WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2637: Basic education expenditures

Prioritizing basic education expenditures within the state appropriations process.

Summary

  • Declares that, under Article IX, section 1 of the state Constitution, it is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all of Washington's children. According to the state supreme court, this constitutional provision requires that the legislature define and fully fund a program of K-12 basic education before the legislature funds any other statutory programs.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Glenn Anderson (R-5)
Introduced
January 11, 2006 in the House
Last action
January 11, 2006
Budget
Makes appropriations

AN ACT Relating to prioritizing basic education expenditures within the state appropriations process;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Glenn Anderson (R-5)

33 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 30 Republicans)

Don Cox R-9Jay Rodne R-5Joyce McDonald R-25Larry Haler R-8David Buri R-9Gigi Talcott R-28Beverly Woods R-23Skip Priest R-30Jan Shabro R-31Mary Skinner R-14Larry Crouse R-4Shirley Hankins R-8Richard Curtis R-18Daniel Newhouse R-15Bruce Chandler R-15Lynn Schindler R-4John Serben R-6Toby Nixon R-45Jim Clements R-14Bob Sump R-7Ed Orcutt R-18Jim McCune R-2Maureen Walsh R-16Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13Rodney Tom D-48Joel Kretz R-7Dan Roach R-31Chris Strow R-10Cary Condotta R-12Brendan Williams D-22Dan Kristiansen R-39Derek Kilmer D-26Jim Dunn R-17

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 2637 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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