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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2111: Quality education council

Implementing selected recommendations from the 2011 report of the quality education council.

Summary

  • Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to ensure that a fairness and bias review has been conducted before implementing revisions to the state Essential Academic Learning Requirements.
  • Requires school districts to adopt a policy defining a high school credit and authorizes the State Board of Education to repeal a seat-time based definition.
  • Authorizes the SPI to require use of a kindergarten readiness assessment in low-performing schools receiving federal school improvement grants.
  • Allows Learning Assistance Program (LAP) funds to be used to support students in science and requires a study of the impact of remediation strategies funded by the LAP on student achievement.
  • Requires student performance data from the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program to be reported online through the Washington State Report Card.
  • Adopts a definition of a highly capable student and directs the SPI to adopt consistent procedures for school districts to identify, assess, and select their most highly capable students for purposes of the Highly Capable Program.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2111), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedMay 5, 2011
  2. Out of committeeMay 12, 2011
  3. Passed HouseMay 13, 2011
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marcie Maxwell (D-41)
Introduced
May 5, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to implementing selected recommendations from the 2011 report of the quality education council;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marcie Maxwell (D-41)

31 co-sponsors (26 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Glenn Anderson R-5Pat Sullivan D-47Bruce Dammeier R-25Tina Orwall D-33Kristine Lytton D-40Senator D-46Tim Probst D-17Fred Finn D-35Luis Moscoso D-1Larry Seaquist D-26Mike Sells D-38Roger Goodman D-45Chris Reykdal D-22Senator D-22J.T. Wilcox R-2Cathy Dahlquist R-31Susan Fagan R-9Kathy Haigh D-35Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Eric Pettigrew D-37Senator D-36Kevin Van De Wege D-24Jim Moeller D-49Connie Ladenburg D-29John McCoy D-38Laurie Jinkins D-27Andy Billig D-3Jamie Pedersen D-43Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Sharon Wylie D-49Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed May 13, 2011
Version voted on: HB 2111
82 Yea 6 Nay 0 Absent 10 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55001
Republican27609
How each member voted

Yea (82)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  4. Referred to Ways & Means.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. WM - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 10.
  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  15. Placed on second reading.
  16. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. WAYS - Majority; do pass.
  19. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 2111 in other sessions

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