5987 transportation gas tax bill NO
X FILE
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Resolutions
Education
House Bills
1001 Time education budget must be passed and separate from regular budget YES
1003 plan for disaster by schools yes
1001 Time education budget must be passed and separate from regular budget YES
1003 plan for disaster by schools yes
1030 Creating the Washington advance higher education loan program lower interest feds no
1031 Expanding participation in college in the high school programs - start with 10th y
1052 Requiring institutions of higher education to make an early registration process available to spouses and domestic partners of active members of the military. YES
1080 Restoring funding to the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program fund. – should be in the budget bill NO
1081 Expanding participation in the college in the high school programs. – goes to 10th grade nc
1121 Regarding the financial education public-private partnership –more money should be in the budget NO
1142 Modifying school district authority with respect to student parking. NC
1146 Concerning higher education fiscal matters. NO reduce cost of education
1147 Requiring a study of the transition to a three-track or four-track admission system for public institutions of higher education. NO budget issue
1149 Providing for educational data on students from military families. NC
1154 Creating the affordable college for everyone grant contract program. NO no money for this
1164 Creating a competitive equipment assistance grant program to enhance student nutrition in public schools. NC already requires budget before implementation
1236 Eliminating the parent or guardian approval requirement for the college bound scholarship pledge. – no need for permission for abortion and this makes more sense Yes
1238 Concerning affordable tuition planning. – issue cost of education not funds to cover it NO
1240 Concerning restraint or isolation of students, including students with disabilities, in public schools. – designed to avoid abuse NC
1242 Clarifying the prohibition of educational employees from striking or refusing to perform official duties. YES
1243 Providing flexibility for how school districts address truancy of students. – attempt to reduce costs NC
1293 Concerning paraeducators - ? need NC
1295 Concerning breakfast after the bell programs. NC
1303 Creating the degree production incentive program – NO let students decide themselves without pressure to get money by the school
1331 Concerning school library and technology programs. ? NC Money?
1344 Creating the nurse educator pay it forward program. – great idea, need money
1345 Adopting a definition and standards of professional learning. – more rules NC but really no
1363 Eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to graduate from high school. – looks like an improvement NC
1385 Prioritizing state revenue growth for education – referendum to the people so stating YES
1386 Concerning school employee workforce reductions. – retaining teachers per quality of teaching not years on the job YES
1400 Increasing transparency in higher education by requiring budgeting information to be available online. – need to publish their budgets YES
1408 Concerning the development of a definition and model for "family engagement coordinator" and other terms used interchangeably with it. – why need a commission for this – just define it NC
1420 Concerning school siting and school district aid in reducing overall school construction costs. YES
1436 Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection – where is the money coming from NO
1439 Establishing an online alternative credit model at Central Washington University. - ? money
1445 Using computer sciences to satisfy world language college admission requirements. NO No one speaks computer
1482 Requiring an analysis of regional higher education capacity to meet educational attainment goals. No more money
1490 Providing requirements for debt adjusters – prevent fraud NC
1491 Improving quality in the early care and education system. NO indoctrination from the cradle
1495 Enacting the student user privacy in education rights act – protects privacy of students enrolled in online classes YES
1497 Concerning appointments of the board of directors of a school district of the first class having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more – looks like it allows Seattle School District to have board members appointed by the mayor NC
1500 Concerning a study of higher education cost drivers – no the reason is obvious and this wastes money
1511 Requiring Washington's tribal history, culture, and government to be taught in the common schools. – like idea of the teaching, but too many requirements already – prefer local control and the original language of encouragement – things work better when not forced NO
1538 Restoring cost-of-living increases for educational employees. – NO better results for kids actually have raises
1541 Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap, based on the recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee – discipline should be based on behavior not color, allowing charter schools would help, the rest is WEA and a tendency to keep students in remediation in order to qualify for additional funding. NOOOOOO
1542 Providing retirement benefits at earlier ages in the plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system – no you don’t get full retirement at 55 and then while drawing it get rehired NOOOOO
1545 Encouraging the safe practice of public health nurses dispensing certain medications. – STD’s, pill, etc. NOOOOOO
1546 Concerning dual credit opportunities provided by Washington state's public institutions of higher education. - courses must count toward degrees YES
1556 Strengthening the Washington advanced college tuition payment program by setting new requirements on the purchase and use of tuition units. NC
1559 Concerning higher education programs at Washington State University and the University of Washington. – allowing more majors at WSU YES
1562 Requiring posting of allergen information in public schools. – probably needed for safety YES
1570 Creating flexibility for the educator retooling conditional scholarship program. No costs money and not available
1592 Concerning tuition waivers for state and educational employees. NO other occupations need to pay for theirs
1604 Studying an occupational disease exposure reporting requirement for firefighters. NC
1614 Establishing comparable and professional wages for K-12 employees. – NO Supremes paid by the unions
1616 Establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries. – doing find NO
1633 Giving preferences to housing trust fund projects that involve collaboration between local school districts and housing authorities or nonprofit housing providers to help children of low-income families succeed in school. – definitions NC
1640 Authorizing waivers of state requirements for school districts. – says can waive, but then lists what can’t and nothing much is left NO just more rules
1644 Concerning veteran survivor tuition waiver eligibility eligibility – minor change NC
1666 Making the results on the statewide assessments available as norm-referenced results and as student growth percentiles. – not personal NC
1682 Improving educational outcomes for homeless students through increased in-school guidance supports, housing stability, and identification services. - Sounds good, probably worthless NO
