WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 6570: Truancy petitions

Providing additional judicial authority in truancy petitions.

Summary

  • $ When ordering a truant student to attend school, the court may set minimum school attendance requirements, including addressing suspensions.
  • $ Juvenile courts are granted explicit authority to order a minor who has tested positive for drug or alcohol use to abstain from further use of drugs and alcohol and to adhere to recommendations of the drug assessment (at no cost to the school).

From the House Bill Report (SB 6570), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2000
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2000
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateFeb 12, 2000
  4. Passed HouseFeb 29, 2000
  5. Governor
  6. LawMar 22, 2000
Prime sponsor
Jim Hargrove (D-24)
Introduced
January 19, 2000 in the Senate
Last action
March 22, 2000
Session law
Chapter 61, Laws of 2000

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Hargrove (D-24)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Jeanine Long R-44

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 12, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6570
42 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 6 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25002
Republican17014
How each member voted

Absent (1)

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House · Final Passage

February 29, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6570
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat48001
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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Senate · Final Passage

March 7, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6570
43 Yea 1 Nay 1 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24003
Republican19111
How each member voted

Nay (1)

Absent (1)

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History

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SB 6570 in other sessions

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