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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5291: 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

  • Establishes a three-year pilot project to create learning labs in up to ten public middle and junior high schools strategically placed within the state.
  • Defines learning labs as a program that provides additional academic support to students beyond the the traditional school day.
  • Tasks the Department of Commerce (Commerce) with administering and an academic support entity with implementing the pilot project.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5291), 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 Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kirk Pearson (R-39)
Introduced
January 19, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
HB 1412
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: Kirk Pearson (R-39)

10 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

John McCoy D-38Judy Warnick R-13Steve Hobbs D-44Joe Fain R-47Bob Hasegawa D-11Guy Palumbo D-1Lisa Wellman D-41Senator D-22Patty Kuderer D-48Steve Conway D-29

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 Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5291 in other sessions

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

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