BILL · 2013–14 SESSION
SB 5646: High school equiv certifs
Concerning high school equivalency certificates.
Summary
- The State Board of Education must adopt rules governing the eligibility of a person between 16 years of age and under 19 years of age to take a test to earn a high school equivalency certificate, instead of the GED. The certificate is now referred to as a high school equivalency certificate instead of a certificate of educational competence.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
- Out of committeeFeb 15, 2013
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
- Introduced
- February 6, 2013 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2014
- Requested by
- Other
- Companion bill
- HB 1686
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to high school equivalency certificates;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
5 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- HIE - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Higher Education.
SB 5646 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5646 (2023–24) Unattended children/vehicle
- SB 5646 (2021–22) Corrections/body scanners
- SB 5646 (2019–20) Affordable housing/sales tax
- SB 5646 (2017–18) Resident'l habilitation ctrs
- SB 5646 (2015–16) SR 99 Alaskan Way viaduct
- SB 5646 (2011–12) Homelessness services access
- SB 5646 (2009–10) Process servers