition for resources and influence.
Consolidation of these groups into school health
advisory councils with broad missions leads to
efficiency, non-duplication of efforts, and a
coordinated approach to student and school health.
Leadership at the state level is also required. A
purpose of this act is to create a state level school
health advisory council to provide guidance on
coordination of many efforts that start in state level
agencies and organizations. |
SB 5418—Ballot Measures
(Roach)
Requires ballot titles to indicate tax consequences of
the ballot measure. |
SB 5428—Education Legacy Trust
(Pflug)
Revises provisions relating to distributions to the
education legacy trust. |
SB 5438—After-school Care Programs
(Eide)
Finds that good after-school programs and activities
provide safe and effective learning environments for
children, including children who might otherwise be
alone and unsupervised after school. These programs not
only support children's academic efforts, they also
build community partnerships that support children and
their learning. |
SB 5448—Driver Training Education
Courses
(Swecker)
Authorizes the director to review and approve parent
taught driver training education courses designed for
use in the home. The director may charge a fee for
enrollment in a parent taught driver training education
course that may not exceed the department's actual cost
to implement the course. |
SB 5451—Students with Disabilities
(Rasmussen)
Provides that the guidelines developed by the SPI shall
allow students covered by section 504 of the
rehabilitation act of 1973 to participate in the
alternative assessment options leading to a certificate
of individual achievement if the student has taken the
WASL once. |
SB 5501—Washington Learns
(McAuliffe)
Implements Washington learns recommendations. |
E2SSB 5528—Mathematics
Education
(Pflug)
Provides that, by September 2007, the SBE shall
recommend to the OSPI revised EALRs and grade level
expectations in mathematics.
These recommendations shall be based on: (1)
Considerations of clarity, rigor, content, depth,
coherence from grade-to-grade, specificity,
accessibility, and measurability; (2) A study of: (a)
standards used by countries that score well on trends in
international mathematics and science study (TIMSS)
and/or the program for international student assessment
(PISA); (b) college readiness standards; (c) the
national council of teachers of mathematics focal points
and national assessment of educational progress content
frameworks; and (d) standards used by three to five
other states and including California green dot
standards; and (3) Consideration of information
presented during public comment periods.
Provides that the SBE shall be aided in its work by an
expert national consultant who is retained by the SBE
and a mathematics advisory panel as described in this
act. |
SB 5535—School District Board of
Directors
Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review
Committee (LARC)
to conduct a broad performance audit of school boards of
directors in Washington and analyze the roles,
responsibilities, costs, and compensation of school
boards of directors. In addition to the standard items
reviewed in a performance audit, the committee shall
examine the efficiency and effectiveness of school
district boards of directors, including the following:
(1) In light of state and federal demands for student
achievement and school reform, what is the appropriate
role for school boards to assist in improving student
and school's performance? (2) Should school boards
primarily authorize and monitor the operations of
schools or should they be involved more directly with
school operations? (3) Should a new system be considered
with most of the decision-making authority vested in a
different entity? (4) What is the appropriate
compensation for school boards in light of their duties
and under any recommendations for revised duties?
Provides that, in conducting the performance audit, the
committee may also use performance measures or standards
used by other states or school districts in developing
its findings. The committee shall report the findings to
the legislature by December 1, 2008. |
SB 5569—Heating Oil for Schools
(Schoesler)
Provides a sales and use tax exemption to schools for
heating oil. |
SSB 5581—Math and Science
Education
(Kohl-Welles)
Requires the HEC Board to develop a ranking system to
determine priority of the award of the
mathematics/science scholarship. The ranking system
shall consider the following factors: (1) The first year
of course selection at institutions of higher education
by the applicant. Applications shall be ranked higher
based on the number of mathematics and science classes
that the applicant enrolled and completed; (2) The grade
point average of the applicant in the first year at an
institution of higher education; and (3) Other criteria
that the HEC Board deems appropriate. |
SB 5670—Basic Education Funding
(Holmquist)
Finds that current funding formulas used to determine
the state allocation for public schools is confusing and
should be more clear. Finds that the funding ratios
currently aggregate different classifications of staff
so that it is unclear how many teachers the state
allocation is funding. Finds that the funding formulas
should be changed to separate the different
classifications of staff, including classroom teachers,
and that the specific funding ratios should be
determined in the omnibus appropriations act. |
SSB 5714—Spanish and Chinese
Languages
(Roach)
Establishes a pilot program of Spanish and Chinese
language instruction.
Provides that, beginning in June 2008 and continuing for
the life of the pilot program, the SPI shall submit an
annual report to the governor and the legislature that
summarizes the pilot program and its effectiveness. The
report shall also include a recommendation as to whether
or not the pilot program should be continued, expanded,
or otherwise modified. |
SB 5814—Educational Opportunities
(McAuliffe)
Declares an intent to foster high quality mathematics,
science, and technology programs to increase the number
of students in the kindergarten through twelfth grade
pipeline who are prepared and aspire to continue in the
areas of mathematics, science, and technology, whether
it be at a college, university, or in the workforce. |
SSB 5837—Nondiscrimination in
Education
(Kohl-Welles) (Companion Bill: HB 2340)
Recognizes that regular and increased monitoring can
play an important role in preventing problems from
arising by ensuring the school district's understanding
of its responsibilities under state and federal law; can
benefit the state by reducing the costs associated with
complaints and lawsuits due to noncompliance; and will
further protect Washington's students from suffering the
harmful effects of discrimination, harassment, and
sexual misconduct. |
SSB 5864—Kindergarten Transition
Plan
(Oemig)
Provides that the SPI shall work with the DEL to develop
kindergarten transition plans, which includes creating
the format and content of the plans and developing
training for using the plans. |
SB 5942—Bilingual Instructional
Staff
(Brandland)
Provides a salary bonus for bilingual instructional
staff who use both languages in the classroom. |
SB 5943—High Poverty School
District
(Brandland)
Establishes a high poverty school district allocation. |
SB 5969—Civic Education Travel
Grant
(Kilmer)
Creates the civic education travel grant program. |
SB 6042—Recess in Elementary
School
(Franklin)
Requires a recess period for elementary school students. |
SSB 6114—Autism Task Force
(Rasmussen)
Expands the duties of the caring for Washington
individuals with autism task force. |
SB 6115—Special Education Safety
Net Award
(Brandland)
Finds the current special education safety net process
needs to be modified in order to ease the administrative
burden on school districts and to make the process more
transparent and streamlined. It is the intent of the
legislature to maintain the requirement that a school
district operate effective and efficient special
education programs in order to be eligible for a special
education safety net award, but at the same time, the
legislature intends to make the application and grant
process less cumbersome and time consuming. It is
further the purpose of this act to provide additional
funds through the special education safety net to assist
districts with extraordinary high-cost needs students.
Appropriates the sum of $25 million dollars, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2008, from the general fund to the OSPI for the
purposes of special education safety net awards to
school districts pursuant to this act. Appropriates the
sum of $25 million dollars, or as much thereof as may be
necessary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009,
from the general fund to the OSPI for the purposes of
special education safety net awards to school districts
pursuant to this act. |
SJR 8200—Rainy Day Reserve Fund
(Zarelli)
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to
create a rainy day reserve fund. |
SJR 8201—Revenue Stabilization
Fund
(Franklin)
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to
provide for a revenue stabilization fund. |
SJR 8203—School Bonds
(Eide)
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to
provide for a simple majority of voters voting to
authorize a school district bond measure. |
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