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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1644: Teacher shortage

Providing responsive, needs-based training opportunities for addressing the teacher shortage through improved teacher recruitment, teacher selection, and teacher onboarding and induction.

Summary

  • Requires the professional educator standards board to design, administer, and deliver a training program that will develop the capabilities of public school and school district staff who are responsible for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new teachers.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1644), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)
Introduced
January 25, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to providing responsive, needs-based training opportunities for addressing the teacher shortage through improved teacher recruitment, teacher selection, and teacher onboarding and induction;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Tana Senn D-41John Lovick D-44Jake Fey D-27Steve Bergquist D-11Gerry Pollet D-46

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 1644 in other sessions

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