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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5837

SB 5837: Nondiscrimination in edu

Monitoring federal and state nondiscrimination in education laws, rules, and regulations.

Summary

  • The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will monitor local school districts' compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations concerning sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and sex discrimination towards students. OSPI will also monitor employee knowledge of those laws, rules, and regulations.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5837), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
February 2, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Companion bill
HB 2340
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5837, SSB 5837

AN ACT Relating to monitoring compliance with sexual equality laws;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

10 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Karen Keiser D-33Karen Fraser D-22Phil Rockefeller D-23Steve Hobbs D-44Jerome Delvin R-8Rodney Tom D-48Margarita Prentice D-11Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Ken Jacobsen D-46Adam Kline D-37

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5837)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5837)
  4. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5837)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5837)
  6. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5837)
  7. Referred to Ways & Means.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. And refer to Ways & Means.
  10. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5837 in other sessions

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

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