Prepared by:Gombosky Public Affairs / Monday, February 23, 2015
Bill Tracking Summary
High Priority Bills / Sponsor / Position / Status
S1974 / Creating a pilot program to implement regional school safety and security centers. / Stambaugh / Support / H, Approps
2148 / Concerning the state auditor including allowing for audits to be conducted by a private entity and establishing an appeal process. / Chandler / Support / H, Gen Govt & Info
S5080 / Concerning dual credit options. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Dammeier / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
S5252 / Creating a pilot program to implement regional school safety and security centers. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Dammeier / Support / S, Ways & Means
S5748 / Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Litzow / Support / S, Rules 2
Priority TBD Bills
1001 / Funding education first. / MacEwen / Monitor / H, AppropsS1031 / Expanding participation in college in the high school programs. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Johnson / Monitor / H, 2nd Reading
S1105 / Making 2015 supplemental operating appropriations. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Hunter / Monitor / C, 3 L 15
S1120 / Providing immunity for school bus drivers. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Wilcox / Monitor / H, Rules R
1142 / Modifying school district authority with respect to student parking. / Wilcox / Monitor / H, Rules R
S1236 / Allowing certain school personnel to witness a student's college bound scholarship pledge if the student's parent or guardian is unavailable. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Ortiz-Self / Monitor / H, Rules R
S1240 / Concerning restraint or isolation of students, including students with disabilities, in public schools. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Pollet / Monitor / H, Rules R
S1331 / Concerning school library and technology programs. / Muri / Monitor / H, Rules R
S1345 / Adopting a definition and standards of professional learning. / Lytton / Monitor / H, Approps
1385 / Prioritizing state revenue growth for education. / Magendanz / Monitor / H, Approps
S1408 / Concerning the development of a definition and model for "family engagement coordinator" and other terms used interchangeably with it. / Ortiz-Self / Monitor / H, Rules R
S1436 / Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Kagi / Monitor / H, Approps
S1492 / Addressing technology literacy. / Magendanz / Monitor / H, Approps
S1511 / Requiring Washington's tribal history, culture, and government to be taught in the common schools. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Ortiz-Self / Monitor / H, Rules R
S1591 / Concerning high school and beyond plans. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Ortiz-Self / Monitor / H, Approps
1616 / Establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries. / Riccelli / Monitor / H, Approps
S1760 / Providing students with skills that promote mental health and well-being and increase academic performance. / Senn / Monitor / H, Approps
1770 / Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes. / Bergquist / Monitor / H, Rules R
1783 / Expanding dual language and bilingual instruction for early learners through secondary students. / Ortiz-Self / Monitor / H, Approps
1785 / Eliminating the certificate of academic achievement as a requirement for high school graduation. / Reykdal / Monitor / H, Approps
1794 / Concerning early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. / Sawyer / Monitor / H, Rules R
1804 / Concerning the confidentiality of educator professional growth plans. / Springer / Monitor / H, Rules R
1812 / Creating an informational program to increase applications from high-achieving low-income high school students to selective institutions of higher education. / Hansen / Monitor / H, Approps
1863 / Modifying collective bargaining law related to providing additional compensation for academic employees at community and technical colleges. / Reykdal / Monitor / H, Approps
S1900 / Defining the role of the school counselor, social worker, and psychologist. / Ortiz-Self / Monitor / H, Approps
S1947 / Establishing a comprehensive plan to expand learning opportunities and improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities or special needs using multiple strategies and statewide partnerships. / Pollet / Monitor / H, Approps
2009 / Concerning exemptions from immunizations for school-age children. / Robinson / Monitor / H, Rules R
2023 / Changing the deadline for notices of nonrenewal of contracts for certificated school employees. / Parker / Monitor / H, Rules R
2149 / Promoting a safe and healthy school learning climate. / Senn / Monitor / H, Approps
S2160 / Concerning the distribution of intimate images. / Wylie / Monitor / H, Rules R
2161 / Concerning the school construction assistance program. / Pollet / Monitor / H, Cap Budget
2167 / Statewide assessments (Supplement not yet available.) / Monitor / H, Education
2216 / (Title not yet available.) / Monitor
5077 / Making 2015-2017 operating appropriations. / Hill / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
S5179 / Concerning paraeducators. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Hill / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
5227 / Creating the international commercial arbitration act. / Baumgartner / Monitor / S, Rules 2
5229 / Addressing technology literacy. / Litzow / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
