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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6439

SB 6439: Harassment, bullying/schools

Concerning preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.

Summary

  • Expands the definition of harassment, intimidation, or bullying (HIB) of a student to include acts that emotionally harm a student.
  • Requires Educational Service Districts to develop and offer annual training for the school districts' primary contacts on the HIB policies and requires the primacy contact from each school district to attend at least one such training class once it is available.
  • Directs the Washington State School Directors' Association to update the model policy on prohibiting the HIB conducted through electronic means, or cyberbullying, by January 1, 2015, and requires school districts to update their policies by August 1, 2015.
  • Requires the most up-to-date model policy on cyberbullying to be made available in all school districts' student handbooks.

From the Substitute House Bill Analysis 2014 (SSB 6439), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2014
  3. Passed SenateFeb 14, 2014
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
January 24, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
March 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6439, SSB 6439

AN ACT Relating to preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

11 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Steve Litzow R-41Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Andy Billig D-3Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Karen Keiser D-33Jamie Pedersen D-43Mark Mullet D-5Christine Rolfes D-23Annette Cleveland D-49Karen Fraser D-22Senator D-46

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2014
Version voted on: SSB 6439
45 Yea 1 Nay 1 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican20112
How each member voted

Nay (1)

Absent (1)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 6439)
  2. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). (SSB 6439)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 1; absent, 1; excused, 2. (SSB 6439)
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 6439)
  5. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 6439)
  6. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6439)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6439)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6439)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6439 in other sessions

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