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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 6244

SB 6244: Educational opportunity gap

Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap.

Summary

  • Requires phased-in collection and reporting of student data disaggregated by sub-racial and sub-ethnic categories.
  • Provides start-up grants to schools with large populations of low-income students that want to offer nutrition during the school day.
  • Makes a number of changes to student discipline law, including prohibiting certain types of suspensions and expulsions and requiring policies and procedures.
  • Requires posting of racial and ethnic data related to teachers and their average length of service.
  • Requires development of cultural competence training for all school staff and encourages this training for certain schools.
  • Mandates teachers assigned to the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program to have a bilingual education or English language learner endorsement.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6244), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2016
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Litzow (R-41)
Introduced
January 13, 2016 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6244, SSB 6244, 2SSB 6244

AN ACT Relating to implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Litzow (R-41)

6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Joe Fain R-47Bruce Dammeier R-25Senator R-18Senator R-2Andy Hill R-45Barbara Bailey R-10

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 6244)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 6244)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 6244)
  5. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6244)
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SSB 6244)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (2SSB 6244)
  9. Minority; without recommendation. (2SSB 6244)
  10. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 6244)
  11. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6244)
  12. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6244)
  13. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6244)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6244)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. Minority; without recommendation.
  18. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6244)
  20. Referred to Ways & Means.
  21. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6244)
  22. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6244)
  23. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6244)
  24. Minority; without recommendation.
  25. And refer to Ways & Means.
  26. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  27. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6244 in other sessions

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

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