S5294 / Concerning school library and technology programs. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / McAuliffe / Monitor / S, 2nd Reading
5303 / Creating the Washington academic, innovation, and mentoring (AIM) program. / Litzow / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
5312 / Creating flexibility for the educator retooling conditional scholarship program. / Litzow / Monitor / S, 2nd Reading
S5315 / Aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Roach / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
S5316 / Concerning privacy and security of personally identifiable student information. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) / Dammeier / Monitor / S, Rules 2
5392 / Eliminating the quality education council. / Litzow / Monitor / S, Rules 2
5419 / Enacting the student user privacy in education rights act. / Litzow / Monitor / S, Rules 2
5526 / Preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools. / Liias / Monitor / S, Rules 2
5545 / Concerning postretirement employment. / McAuliffe / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
5559 / Concerning tuition waivers for state and educational employees. / Billig / Monitor / S, Rules 2
5745 / Implementing Becca task force truancy reform recommendations. / Hargrove / Monitor / S, Rules 2
S5851 / Concerning recommendations of the college bound scholarship program work group. / Frockt / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
5856 / Creating a competitive grant program for high-quality, evidence-based outreach programs that improve high school graduation rates for college bound scholarship students. / Frockt / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
S5907 / Creating a sales and use tax exemption for technology sold to, or used in, public schools. / McAuliffe / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
5928 / Relating to education. / Dammeier / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
5941 / Concerning certification of adjunct faculty as common school substitute teachers. / Rivers / Monitor / S, Rules 2
5975 / Authorizing parent taught driver training education courses. / Benton / Monitor / S, Transportation
5976 / Establishing a consolidating purchasing system for public school employees. / Litzow / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
6030 / Concerning assessments in public schools. / Chase / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
6040 / Concerning the state educational assessment system. / Chase / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
Dead Bills
1081 / Expanding participation in the college in the high school programs. / Sullivan / Monitor / H, Education1243 / Providing flexibility for how school districts address truancy of students. / Muri / Monitor / H, Judiciary
1363 / Eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to graduate from high school. / S. Hunt / Monitor / H, Education
1795 / Concerning school-community learning assistance program action plans. / Sullivan / Monitor / H, Education
1805 / Changing the definition of "school day." / Magendanz / Oppose / H, Education
1840 / Concerning conflict resolution programs in schools. / Magendanz / Monitor / H, Education
1854 / Creating a new salary model for certificated instructional staff. / Magendanz / Monitor / H, Education
1860 / Concerning the division of large first-class school districts. / Santos / Monitor / H, Education
1867 / Concerning the frequency of evaluations for certain classroom teachers. / Bergquist / Monitor / H, Education
1950 / Eliminating the high school science assessment as a requirement for obtaining a certificate of academic achievement. / Lytton / Monitor / H, Education
1952 / Concerning the transfer of school district territory initiated by school district boards of directors. / Pike / Monitor / H, Education
1971 / Concerning charter schools. / Fey / Monitor / H, Education
1996 / Requiring music education in elementary schools. / Ortiz-Self / Monitor / H, Education
2006 / Concerning a model policy and procedures for language access by limited-English proficient parents of students. / Moscoso / Support / H, Education
2117 / Reevaluating the duties of the state board of education. / Pollet / Monitor / H, Education
5327 / Eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to graduate from high school. / McCoy / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5334 / Lowering reliance on local levies to fund basic education. / Mullet / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5415 / Concerning professional educator learning days. / McAuliffe / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
S5417 / Concerning local government marijuana policies. / Rivers / Monitor / S, Ways & Means
5520 / Modifying the high school assessment system by changing the administration of alternative assessments, continuing the requirement for students to demonstrate achievement of state academic standards to earn a high school diploma, and aligning the system with career and college ready graduation requirements. / Rolfes / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5546 / Establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries. / Liias / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5548 / Providing immunity for school bus drivers. / Liias / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5825 / Eliminating the high school science assessment as a requirement for obtaining a certificate of academic achievement. / Mullet / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5850 / Concerning restraint or isolation of students, including students with disabilities, in public schools. / Rivers / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5890 / Concerning an educational employee salary allocation schedule. / Rolfes / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5905 / Concerning special education services and programs. / McAuliffe / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5922 / Concerning school programs for highly capable students. / Rolfes / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5946 / Establishing a comprehensive initiative to expand learning opportunities and improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities in Washington state using multiple strategies and statewide partnerships. / Rivers / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
