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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5369

SB 5369: Youth mental health/schools

Enhancing youth mental health and well-being through advanced training and expansion of the workforce in schools.

Summary

  • Amends the statutory definition of school social worker.
  • Grants authority for educational service districts to coordinate with local mental health agencies and universities to arrange for in-school placements of licensed social worker associates and masters of social work candidates.
  • Adds social worker allocations for high poverty schools in the amount of 0.060 per school type to the prototypical school model.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5369), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tina Orwall (D-33)
Introduced
January 20, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
HB 1663
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5369, SSB 5369

AN ACT Relating to enhancing youth mental health and well-being through advanced training and expansion of the workforce in schools;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Deborah Krishnadasan D-26Marko Liias D-21T'wina Nobles D-28Javier Valdez D-46Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5369)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. On motion, referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5369)
  4. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
  5. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5369)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5369)
  7. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5369)
  8. Minority; without recommendation.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5369 in other sessions

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

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