Legislator

State Senator
Mona Das
(D) - Washington
Washington Senate District 47
Out of Office
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Vote Record By Category
Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
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Programs | 100 |
12
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Equity Policy | 100 |
9
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Health equity | 100 |
6
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Curriculum | 100 |
5
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Racial Equity | 100 |
4
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Parental Rights | 100 |
3
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Gender Equity | 100 |
3
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Safety Policy | 100 |
1
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All Bills | 100 |
25
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Rated Bill Votes
Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
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HB1085 | Promoting a safe learning environment for students with seizure disorders. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 04/03/2021 | 1 | Yea | Recognizing need to reasonable accommodations for student health conditions and sensitivities |
HB1153 | Increasing language access in public schools. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 03/02/2022 | 1 | Yea | Collect data, set policy, requires establishment of credentialing requirements for spoken and sign language interpreters working in public schools to interpret for students' families. |
HB1208 | Modifying the learning assistance program. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 04/09/2021 | 1 | Yea | Expands to 9th ad 10th grade, expands funding, requires reporting on program and practices |
HB1225 | Concerning school-based health centers. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 04/07/2021 | 1 | Yea | The health care needs among children and youth are significant. School based health centers are a growing way to support these needs. School based health centers struggle to get off the ground due to a lack of local funding. This bill represents an opportunity to close this gap by supporting local decisions to open centers. |
HB1273 | Concerning menstrual products in schools. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 04/10/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
HB1295 | Providing public education to youth in or released from institutional education facilities. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 04/03/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
HB1356 | Prohibiting the inappropriate use of Native American names, symbols, or images as public school mascots, logos, or team names. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 04/06/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
HB1365 | Procuring and supporting appropriate computers and devices for public school students and instructional staff. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 04/22/2021 | 1 | Yea | Broadband |
HB1426 | Specifying minimum continuing education requirements for administrator and teacher certificate renewals that focus on equity-based school and classroom practices. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 04/05/2021 | 1 | Yea | Continuing education required for teacher and administrator certificate renewal must include equity training. |
HB1664 | Concerning prototypical school formulas for physical, social, and emotional support in schools. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 03/03/2022 | 1 | Yea | |
HB1751 | Concerning hazing prevention and reduction at institutions of higher education. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 03/03/2022 | 1 | Yea | Higher Education - good model for K-12 |
SB5030 | Developing comprehensive school counseling programs. | Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House | 04/14/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
SB5044 | Concerning professional learning, equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system. | Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House | 04/20/2021 | 1 | Yea | Intentional misinformation generated about this bill related to critical race theory. |
SB5249 | Supporting mastery-based learning. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/03/2021 | 1 | Yea | Providing student and parent choice within the public school system |
SB5299 | Allowing the use of computer science credits for the purpose of graduation requirements. | Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House | 04/15/2021 | 1 | Yea | STEM related |
SB5376 | Promoting awareness of the governor's office of the education ombuds. | Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House | 03/07/2022 | 1 | Yea | Increases transparency and easy of obtaining information for families who speak Spanish and other languages |
SB5553 | Providing data regarding early STEM metrics in the STEM education report card. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 02/08/2022 | 1 | Yea | STEM related |
SB5657 | Concerning computer science instruction in state long-term juvenile institutions. | Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House | 03/07/2022 | 1 | Yea | STEM related |
SB5878 | Clarifying visual and performing arts instruction. | Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House | 03/07/2022 | 1 | Yea | Art - Adds visual and performing arts to the statutory list of subjects included in the common school curriculum. Requires Washington schools to offer regular instruction in at least one visual art or one performing art throughout the academic school year,. Requires arts instruction to be performed by qualified specialists who shall be consulted when determining course offerings. |
Rated Sponored Bills
Bill | Bill Name | Rating | Comments |
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SB5044 | Concerning professional learning, equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system. | 1 | Intentional misinformation generated about this bill related to critical race theory. |
SB5249 | Supporting mastery-based learning. | 1 | Providing student and parent choice within the public school system |
SB5376 | Promoting awareness of the governor's office of the education ombuds. | 1 | Increases transparency and easy of obtaining information for families who speak Spanish and other languages |
SB5553 | Providing data regarding early STEM metrics in the STEM education report card. | 1 | STEM related |
SB5595 | Concerning prototypical school formulas for physical, social, and emotional support in schools. | 1 | |
SR8661 | Remembering the surviving children of Indian Boarding Schools. | 1 |