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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1791

HB 1791: Prof. educator reprimands

Concerning reprimands for professional educators.

Summary

  • Requires the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) to adopt rules providing for reviewing and vacating reprimands issued to certificated professional educators.
  • Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to make reasonable efforts to contact certificated professional educators who were issued a reprimand during a specified time period and whose reprimand is eligible for vacating under the PESB rules.
  • Requires the SPI to report to the Legislature, by July 1, 2025, with an update on the progress made towards contacting certificated professional educators and on the number of certificated professional educators who had a reprimand vacated under the PESB rules.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1791), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2022
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2022
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Paul Harris (R-17)
Introduced
January 10, 2022 in the House
Last action
February 22, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1791, SHB 1791

AN ACT Relating to reprimands for professional educators;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paul Harris (R-17)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1791)
  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1791)
  4. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1791)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1791)
  8. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1791)
  9. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. First reading, referred to Education.
  13. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1791 in other sessions

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