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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION E2SSB 6552

SB 6552: Student hour and grad reqs

Improving student success by modifying instructional hour and graduation requirements.

Summary

  • Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop curriculum frameworks for a selected list of Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses whose content is considered equivalent to science or mathematics courses that meet high school graduation requirements.
  • Requires school districts to grant academic credit in science or mathematics for CTE courses on the list beginning in the 2015-16 school year.
  • Requires school districts to provide students with the opportunity to access at least one CTE course from the list that is equivalent to mathematics or one that is equivalent to science, but permits districts with fewer than 2,000 students to apply for a waiver from the State Board of Education (SBE).
  • Changes a required increase in Basic Education instructional hours to 1,000 hours for grades 1 through 8 and 1,080 hours for grades 9 through 12, and permits school districts to calculate the hours using a district-wide average across all grades.
  • Requires the increased hours to be implemented in the 2015-16 school year.
  • Allows hours scheduled for noninstructional purposes at the end of the school year for graduating seniors as authorized under current law to be counted as instructional hours.

From the Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill Report (E2SSB 6552), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 217, Laws of 2014
  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 11, 2014
  3. Passed SenateFeb 13, 2014
  4. Passed HouseMar 12, 2014
  5. Partly vetoedApr 3, 2014
  6. LawApr 3, 2014
Prime sponsor
Christine Rolfes (D-23)
Introduced
February 5, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
April 3, 2014
Session law
Chapter 217, Laws of 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6552, SSB 6552, E2SSB 6552

AN ACT Relating to improving student success by modifying instructional hour and graduation requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Christine Rolfes (D-23)

10 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Bruce Dammeier R-25Steve Litzow R-41Senator R-18Rodney Tom D-48Joe Fain R-47Andy Hill R-45Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Mark Mullet D-5Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Annette Cleveland D-49

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 13, 2014
Version voted on: E2SSB 6552
45 Yea 4 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23200
Republican22200
How each member voted
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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 12, 2014
Version voted on: E2SSB 6552
93 Yea 5 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50500
Republican43000
How each member voted

Yea (93)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 13, 2014
Version voted on: E2SSB 6552
45 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat21202
Republican24000
How each member voted

Nay (2)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/12/2014*. (E2SSB 6552)
  2. Chapter 217, 2014 Laws PV. (E2SSB 6552)
  3. Governor partially vetoed. (E2SSB 6552)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (E2SSB 6552)
  5. Speaker signed. (E2SSB 6552)
  6. President signed. (E2SSB 6552)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. (E2SSB 6552)
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments. (E2SSB 6552)
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 6552)
  10. Committee amendment adopted as amended. (E2SSB 6552)
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. (E2SSB 6552)
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (E2SSB 6552)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (E2SSB 6552)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (E2SSB 6552)
  15. APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (E2SSB 6552)
  16. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (E2SSB 6552)
  17. ED - Executive action taken by committee. (E2SSB 6552)
  18. Minority; do not pass. (E2SSB 6552)
  19. ED - Majority; do pass. (E2SSB 6552)
  20. Referred to Appropriations. (E2SSB 6552)
  21. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). (E2SSB 6552)
  22. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. (E2SSB 6552)
  23. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 6552)
  24. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (E2SSB 6552)
  25. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (E2SSB 6552)
  26. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (E2SSB 6552)
  27. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6552)
  28. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (SSB 6552)
  29. 2nd substitute bill substituted.
  30. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  31. Minority; do not pass. (E2SSB 6552)
  32. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (E2SSB 6552)
  33. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (E2SSB 6552)
  34. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6552)
  35. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6552)
  36. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6552)
  37. Minority; do not pass.
  38. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  39. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  40. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6552)
  41. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6552)
  42. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6552)
  43. Referred to Ways & Means.
  44. And refer to Ways & Means.
  45. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  46. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6552 in other sessions

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