1696 Modifying provisions related to tuition setting authority at public institutions of higher education.
– changes could be good or bad
1703 Modifying the high school assessment system by changing the administration of alternative assessments, continuing the requirement for students to demonstrate achievement of state academic standards to earn a high school diploma, and aligning the system with career and college ready graduation requirements - – further dumbing down the system. NO
1705 Concerning basic education for adults at community and technical colleges. - – they think everyone needs degrees – reading and math would do wonders NO
1706 Authorizing waivers of building fees and services and activities fees for certain military service members. YES
1714 Concerning the achievement index rating system. – not much change NC
1737 Addressing the availability of retired teachers as substitutes. – includes them in rehires NC
1743 Concerning the acceptance of additional high school equivalency tests. – yes too much emphasis on college, most people do not need to go
1750 Enacting the sudden cardiac arrest awareness act. - – find one elsewhere we don’t need to reinvent the wheel NO
1760 Providing students with skills that promote mental health and well-being and increase academic performance. – “social emotional learning benchmarks” I think not, stick to math and reading NOOOOO
1767 Adding a minimum grade point average to the state need grant renewal requirement. – this one is lower than the other bill only 2.0 if you can’t keep this you really shouldn’t be in college, let alone on the taxpayer’s dime Qualified Yes as I like the stricter bill better
1770 Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes. – might be helpful or could be. NC
1771 Confirming that the professional educator standards board is an authorized representative of the state educational agencies. . – Why is there a Federal standard for educators? Major question not addressed by this bill, just conforming
1783 Expanding dual language and bilingual instruction for early learners through secondary students. – education has enough money problems NO
1785 Eliminating the certificate of academic achievement as a requirement for high school graduation. – hope it isn’t another dumbing down. The consummating project would be my choice to get rid of NC
1790 Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting – can’t forbid them to prescribe contraceptives, or the pill? NO
1794 Concerning early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. – drops age from birth to 6 to birth to 3. ? NC
1795 Concerning school-community learning assistance program action plans. – need to report to the state? Why afraid Christians will help.
1805 Changing the definition of "school day." – keeps kids from wasting time on buses YES
1810 Making ample provisions to support higher education – the court orders more for K-12 and they want to dedicate money to colleges NO
1811 Restricting bonuses and other incentives in higher education. – cut overhead YES
1812 Creating an informational program to increase applications from high-achieving low-income high school students to selective institutions of higher education – NO they are probably going to 2 year or tech schools where they will get a better education for less money
