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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 2449

HB 2449: Truancy reduction

Providing court-based and school-based intervention and prevention efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy.

Summary

  • Makes a variety of changes to practices and requirements related to school attendance and truancy, including:
  • requiring schools to regularly provide information about the benefits of regular attendance, school expectations, resource availability, school responsibilities, and consequences of truancy;
  • putting in place a coordinated school response to excused absences in elementary school;
  • requiring, by the 2017-18 school year, that juvenile courts and school districts enter into memoranda of understanding (MOU) regarding a coordinated approach to address truancy which, for most districts, will include a community truancy board (CTB) and, for smaller districts, may include a CTB or other coordinated means of intervention;
  • redefining CTBs and providing, subject to funding, grants to CTBs for training and services;
  • specifying that a priority focus of the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) shall be on students with excessive absenteeism and truancy, and providing that up to 2 percent of a district's LAP allocation may be used to fund efforts to address this issue;

From the Second Substitute House Bill Report (2SHB 2449), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 205, Laws of 2016
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2016
  3. Passed HouseFeb 12, 2016
  4. Passed SenateMar 3, 2016
  5. Partly vetoedApr 1, 2016
  6. LawApr 1, 2016
Prime sponsor
Tina Orwall (D-33)
Introduced
January 13, 2016 in the House
Last action
April 1, 2016
Session law
Chapter 205, Laws of 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2449, SHB 2449, 2SHB 2449

AN ACT Relating to court-based and school-based intervention and prevention efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)

19 co-sponsors (18 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Chad Magendanz R-5Ruth Kagi D-32Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Tana Senn D-41Strom Peterson D-21Sherry Appleton D-23Luis Moscoso D-1Roger Goodman D-45Laurie Jinkins D-27Brady Walkinshaw D-43Derek Stanford D-1Judy Clibborn D-41Mike Sells D-38Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Chris Kilduff D-28Cindy Ryu D-32Steve Bergquist D-11Gerry Pollet D-46Senator D-22

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2016
Version voted on: 2SHB 2449
86 Yea 10 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican361001
How each member voted

Yea (86)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 3, 2016
Version voted on: 2SHB 2449
46 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22101
Republican24100
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 9, 2016
Version voted on: 2SHB 2449
47 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24000
Republican23200
How each member voted

Nay (2)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 10, 2016
Version voted on: 2SHB 2449
94 Yea 4 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican44400
How each member voted

Yea (94)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/9/2016. (2SHB 2449)
  2. Chapter 205, 2016 Laws PV. (2SHB 2449)
  3. Governor partially vetoed. (2SHB 2449)
  4. Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. (2SHB 2449)
  5. House concurred in Senate amendments. (2SHB 2449)
  6. Speaker signed. (2SHB 2449)
  7. Delivered to Governor. (2SHB 2449)
  8. President signed. (2SHB 2449)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. (2SHB 2449)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (2SHB 2449)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (2SHB 2449)
  12. Returned to second reading for amendment. (2SHB 2449)
  13. Rules suspended. (2SHB 2449)
  14. Senate receded from amendments. (2SHB 2449)
  15. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments. (2SHB 2449)
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. (2SHB 2449)
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (2SHB 2449)
  18. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments. (2SHB 2449)
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (2SHB 2449)
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SHB 2449)
  21. HSMH - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (2SHB 2449)
  22. First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. (2SHB 2449)
  23. Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. (2SHB 2449)
  24. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (2SHB 2449)
  25. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (2SHB 2449)
  26. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (SHB 2449)
  27. 2nd substitute bill substituted.
  28. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (2SHB 2449)
  29. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2449)
  30. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  31. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (2SHB 2449)
  32. Minority; without recommendation. (2SHB 2449)
  33. Minority; do not pass. (2SHB 2449)
  34. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SHB 2449)
  35. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2449)
  36. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2449)
  37. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2449)
  38. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2449)
  39. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  40. Minority; without recommendation.
  41. Minority; do not pass.
  42. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  43. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2449)
  44. Referred to Appropriations.
  45. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2449)
  46. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  47. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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