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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1914

HB 1914: Special education services

Improving the education of students with varying abilities by enhancing special education services.

Summary

  • Requires school districts to provide specified information to parents with special education services correspondence and materials.
  • Directs school districts to make a report about the quantity and method of special education services delivered to a student during the prior quarter available to the student's parent upon request.
  • Directs, subject to appropriation, educational service districts to employ or contract for certain professional services to assist school districts.
  • Establishes special education due process hearing requirements.
  • Modifies special education ombuds requirements.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1914), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2024
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Travis Couture (R-35)
Introduced
January 8, 2024 in the House
Last action
January 22, 2024
Versions
HB 1914, SHB 1914

AN ACT Relating to improving the education of students with varying abilities by enhancing special education services;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Travis Couture (R-35)

18 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 16 Republicans)

Stephanie McClintock R-18Suzanne Schmidt R-4Kevin Waters R-17Andrew Barkis R-2Skyler Rude R-16Mark Klicker R-16Kelly Chambers R-25Carolyn Eslick R-39Julia Reed D-36Jenny Graham R-6Cyndy Jacobsen R-25Greg Cheney R-18Bryan Sandlin R-15Michelle Valdez R-26Spencer Hutchins R-26Chris Corry R-14Gerry Pollet D-46Dan Griffey R-35

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1914)
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1914)
  4. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1914)
  5. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. Minority; without recommendation.
  7. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to Education.
  9. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1914 in other sessions

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

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