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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1703

HB 1703: School safety planning

Concerning comprehensive school safety planning for public and private K-12 schools.

Summary

  • Requires a comprehensive engineering safety survey of public school buildings used by students, every four years.
  • Requires reports to the Legislature with information related to the surveys and safety upgrades of school buildings, every four years.
  • Specifies that state school construction assistance awards for renovations include the safety upgrades identified in the legislative reports.
  • Requires private and public schools to meet new safe school plans requirements, including considering stakeholder input when updating plans, requiring an annual earthquake drill, and reporting conducted safety-related drills to the governing board and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1703), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gerry Pollet (D-46)
Introduced
January 26, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 29, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1703, SHB 1703

AN ACT Relating to comprehensive school safety planning for public and private K-12 schools;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gerry Pollet (D-46)

9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Noel Frame D-36Laurie Dolan D-22Brian Blake D-19Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Mike Chapman D-24Roger Goodman D-45Cindy Ryu D-32Gael Tarleton D-36Derek Stanford D-1

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Capital Budget. (SHB 1703)
  2. Referred to Capital Budget.
  3. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1703)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1703)
  5. Minority; without recommendation.
  6. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1703 in other sessions

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

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