5966 / Concerning mathematics and science course equivalencies for high school career and technical courses. / Rolfes / Monitor / S, EL/K-12
Calendar Items
2/23/2015 / 2161 / School construction / Capital Budget / 8:00 AM / HHR D
2/23/2015 / 2148 / State auditor / General Government & Information Technology / 9:00 AM / HHR C
2/23/2015 / S5179 / Paraeducators / Ways & Means / 1:30 PM / SHR 4
2/23/2015 / S5851 / College bound scholarship / Ways & Means / 1:30 PM / SHR 4
2/24/2015 / 2148 / State auditor / General Government & Information Technology / 8:00 AM / HHR C
2/24/2015 / S1436 / Homeless youth / Appropriations / 1:30 PM / HHR A
2/24/2015 / 5976 / School employee insurance / Ways & Means / 1:30 PM / SHR 4
2/25/2015 / 2148 / State auditor / General Government & Information Technology / 8:00 AM / HHR C
2/25/2015 / 5975 / Drivers ed, parent-taught / Transportation / 1:30 PM / SHR 1
Bill Tracking Details
1001 / Education, funding first / MacEwen
Representatives MacEwen, Young, Hayes, Orcutt, Haler, Kochmar, Hargrove, and Harris
Requires appropriations for K-12 basic education, together with appropriations for other K-12 education programs, to be passed as separate legislation by both houses of the legislature and delivered to the governor at a specified point in the regular legislative session.
Directs the legislature to make provision for full funding of these K-12 appropriations from within existing revenue sources without relying on new tax sources or rates.
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Full Text URL: / Bills/1001.pdf
S1031 / College in the high school / Johnson
House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Johnson, Santos, Haler, Appleton, Sells, S. Hunt, Gregerson, Reykdal, Bergquist, Van De Wege, Hargrove, Ormsby, Fey, and Walkinshaw)
Allows tenth grade students to participate in the college in the high school program.
Requires college credits for completion of the program to be applied toward degree requirements at The Evergreen State College.
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Full Text URL: / Bills/1031-s.pdf
S1105 / Operating sup budget 2015 / Hunter
House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Ormsby, Sullivan, and Gregerson) / Requested by
Governor Inslee
Makes 2015 supplemental operating appropriations.
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Companion Bill: / 5076Operating sup budget 2015 / S, Ways & Means
Full Text URL: / Bills/1105-s.pdf
S1120 / School bus driver immunity / Wilcox
House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Wilcox, Reykdal, G. Hunt, Haler, Ortiz-Self, and Muri)
Provides immunity from civil or criminal liability for school bus drivers for certain acts.
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Companion Bill: / 5548School bus driver immunity / S, EL/K-12
Full Text URL: / Bills/1120-s.pdf
1142 / Parking fees/H.S. students / Wilcox
Representatives Wilcox, Reykdal, G. Hunt, Gregerson, and Magendanz
Authorizes a school district board of directors to establish and collect a fee from students as a condition of parking an automobile or other vehicle on school property.
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Full Text URL: / Bills/1142.pdf
S1236 / College bound scholarship / Ortiz-Self
House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Johnson, Santos, Lytton, Moscoso, Pettigrew, Walkinshaw, Kilduff, Sawyer, Reykdal, Bergquist, Fey, Tarleton, and Hudgins)
Allows a school counselor or an administrator to witness a student's college bound scholarship pledge if the parent or guardian is unavailable.
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Full Text URL: / Bills/1236-s.pdf
S1240 / Student restraint, isolation / Pollet
House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Pollet, Santos, S. Hunt, Orwall, Senn, Lytton, Robinson, Walsh, Griffey, Goodman, Buys, and Tarleton)
Prohibits schools from physically restraining or isolating a student except when the student's behavior poses an imminent likelihood of serious harm to that student or another person.
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Companion Bill: / 5908Student restraint, isolation / S, Ways & Means
Full Text URL: / Bills/1240-s.pdf
S1331 / School library & tech progs / Muri
Representatives Muri, Reykdal, Magendanz, Springer, Fagan, S. Hunt, Klippert, and Wylie
Changes the name of "the school-library media program" to "the school library information and technology program."
Expands the duties of the program and the teacher-librarian.
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Companion Bill: / 5294School library & tech progs / S, 2nd Reading
Full Text URL: / Bills/1331-s.pdf
S1345 / Professional learning / Lytton
Representatives Lytton, Magendanz, and Bergquist
Adopts a statewide definition of effective professional learning.
