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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2968: Kindergarten, K-3 class size

Financing public school facilities necessary to support state-funded all-day kindergarten and class size reduction in kindergarten through third grade.

Summary

  • Declares legislative intent to provide $1 billion in fiscal years 2016-2025 to help finance school facilities that support state-funded, all-day kindergarten and kindergarten through third grade class size reduction by appropriating half of the 1 percent of general state revenues transferred annually to the Budget Stabilization Account to the Education Construction Fund.
  • Appropriates $186.6 million from the Budget Stabilization Account to the Education Construction Fund during the 2015-17 biennium.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2968), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2016
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Tharinger (D-24)
Introduced
February 3, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to financing public school facilities necessary to support state-funded all-day kindergarten and class size reduction in kindergarten through third grade;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Tharinger (D-24)

25 co-sponsors (22 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Richard DeBolt R-20Derek Stanford D-1Norma Smith R-10Hans Dunshee D-44Ruth Kagi D-32Jessyn Farrell D-46Kristine Lytton D-40Tana Senn D-41June Robinson D-38Timm Ormsby D-3Brady Walkinshaw D-43Zack Hudgins D-11Noel Frame D-36Cindy Ryu D-32Mia Gregerson D-33Marcus Riccelli D-3Chris Reykdal D-22Chad Magendanz R-5Steve Bergquist D-11Chris Kilduff D-28Mike Sells D-38Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Jake Fey D-27Laurie Jinkins D-27Joe Fitzgibbon D-34

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Placed on second reading.
  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  5. CB - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2968 in other sessions

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