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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6016

SB 6016: Students with dyslexia

Regarding educator training to enhance skills of students with dyslexia.

Summary

  • Tasks the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), within available resources, with developing an educator training program to enhance the reading, writing, and spelling skills of students with dyslexia and a dyslexia handbook and posting both the training program and the handbook on its website.
  • Provides that the training program may be regionally delivered through the educational service districts (ESDs), and permits the ESDs to seek assistance from an international nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting efforts to provide appropriate identification of and instruction for individuals with dyslexia.
  • Requires ESDs to report to the OSPI, and the OSPI to report to the Legislature, regarding the number of individuals who participate in the training.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6016), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 546, Laws of 2009
  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 25, 2009
  3. Passed SenateMar 12, 2009
  4. Passed HouseApr 13, 2009
  5. GovernorMay 18, 2009
  6. LawMay 18, 2009
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
February 13, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
May 18, 2009
Session law
Chapter 546, Laws of 2009
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6016, SSB 6016

AN ACT Relating to training for educators to identify students with dyslexia;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

10 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Dan Swecker R-20Joe McDermott D-34Pam Roach R-31Jerome Delvin R-8Val Stevens R-39Senator R-15Bob McCaslin R-4Bob Morton R-7Paull Shin D-21

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2009
Version voted on: SSB 6016
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat31000
Republican17001
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 13, 2009
Version voted on: SSB 6016
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat62000
Republican36000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 21, 2009
Version voted on: SSB 6016
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30001
Republican18000
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/26/2009. (SSB 6016)
  2. Chapter 546, 2009 Laws. (SSB 6016)
  3. Governor signed. (SSB 6016)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SSB 6016)
  5. Speaker signed. (SSB 6016)
  6. President signed. (SSB 6016)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SSB 6016)
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments. (SSB 6016)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 6016)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 6016)
  11. Committee amendment adopted with no other amendments. (SSB 6016)
  12. Placed on second reading. (SSB 6016)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6016)
  14. APPE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Education. (SSB 6016)
  15. APPE - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 6016)
  16. Referred to Education Appropriations. (SSB 6016)
  17. ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (SSB 6016)
  18. ED - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 6016)
  19. First reading, referred to Education. (SSB 6016)
  20. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SSB 6016)
  21. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 6016)
  22. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 6016)
  23. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  24. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6016)
  25. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  26. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 6016)
  27. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  28. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6016)
  29. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6016)
  30. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  32. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

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