WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1015: State assessment requiremnts

Reducing costs by reducing state assessment requirements.

Summary

  • Removes requirements for the state assessment system to include an assessment of writing.
  • Makes the assessment of high school mathematics based on one end-of-course assessment rather than two.
  • Removes authority for the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop high school science assessments in subjects other than Biology.
  • Removes passing the state high school assessments as a graduation requirement and repeals all references to the Certificate of Academic Achievement and Certificate of Individual Achievement.

From the House Bill Analysis 2013 (HB 1015), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John McCoy (D-38)
Introduced
January 14, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to reducing costs by reducing state assessment requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John McCoy (D-38)

13 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Senator D-22Sherry Appleton D-23Luis Moscoso D-1Brad Klippert R-8Cindy Ryu D-32Mike Sells D-38Derek Stanford D-1Kathy Haigh D-35Steve Tharinger D-24Steve Kirby D-29Timm Ormsby D-3Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Education.
  5. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1015 in other sessions

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

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