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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 1907

HB 1907: Educator preparation

Regarding educator preparation, professional development, and compensation.

Summary

  • Establishes a public-private partnership to implement the Washington State Leadership Academy.
  • Directs adoption of new standards for teacher certification in mathematics and a uniform professional teaching certificate assessment.
  • Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and Educational Service Districts to create a partnership to deliver professional development.
  • Creates a three-tiered support system involving grants, performance agreements, and intensive intervention for school districts to improve mathematics, science and targeted secondary reading through professional development.
  • Creates a Recruiting Diverse Washington Teachers Program.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1907), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2007
  2. Out of committeeMar 28, 2007
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pat Sullivan (D-47)
Introduced
January 31, 2007 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Companion bill
SB 5955
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1907, SHB 1907, 2SHB 1907

AN ACT Relating to educator preparation, professional development, and compensation;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pat Sullivan (D-47)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Joe McDermott D-34Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (2SHB 1907)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SHB 1907)
  3. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1907)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1907)
  5. House Rules "X" file.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SHB 1907)
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1907)
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SHB 1907)
  11. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1907)
  12. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 1907)
  13. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1907)
  16. Referred to Appropriations.
  17. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1907)
  18. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  20. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1907 in other sessions

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

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