BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 1479: Transfer students

Exempting transfer students from military families from certain prerequisites for earning a certificate of academic achievement.

Summary

Provides that, if a student transfers to a Washington public school from another state after the ninth grade because of a parent or guardian receiving an active military duty assignment to Washington, the student is not required to pass the Washington Assessment of Student Learning to earn a Certificate of Academic Achievement.

From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 1479), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to exempting transfer students from military families from certain prerequisites for earning a certificate of academic achievement;

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

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

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