BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1611: Highly capable students

Advancing equity in programs for highly capable students.

Summary

Establishes new requirements for the identification of students who may be eligible for highly capable services, including conducting universal screenings once in or before second grade and again in or before sixth grade.
Modifies related data reporting requirements for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1611), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to advancing equity in programs for highly capable students;

Passed February 9, 2022

Version voted on: HB 1611

96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	57	0	0	0
Republican	39	0	0	2

How each member voted

Mar 10, 2022By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 24, 2022Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 23, 2022EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
Feb 11, 2022First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
Feb 9, 2022Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Feb 9, 2022Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 7, 2022Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 1, 2022Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Jan 28, 2022ED - Executive action taken by committee.
Jan 28, 2022ED - Majority; do pass.
Jan 10, 2022First reading, referred to Education.
Dec 7, 2021Prefiled for introduction.

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

HB 1611 (2025–26) Unmanned aircrafts/foreign · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1611 (2023–24) Local government permitting · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1611 (2019–20) Cultivation of shellfish · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1611 (2017–18) Oil transportation safety · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1611 (2015–16) Industrial insurance · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1611 (2013–14) Tow truck operators/breaks · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1611 (2011–12) Early learning/child care · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1611 (2009–10) U of W health sci library · Did not pass · died in committee