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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1412: Academic support

Creating a pilot project to provide middle and junior high school students strategic and intentional academic support beyond the traditional school day.

Summary

  • Creates a three-year pilot project, administered by the Department of Commerce (Department), to establish learning labs in up to 10 public middle or junior high schools located throughout the state.
  • Defines "learning lab" as a program that provides additional academic support to public middle or junior high school students beyond the traditional school day.
  • Requires the Department to submit a report to the Governor, the appropriate committees of the Legislature and the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding the pilot project and whether it should be continued, expanded, or discontinued.
  • Appropriates $1.8 million to the Department for the administration and operation of the learning labs in fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020.

From the House Bill Analysis 2017 (HB 1412), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Sells (D-38)
Introduced
January 19, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
SB 5291
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to creating a pilot project to provide middle and junior high school students strategic and intentional academic support beyond the traditional school day to promote accountability and responsibility and to ensure high school readiness;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Sells (D-38)

31 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 14 Republicans)

Melanie Stambaugh R-25Bob McCaslin R-4John Koster R-39Brian Blake D-19Dick Muri R-28Steve Kirby D-29Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Dave Hayes R-10Larry Springer D-45Joan McBride D-48Mia Gregerson D-33John Lovick D-44Larry Haler R-8Mark Harmsworth R-44Luanne Van Werven R-42Steve Bergquist D-11Tom Dent R-13Strom Peterson D-21Brad Klippert R-8Mary Dye R-9Roger Goodman D-45Jeff Holy R-6Ruth Kagi D-32Mike Volz R-6Mark Hargrove R-47Gerry Pollet D-46Eric Pettigrew D-37Sherry Appleton D-23Vandana Slatter D-48Shelley Kloba D-1Laurie Dolan D-22

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1412 in other sessions

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