BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
HB 1900: Schools/discrimination, etc.
Improving school districts' responses to complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying.
Summary
- Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to update, and publicly post, model student handbook language to include information about policies and complaint procedures related to discrimination, including sexual harassment, and information about policies and complaint procedures related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying, as well as the overlap between the policies and complaint procedures.
- Requires that each school district to include the model student handbook language in any student, parent, employee, and volunteer handbook.
- Codifies an administrative rule requiring each school district and charter school to designate one person in the school district as the primary contact regarding compliance with state laws prohibiting discrimination in public schools.
From the House Bill Analysis 2022 (HB 1900), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 11, 2022
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Tana Senn (D-41)
- Introduced
- January 11, 2022 in the House
- Last action
- January 11, 2022
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to improving school districts' responses to complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Tana Senn (D-41)
10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Education.
HB 1900 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1900 (2025–26) Financial fraud protections
- HB 1900 (2023–24) Recycling rates
- HB 1900 (2019–20) Federal funding/family serv.
- HB 1900 (2017–18) Hunter education training
- HB 1900 (2015–16) School counselor, etc.
- HB 1900 (2013–14) Students/caseload forecasts
- HB 1900 (2011–12) Continuing ed for engineers
- HB 1900 (2009–10) Vehicle owner information