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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5537

SB 5537: Compulsory school attendance

Changing compulsory school attendance requirements for children six and seven years of age.

Summary

  • Lowers the minimum age for compulsory school attendance from eight to six years old.
  • Amends truancy provisions to align with this change.
  • Requires parents who intend to have their children receive home-based instruction to file an annual declaration of intent and keep certain records beginning when a child is six instead of eight years old.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5537), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2022
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lisa Wellman (D-41)
Introduced
January 10, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
January 31, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5537, SSB 5537

AN ACT Relating to changing compulsory school attendance requirements for children six and seven years of age;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lisa Wellman (D-41)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Claire Wilson D-30Annette Cleveland D-49Manka Dhingra D-45Patty Kuderer D-48T'wina Nobles D-28

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5537)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5537)
  4. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5537)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5537)
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  10. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5537 in other sessions

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

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