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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 2823

HB 2823: School violence reports

Creating a program to provide students and the community with the means to report anonymously concerning unsafe or violent activities, or the threat of these activities.

Summary

  • Establishes the Students Protecting Students Program (Program) within the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to provide students and the community statewide with the means to relay information anonymously concerning unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent or criminal activities, or the threat of these activities.
  • Provides that the Program must establish methods of anonymous reporting via telephone, text, and electronic mail that comply with federal privacy laws.
  • Requires that information received be promptly forwarded to the appropriate law enforcement or public safety agency or school officials.
  • Requires the OSPI to contract with an organization or call center, with the ability to receive reports 24 hours per day, seven days per week, to provide the Program.
  • Provides that personally identifiable information (PII) created or obtained through the Program is confidential, and knowing disclosure of PII by an employee of the Program is a misdemeanor offense.
  • Allows the Program to release PII to a school district or law enforcement official when an affidavit is received asserting that there is probable cause the reporting party knowingly filed a fraudulent report.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2823), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2016
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kevin Parker (R-6)
Introduced
January 21, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2823, SHB 2823, 2SHB 2823

AN ACT Relating to creating a program to provide students and the community with the means to report anonymously concerning unsafe or violent activities, or the threat of these activities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kevin Parker (R-6)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Marcus Riccelli D-3Matt Manweller R-13Steve Bergquist D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SHB 2823)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2823)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. House Rules "X" file. (2SHB 2823)
  5. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 2823)
  6. House Rules "X" file.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (2SHB 2823)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2823)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (2SHB 2823)
  11. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SHB 2823)
  12. Minority; do not pass. (2SHB 2823)
  13. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2823)
  14. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2823)
  15. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2823)
  16. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  17. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. Minority; do not pass.
  19. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2823)
  20. Referred to Appropriations.
  21. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2823)
  22. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2823)
  23. Minority; without recommendation.
  24. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  25. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2823 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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