Directs public schools and school districts to establish targeted, sustained, relevant professional learning opportunities that meet the definition and are aligned to state and district goals.
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Full Text URL: / Bills/1345-s.pdf
1385 / Revenue growth for education / Magendanz
Representatives Magendanz, Muri, Hayes, Harris, Fagan, Zeiger, and Buys
Establishes the kids first act.
Declares an intent to: (1) Prioritize K-12 education investments in a manner designed to best achieve improved student outcomes;
(2) Make college education more affordable while increasing bachelor and graduate degree production, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields; and
(3) Increase opportunities for low-income families to enroll in high quality preschool and early learning programs.
Provides for submission of this act to a vote of the people.
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Companion Bill: / 5063Revenue growth for education / S, Rules 2
Full Text URL: / Bills/1385.pdf
S1408 / Family engagemnt coordinator / Ortiz-Self
Representatives Ortiz-Self, Magendanz, Sawyer, Santos, Senn, Robinson, Orwall, Tarleton, Bergquist, and Gregerson
Requires the office of the education ombuds, together with the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee, to develop and recommend to the education committees of the legislature a definition for the term that is variously referred to as "family engagement coordinator," "parent and family engagement coordinator," and "parent involvement coordinator" and a model or framework for such a staff position.
Expires July 1, 2016.
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Full Text URL: / Bills/1408-s.pdf
S1436 / Homeless youth / Kagi
House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Zeiger, Robinson, Walsh, Walkinshaw, Pettigrew, Senn, Johnson, Orwall, Ortiz-Self, Reykdal, Carlyle, Gregerson, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Clibborn, Jinkins, Bergquist, Goodman, McBride, Pollet, Riccelli, and Kilduff) / Requested by
Governor Inslee
Establishes the homeless youth act.
Creates the office of homeless youth programs within the department of commerce.
Requires the office of homeless youth programs to be operational no later than January 1, 2016.
Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services, pertaining to youth homeless services and programs, to the department of commerce.
Changes the name of "the homeless families services fund" to "the Washington youth and families fund."
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Companion Bill: / 5404Homeless youth / S, Ways & Means
Full Text URL: / Bills/1436-s.pdf
S1492 / Technology literacy / Magendanz
Representatives Magendanz, Walkinshaw, Reykdal, and Bergquist / Requested by
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Requires a school district to: (1) Require students to demonstrate technology literacy and fluency through the use of the office of the superintendent of public instruction-developed education technology assessments or through culminating projects or other substantively equivalent method; and
(2) Submit implementation verification reports to the office of the superintendent of public instruction documenting the use of these assessments or alternative approaches.
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Companion Bill: / 5229Technology literacy / S, Ways & Means
Full Text URL: / Bills/1492-s.pdf
S1511 / Tribal history, culture, etc / Ortiz-Self
House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Hurst, Appleton, Stokesbary, Goodman, Reykdal, Moscoso, Rodne, Pollet, Magendanz, Zeiger, Johnson, Tharinger, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege, Santos, Wylie, Ormsby, Walkinshaw, Gregerson, and Farrell)
Requires the state's tribal history, culture, and government to be taught in the common schools.
Requires school districts to use curriculum developed and made available free of charge by the office of the superintendent of public instruction and authorizes the school districts to modify the curriculum in order to incorporate elements that have a regionally specific focus or to incorporate the curriculum into existing curricular materials.
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Companion Bill: / 5433Tribal history, culture, etc / S, Rules 2
Full Text URL: / Bills/1511-s.pdf
S1591 / High school and beyond plans / Ortiz-Self
House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Johnson, Reykdal, Moscoso, Pollet, Santos, Bergquist, Peterson, S. Hunt, Sells, Gregerson, and Wylie)
Requires each student to have a high school and beyond plan to guide the student's high school experience and prepare the student for postsecondary education or training and career.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction, in collaboration with a nonprofit organization representing school counselors and the association of Washington school principals, to: (1) Develop and disseminate an inventory of best practices for high quality high school and beyond plans including a resume template; and
(2) Provide assistance to school districts in the development and implementation of the plans.
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Full Text URL: / Bills/1591-s.pdf
1616 / Beginning teacher salaries / Riccelli
Representatives Riccelli, Reykdal, S. Hunt, Moscoso, Dunshee, Pollet, Santos, and Ormsby