WA People
BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1544: Ag., food, nat. resource ed.

Concerning agriculture, food, and natural resource education.

Summary

  • Reconstitutes the vocational agriculture education service area program of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) as a program in the agriculture, food, and natural resource career cluster area (agriculture education program).
  • Establishes duties, funding, and staffing requirements for the agriculture education program.
  • Requires the OSPI to provide every student enrolled in an approved agriculture, food, and natural resource education course with membership to the corresponding career and technical student organizations (CTSOs).
  • Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Board of Directors of the Washington FFA Association, to adopt and periodically implement rules to implement the agriculture education program and the student CTSO membership provisions.

From the House Bill Analysis 2022 (HB 1544), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brad Klippert (R-8)
Introduced
February 18, 2021 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2022

AN ACT Relating to supporting effective agriculture, food, and natural resource education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brad Klippert (R-8)

4 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 3 Republicans)

Mike Steele R-12Jeremie Dufault R-15Jesse Johnson D-30Tom Dent R-13

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1544 in other sessions

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