BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION EHB 1276

HB 1276: Dropout prevention/farming

Creating the dropout prevention through farm engagement pilot project.

Summary

Creates two Dropout Prevention through Farm Engagement pilot projects for a three-year period beginning in the 2013-14 school year.
Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to select the two projects from school districts willing to partner with community-based organizations, food banks, and farms or gardens to establish an alternative high school program for at-risk youth.
Specifies that one of the pilot projects be a currently operating program and the second project must create a new program in a different community.
Requires an evaluation and report to the Legislature by December 1, 2015.

From the Engrossed House Bill Report (EHB 1276), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to dropout prevention through engaging youth in farming;

March 8, 2013

Version voted on: EHB 1276

89 Yea 8 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	51	3	0	1
Republican	38	5	0	0

How each member voted

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

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