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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1452

HB 1452: Student performnce/3rd grade

Establishing accountability for student performance in third grade.

Summary

  • Requires school districts to provide specified educational options for any student who did not meet the state standard on the third grade English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the previous year, beginning in 2013-14.
  • Requires that students who score Below Basic on the third grade ELA assessment may not be promoted to fourth grade, unless they are exempt.
  • Provides for certain students to be exempt from the promotion standard, including if the parent or guardian does not concur with retaining the student in third grade.
  • Provides that the promotion standard takes effect in the school year when the first cohort of third grade students has had an opportunity to enroll in state-funded all-day kindergarten and reduced kindergarten through third grade class sizes.
  • Requires school districts to provide certain services and support before seeking the concurrence of a parent to retain a student in third grade.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1452), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Cathy Dahlquist (R-31)
Introduced
January 28, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 5237
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1452, SHB 1452

AN ACT Relating to establishing accountability for student performance in third grade;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Cathy Dahlquist (R-31)

6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Chad Magendanz R-5Jan Angel R-26Vincent Buys R-42Susan Fagan R-9Liz Pike R-18Norma Smith R-10

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1452)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1452)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1452)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1452)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1452)
  9. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1452)
  10. Referred to Appropriations.
  11. Minority; do not pass.
  12. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1452 in other sessions

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