BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5386: Schools/sexual assault
Supporting survivors of sexual assault in public elementary and secondary schools.
Summary
- Directs the Legislative Youth Advisory Council to lead a collaborative discussion about the requirements for mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect and make certain recommendations by December 1, 2025.
- Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to post staff training materials on trauma-informed, survivor-centered responses to disclosures of sexual abuse, misconduct, and assault including best practices for working with local community experts, and to develop a student and family guide on laws, policies, and procedures related to this topic by November 1, 2026.
- Requires existing school staff training to promote trauma-informed and survivor-centered responses and include bystander intervention training of employee sexual abuse of students, effective August 1, 2027.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5386), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 21, 2025
- Out of committeeFeb 13, 2025
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Tina Orwall (D-33)
- Introduced
- January 21, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 26, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 1817
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to supporting survivors of sexual assault in public elementary and secondary schools;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)
9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; do not pass.
- EDU - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5386 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5386 (2023–24) Document recording fees
- SB 5386 (2021–22) School district elections
- SB 5386 (2019–20) Telemedicine training
- SB 5386 (2017–18) Initiative review
- SB 5386 (2015–16) Gifts to state officers, etc
- SB 5386 (2013–14) Retail carryout bags
- SB 5386 (2011–12) Organ donation work group
- SB 5386 (2009–10) Electronic court recording