WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1089: Certificates of achievement

Concerning certificates of academic and individual achievement.

Summary

  • Decouples graduation requirements from statewide high school assessments by discontinuing the Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA), the earning of which is currently required as proof that a student has successfully met standard on statewide assessments required for graduation.
  • Discontinues the Certificate of Individual Achievement (CIA) for students requiring special education who are not appropriately assessed by the state assessment system.
  • Makes numerous changes related to the discontinuation of the CAA and the CIA, including eliminating alternative assessments for students who have not met standard on statewide assessments.
  • Preserves provisions requiring the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education to maintain and continue to develop and revise a statewide assessment system for students in the content areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and science, but removes provisions governing high school science assessments.
  • Applies to the graduating class of 2015 and subsequent graduating classes.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1089), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 22, 2019
  3. Passed HouseMar 4, 2019
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Drew MacEwen (R-35)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 21, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to certificates of academic and individual achievement;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Drew MacEwen (R-35)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Mike Volz R-6Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 4, 2019
Version voted on: HB 1089
84 Yea 13 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56001
Republican281300
How each member voted

Yea (84)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. House Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. ED - Majority; do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Education.
  12. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1089 in other sessions

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