WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1706: Local effort assistance

Changing local assistance funds provisions.

Summary

  • Provides that, commencing with calendar year 2000, in addition to a school district's other general fund allocations, each eligible district shall be provided local effort assistance funds. The purpose of these funds is to mitigate the effect that low property tax values might have on the ability of a school district to raise local revenues to supplement the state's basic program of education.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1706), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Phil Rockefeller (D-23)
Introduced
February 3, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 5298
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Phil Rockefeller (D-23)

15 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Karen Schmidt R-23Kathy Haigh D-35Brian Thomas R-5Mark Doumit D-19Patricia Lantz D-26Dave Quall D-40Brian Hatfield D-19Don Cox R-9Michael Stensen D-31Val Ogden D-49Karen Keiser D-33Bob Sump R-7John Lovick D-44Carolyn Edmonds D-32Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1706 in other sessions

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