Committee

Washington Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB1079 Supporting remote testing options for students enrolled in online school programs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1167 Directing the statewide career and technical education task force to consider educational opportunities for careers in maritime professions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1285 Making financial education instruction a graduation requirement in public schools. Crossed Over 03/07/2025
HB1296 Promoting a safe and supportive public education system. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB1351 Adjusting age requirements for accessing the early childhood education and assistance program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB1393 Providing public school students with opportunities for cultural expression at commencement ceremonies. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1414 Improving access to career opportunities for students. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB1648 Modifying child care provider qualifications. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1651 Concerning teacher residency and apprenticeship programs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
HB1709 Addressing the care of students with adrenal insufficiency by parent-designated adults. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1796 Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. Crossed Over 03/12/2025
HB1827 Concerning the effective delivery and administration of basic education services to justice-involved students. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
SB5003 Establishing the school security and preparedness infrastructure grant program. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5004 Updating emergency response systems in public schools including panic or alert buttons. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5007 Supporting students who are chronically absent and at risk for not graduating high school. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5008 Supporting the use of assessment, diagnostic, and learning tools in public schools. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5009 Revised for 1st Substitute: Accommodating multiple vehicle types for transporting students. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5012 Concerning the organization of interscholastic athletics. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5025 Concerning educational interpreters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5030 Improving access to educational services by reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative forms of documentation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5080 Making financial education instruction a graduation requirement. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5095 Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5097 Safeguarding competitiveness in girls' interscholastic athletic activities. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5120 Expanding the learning assistance program. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5123 Expanding protections for certain students to promote inclusivity in public schools. Crossed Over 01/13/2025
SB5126 Establishing a statewide network for student mental and behavioral health. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5130 Eliminating child care licensing fees. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5134 Requiring public schools to commemorate the contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5135 Concerning school districts' authority to establish their curriculum. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5136 Protecting the rights of parents and guardians by using students' given names in public schools. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5137 Requiring parental or legal guardian approval before a child participates in comprehensive sexual health education. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5177 Considering the experiences of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups when identifying professional development resources on certain topics. Crossed Over 01/13/2025
SB5179 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Establishing a complaint process to address willful noncompliance with certain state education laws. Crossed Over 01/13/2025
SB5180 Securing the rights of students to have a safe, civil, and respectful learning community. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5181 Amending the parents rights initiative to bring it into alignment with existing law. Crossed Over 01/13/2025
SB5186 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Concerning local funding for school district facilities. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5187 Providing adequate and predictable student transportation. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5189 Supporting the implementation of competency-based education. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5190 Revised for 1st Substitute: Allowing schools and school districts to request extensions to state energy performance standard deadlines for K-12 school buildings. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5192 Concerning school district materials, supplies, and operating costs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB5193 Supporting remote testing options for students enrolled in online school programs. Crossed Over 01/13/2025
SB5210 Establishing the ninth grade success grant program. In Committee 01/13/2025
SB5235 Repealing and reorganizing outdated statutes concerning public schools. Crossed Over 01/14/2025
SB5240 Concerning anaphylaxis medications in schools. Crossed Over 01/14/2025
SB5253 Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
SB5263 Concerning special education funding. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
SB5270 Providing mentors to novice nurses in the beginning educator support team program. In Committee 01/15/2025
SB5271 Requiring school districts of the first class to employ a school nurse. In Committee 01/15/2025
SB5272 Improving school safety by extending penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities and requiring schools to notify the public of such penalties. In Committee 01/15/2025
SB5279 Concerning qualifications for child care providers. In Committee 01/15/2025
SB5307 Concerning special education funding. In Committee 01/16/2025
SB5327 Concerning learning standards and graduation requirements. Crossed Over 01/17/2025
SB5346 Restricting mobile device usage by public school students. In Committee 01/17/2025
SB5352 Increasing student access to free meals served at public schools. In Committee 01/17/2025
SB5358 Concerning career and technical education in sixth grade. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/20/2025
SB5369 Enhancing youth mental health and well-being through advanced training and expansion of the workforce in schools. In Committee 01/20/2025
SB5386 Supporting survivors of sexual assault in public elementary and secondary schools. In Committee 01/21/2025
SB5412 Providing temporary interfund loans for school districts. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/22/2025
SB5416 Increasing affordable child care options by reducing barriers for providers. In Committee 01/22/2025
SB5418 Concerning charter school contracts. Crossed Over 01/22/2025
SB5483 Preserving history and heritage education. In Committee 01/24/2025
SB5500 Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program. In Committee 01/27/2025
SB5517 Determining state allocations for school staff salaries. In Committee 01/27/2025
SB5545 Revised for 1st Substitute: Modifying provisions regarding family home providers overseen and certified by a federal military service. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/28/2025
SB5546 Requiring the installation of solar energy systems on new school buildings. In Committee 01/28/2025
SB5551 Concerning school library information and technology programs. In Committee 01/28/2025
SB5564 Modifying the goals of a basic education. In Committee 01/29/2025
SB5567 Expanding secondary training for careers in natural resources and conservation. In Committee 01/29/2025
SB5570 Supporting public school instruction in tribal sovereignty and federally recognized Indian tribes. Crossed Over 01/29/2025
SB5574 Providing instruction on Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander history in public schools. In Committee 01/29/2025
SB5593 Adjusting enrichment levies and local effort assistance. In Committee 01/30/2025
SB5596 Repealing the interstate teacher mobility compact. In Committee 01/30/2025
SB5637 Promoting student access to information about media literacy and civic education. Crossed Over 02/03/2025
SB5641 Encouraging public school instruction in awareness of blood donation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB5654 Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. In Committee 02/04/2025
SB5655 Concerning child care centers operated in existing buildings. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
SB5670 Creating the fuel tax assistance grant program. In Committee 02/05/2025
SB5693 Concerning teacher residency and apprenticeship programs. In Committee 02/06/2025
SB5724 Improving student access to dual credit programs, including career and technical education dual credit programs. In Committee 02/11/2025
SB5730 Concerning record checks for certain volunteers and contractors who will have access to children or persons with developmental disabilities. In Committee 02/11/2025
SJR8200 Revised for 1st Substitute: Amending the Constitution to modify local funding authority for school district facilities. In Committee 01/13/2025