Creating the civic learning public-private partnership.
Summary
Establishes a 19-member Civic Learning Public-Private Partnership (Partnership) consisting of legislators and non-legislators to ensure that students in kindergarten through grade 12 ( K-12) schools and expanded learning opportunities are equipped with the knowledge and skills to engage effectively in government.
Establishes duties for the Partnership, including selecting and establishing six demonstration civic learning partnerships with school districts and local communities to assess and implement in-depth civic learning in K-12.
Establishes a nonappropriated account in the custody of the State Treasurer for the Partnership and its work, and allows the Superintendent of Public Instruction to authorize expenditures from the account, but only at the direction of the Partnership.
From the Second Substitute House Bill Analysis 2017 (2SSB 5236), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House