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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2695: School libraries and IT

Concerning student access to school libraries and information technology.

Summary

  • Splits the per annual average full-time equivalent student allocation for "other supplies and library materials" into two categories, to create a "library materials" category within the materials, supplies, and operating costs prototypical school funding formula.
  • Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to examine student access to school library information and technology resources and the associated impacts to student success, and report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction by December 1, 2019.
  • Requires, subject to the appropriation of specific funds, the OSPI to create a School Library Information and Technology Office within the OSPI, and establishes duties for that office.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2695), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49)
Introduced
January 12, 2018 in the House
Last action
January 31, 2018
Companion bill
SB 6460
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to supporting student achievement through public school libraries;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49)

16 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Paul Harris R-17Steve Bergquist D-11Bob McCaslin R-4Tana Senn D-41Dick Muri R-28John Lovick D-44Drew Stokesbary R-31Laurie Dolan D-22Norm Johnson R-14Mark Hargrove R-47Laurie Jinkins D-27Beth Doglio D-22Joan McBride D-48Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Derek Stanford D-1Morgan Irwin R-31

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations.
  2. ED - Majority; do pass.
  3. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2695 in other sessions

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

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