BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 6540: WASL reading/writing content

Delaying requiring the reading and writing content areas of the WASL for high school graduation.

Summary

The requirement to meet the standard on the WASL as a requirement for graduation does not go into effect until 2013, with the graduating class of 2012. Students who do not meet the mathematics standards on the WASL still need to continue to earn two additional mathematics courses.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6540), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the reading and writing content areas of the Washington assessment of student learning;

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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