BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 5609: Voc ag teacher recruitment
Establishing the Washington state vocational agriculture teacher recruitment program.
Summary
- Declares that the program shall include the following: (1) Encouraging students in grades nine through twelve to acquire the academic and related skills necessary to prepare for the study of vocational agriculture at an institution of higher education; (2) promoting vocational agriculture teaching career opportunities to develop an awareness of the opportunities in the education profession; (3) providing…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2)
- Introduced
- February 3, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- HB 1659
- Budget
- Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2)
6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
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SB 5609 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5609 (2025–26) Cultural resources/land use
- SB 5609 (2023–24) Housing approval
- SB 5609 (2021–22) Juvenile fingerprinting
- SB 5609 (2019–20) State spending limit
- SB 5609 (2017–18) Public assistance/resources
- SB 5609 (2015–16) Synthetic plastic microbeads
- SB 5609 (2013–14) Plat approvals
- SB 5609 (2011–12) Health care financing