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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1303

HB 1303: Educational interpreters

Concerning educational interpreters.

Summary

  • Allows educational interpreters who have not successfully achieved the applicable performance standard required by the Professional Educator Standards Board to provide or continue providing interpreter services to students for delineated periods of time if certain requirements are met.
  • Modifies provisions governing the inapplicability of the educational interpreter performance standards to other sign systems or languages.
  • Establishes definitions for "interpretation" and "transliteration" in provisions governing educational interpreters.
  • Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, by December 1, 2017, to submit a report to the education committees of the Legislature regarding costs, associated timelines, and the feasibility of conducting or contracting for a peer review of the Educational Signed Skills Evaluation.
  • Includes an emergency clause making all provisions effective immediately.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1303), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 13, 2017
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Melanie Stambaugh (R-25)
Introduced
January 16, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
SB 5142
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1303, SHB 1303

AN ACT Relating to educational interpreters;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Melanie Stambaugh (R-25)

6 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Steve Bergquist D-11Drew Stokesbary R-31Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Dick Muri R-28Representative R-26Tana Senn D-41

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1303)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1303)
  3. Referred to Education. (SHB 1303)
  4. Referred to Education.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1303)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1303)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1303)
  12. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  13. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 1303)
  14. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1303)
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1303)
  18. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  19. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1303)
  20. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1303 in other sessions

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