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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5184: K-12 foster care contact

Establishing a building point of contact in all K-12 public schools for students in foster care.

Summary

  • Requires each public school to establish a contact in each elementary, middle, and high school building to coordinate services and resources for students in foster care.
  • Directs existing school district foster care liaisons to train the building points of contact.
  • Tasks the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction with providing best practices for choosing and training building points of contact.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5184), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 95, Laws of 2021
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2021
  2. Out of committeeJan 27, 2021
  3. Passed SenateFeb 3, 2021
  4. Passed HouseApr 5, 2021
  5. GovernorApr 16, 2021
  6. LawApr 16, 2021
Prime sponsor
T'wina Nobles (D-28)
Introduced
January 13, 2021 in the Senate
Last action
April 16, 2021
Session law
Chapter 95, Laws of 2021
Requested by
Other
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing a building point of contact in all K-12 public schools for students in foster care;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: T'wina Nobles (D-28)

17 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Lisa Wellman D-41Andy Billig D-3Senator D-36Steve Conway D-29Senator D-47Manka Dhingra D-45Senator D-46Bob Hasegawa D-11Senator D-22Patty Kuderer D-48Marko Liias D-21Liz Lovelett D-40Joe Nguyen D-34Emily Randall D-26Rebecca Saldaña D-37Jesse Salomon D-32Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 3, 2021
Version voted on: SB 5184
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican20000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed April 5, 2021
Version voted on: SB 5184
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57000
Republican41000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/25/2021.
  2. Chapter 95, 2021 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. ED - Majority; do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Education.
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  16. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  18. EDU - Majority; do pass.
  19. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5184 in other sessions

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