BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION EHB 2760

HB 2760: Educator quality

Promoting standards for educator quality.

Summary

  • $ Creates the Professional Educator Standards Board to advise the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and others on issues of educator quality.
  • $ Assigns to the board the responsibility for the development and implementation of basic skills and subject matter tests for new teachers.
  • $ Gives the governor responsibility for appointing nineteen of the twenty board members and describes the types of educators to be appointed to the board.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2760), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2000
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2000
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 9, 2000
  4. Passed SenateMar 9, 2000
  5. Governor
  6. LawMar 22, 2000
Prime sponsor
Dave Quall (D-40)
Introduced
January 19, 2000 in the House
Last action
March 22, 2000
Session law
Chapter 39, Laws of 2000
Requested by
Governor
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 9, 2000
Version voted on: EHB 2760
88 Yea 10 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49000
Republican391000
How each member voted

Yea (88)

Senate · Final Passage

March 9, 2000
Version voted on: EHB 2760
36 Yea 11 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat27000
Republican91102
How each member voted

History

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HB 2760 in other sessions

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