BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5070: Bilingual educators

Concerning bilingual educators.

Summary

Creates annual bonuses for certificated instructional staff with a bilingual education endorsement and paraeducators with an English language learner (ELL) certificate.
Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop Spanish language arts standards by the end of fiscal year 2020.
Allows new teachers without bilingual education or ELL endorsements to be funded by the Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program for up to 24 months if the teacher is enrolled in an endorsement program within six months of transfer or hire.
Extends the K-12 Dual Language Grant Program to July 21, 2026.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5070), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to K-12 dual language and bilingual education;

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

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

SB 5070 (2025–26) Interchange fees on tips · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5070 (2023–24) Nonfatal strangulation · Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2023
SB 5070 (2021–22) Menstrual products/schools · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5070 (2017–18) Paraeducators · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5070 (2015–16) Domestic violence offenders · Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2015
SB 5070 (2013–14) Cigar lounges & tobacconists · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5070 (2011–12) Prevailing wage records · Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2011
SB 5070 (2009–10) Invasive species threats · Did not pass · died in committee