BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2697: Weighted GPA for high school

Concerning a weighted grade point average for purposes of the standardized high school transcript.

Summary

  • Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a common method for assigning additional weight to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses on the standardized high school transcript .
  • Requires school districts to use the common method beginning in 2014-15 for purposes of calculating a student's grade point average.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2697), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2014
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)
Introduced
January 27, 2014 in the House
Last action
February 18, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to a weighted grade point average for purposes of the standardized high school transcript;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  5. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2697 in other sessions

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