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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2395

HB 2395: Biliteracy seal/HS students

Establishing a state seal of biliteracy for high school students.

Summary

  • Establishes the State of Washington Seal of Biliteracy (Seal) to recognize public high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more world languages in addition to English.
  • Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt rules to establish criteria for awarding the Seal.
  • Allows the standardized high school transcript to include a notation of whether the student has earned the Seal.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2395), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 11, 2014
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Luis Moscoso (D-1)
Introduced
January 16, 2014 in the House
Last action
February 11, 2014
Companion bill
SB 6424
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2395, SHB 2395

AN ACT Relating to establishing a state seal of biliteracy for high school students;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Luis Moscoso (D-1)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Maureen Walsh R-16Cindy Ryu D-32Monica Jurado Stonier D-17Chris Reykdal D-22Mia Gregerson D-33Roger Freeman D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2395)
  2. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2395)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2395)
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.
  8. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  9. APPE - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2395 in other sessions

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

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