BILL · 2013–14 SESSION
SB 6161: K-12 educators/prof. devel.
Requiring state funding to support professional development for K-12 educators.
Summary
- Provides funding to support professional development outside the regular school year. Requires the legislature to appropriate sufficient funds to provide at least two professional development days per year for all state-funded certificated instructional staff, state-funded certificated building-level administrators, and state-funded classified teaching or instructional assistants.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 16, 2014
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Christine Rolfes (D-23)
- Introduced
- January 16, 2014 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 16, 2014
- Companion bill
- HB 2313
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to requiring state funding to support professional development for K-12 educators;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Christine Rolfes (D-23)
15 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6161 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 6161 (2019–20) Ammunition excise tax
- SB 6161 (2017–18) Campaign treasurers training
- SB 6161 (2015–16) Basic ed./caseload forecast
- SB 6161 (2011–12) Tow truck operators/lunch
- SB 6161 (2009–10) Pension systems funding
- SB 6161 (2007–08) K-12 education T.O.