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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1915

HB 1915: Financial education

Making financial education instruction a graduation prerequisite and a required component of public education.

Summary

  • Directs school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools to provide high school students with access to one-half credit of financial education instruction by the 2027-28 school year.
  • Requires, beginning with the class of 2031, each student graduating from a public high school to earn one-half credit of financial education instruction.
  • Directs the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership to review specified financial education information submitted by school districts and create a statewide implementation plan for the financial education credit provision and graduation requirements by September 30, 2026.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1915), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2024
  2. Out of committeeFeb 1, 2024
  3. Passed HouseFeb 8, 2024
  4. Passed SenateFeb 29, 2024
  5. Governorstopped here
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Skyler Rude (R-16)
Introduced
January 8, 2024 in the House
Last action
March 7, 2024
Companion bill
SB 5819
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1915, SHB 1915

AN ACT Relating to making financial education instruction a graduation prerequisite and a required component of public education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Skyler Rude (R-16)

54 co-sponsors (33 Democrats, 21 Republicans)

Monica Jurado Stonier D-49April Connors R-8Marcus Riccelli D-3Travis Couture R-35Tana Senn D-41Joel McEntire R-19Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Mike Steele R-12Steve Bergquist D-11Paul Harris R-17Amy Walen D-48Stephanie McClintock R-18Carolyn Eslick R-39Greg Cheney R-18My-Linh Thai D-41Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Dan Bronoske D-28Mari Leavitt D-28Chris Corry R-14Steve Tharinger D-24Sam Low R-39Cindy Ryu D-32Leonard Christian R-4Vandana Slatter D-48Suzanne Schmidt R-4Alex Ramel D-40Andrew Barkis R-2Bill Ramos D-5Julio Cortes D-38Melanie Morgan D-29Julia Reed D-36Jenny Graham R-6Timm Ormsby D-3Stephanie Barnard R-8Cyndy Jacobsen R-25Jake Fey D-27Joe Timmons D-42Lisa Callan D-5Alicia Rule D-42Chipalo Street D-37Frank Chopp D-43Beth Doglio D-22Bryan Sandlin R-15Roger Goodman D-45Michelle Valdez R-26April Berg D-44Eric Robertson R-31Sharon Wylie D-49Spencer Hutchins R-26Kristine Reeves D-30Debra Lekanoff D-40Clyde Shavers D-10Lauren Davis D-32Dan Griffey R-35

Votes

House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 8, 2024
Version voted on: SHB 1915
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58000
Republican39001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed February 29, 2024
Version voted on: SHB 1915
47 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat28001
Republican19100
How each member voted

Nay (1)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 1915)
  2. House adheres to its position. (SHB 1915)
  3. Senate insists on its position and asks House to concur. (SHB 1915)
  4. Conference committee appointed. Representatives Rude, Santos, Stonier. (SHB 1915)
  5. House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments. Asks Senate for Conference thereon. (SHB 1915)
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 1915)
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1915)
  8. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (SHB 1915)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1915)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1915)
  11. EDU - Majority; do pass. (SHB 1915)
  12. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. (SHB 1915)
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 1915)
  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1915)
  15. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1915)
  16. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1915)
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  19. Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1915)
  20. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1915)
  21. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  22. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  23. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1915)
  24. Referred to Appropriations.
  25. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1915)
  26. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  27. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  28. First reading, referred to Education.
  29. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1915 in other sessions

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