1813 Expanding computer science education. – some people just aren’t interested NO
1814 Creating the certified public accounting scholarship program. - . – NO need and no money
1834 Making certain higher education facilities available for use by certain public high school programs.
-We pay should use YES
1840 Concerning conflict resolution programs in schools. – paying to create community organizers, yeah that’s what we need NO
1854 Creating a new salary model for certificated instructional staff. – Don’t really know the old one, needs to include all income not just what the union wants included
1860 Concerning the division of large first-class school districts. NO they are more than school districts, they are social districts, leave them alone
1862 Concerning professional development for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists. – if I thought they would stick to actually hurting kids I might agree, but this will turn into thought police NO
1863 Modifying collective bargaining law related to providing additional compensation for academic employees at community and technical colleges. – lets require the legislature to ratify all union contracts instead NO
1864 Supporting evidence-based strategies to promote high school graduation. – don’t trust them.to plan for the kids, this is what parents are for, they should have information available and someone to tell the kids and parents how to use it NO
1865 Concerning visual screening in schools. – need include both far and near YES
1867 Concerning the frequency of evaluations for certain classroom teachers – looks good NC
1869 Establishing nonimpound tow truck operator licensing. Other bill NC
1875 Concerning the definition of work activity for the purposes of the WorkFirst program – extends vocational training 1 year NC
1880 Including Everett Community College as an aerospace training or educational program. YES
1893 Increasing transparency in community and technical colleges by requiring certain budget detail to be available online. – do they require this of the 4 year schools that waste more money NC
1900 Defining the role of the school counselor, social worker, and psychologist. – nothing new NC
1936 Changing the hearing process for adverse changes to certificated employees' contracts. – not major NC
1937 Establishing a consolidating purchasing system for public school employees. – probably save money for all would prefer more local control as to what is covered, but perhaps savings could cover all NC
1941 Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds at general elections NO there should always be a super majority to raise money – the majority don’t pay the taxes
1947 Establishing a comprehensive plan to expand learning opportunities and improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities or special needs using multiple strategies and statewide partnerships – how about forgetting the minimum wage stuff and let businesses hire them at a wage they can earn or trying to make square people fit in round holes – programs aren’t the answer NO
1949 Regulating the institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions and private vocational schools, to protect students from unfair business practices – protects against the school loaning money at high rates, closing before the student can finish their program, etc. NC
1950 Eliminating the high school science assessment as a requirement for obtaining a certificate of academic achievement. – dumbing down NO
1955 Defining satisfactory academic progress for purposes of higher education. – leaves to institution, think should be standard across all NO
1958 Limiting the cost of assigned textbooks for institutions of higher education - $100 per book limit – should only refer to public institutions however YES
1960 Concerning the Washington community learning center program. – another council will fix everything, right NO
1961 Decodifying, expiring, and making nonsubstantive changes to community and technical college provisions. What it says NC
1971 Concerning charter schools. – was looking OK until all the commissioners to be appointed by the governor – not enough diversity of the right kind NO
1973 Creating an open education pilot program at Eastern Washington University. – faculty still gets to profit from their book racket NO
1974 Creating a pilot program to implement regional school safety and security centers. . – budget issue NO unless money
1977 Creating a tuition and fees exemption for children and surviving spouses of certain highway workers. – will just keep adding people, lots of people are injured on various jobs NO
1981 Creating an elementary science education program pilot project. – let’s get the basics first NO
1982 Enhancing student completion through advising, mentoring, recapture initiatives, remedial programs, and accelerated precollege instruction and creating the innovations for student completion program. – if this is so obvious just do it don’t study it NO
1983 Creating the TEACH pilot project of financial assistance for teachers taking basic skills and content tests for teacher certification programs. – teachers need to like their subject not teach it just for the money NO
1988 Freezing resident undergraduate tuition at the four-year institutions of higher education. – consulting students will always negate increases, the part about not increasing during a 5 years time from admission is valid, allows planning but over all NO
1991 Requiring employee organizations representing educational public employees submitting digital copies of their collective bargaining agreements to the public employment relations commission – YES easier for all to access
1996 Requiring music education in elementary schools. – NO state keep out
2006 Concerning a model policy and procedures for language access by limited-English proficient parents of students. – model from DOJ nothing good comes from the DOJ NO
2019 Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process. – mandatory state assessments must be used NO
2023 Changing the deadline for notices of nonrenewal of contracts for certificated school employees. – allows for extra sessions of the legislature YES
2024 Concerning the use of student housing facilities at the institutions of higher education by homeless students. – should only be a week or so except possibly summer NO
2037 Requiring mental health assessments for K-12 students who were removed from school due to violence or mental health issues. – does not pertain to treatment, only presence in school YES
2039 Encouraging eligible students to use their state need grant and college bound scholarship awards to complete two years of education at community or technical colleges. – have to go to the local college first before 4 year school – YES would probably increase the 4 year graduation rate as the local school would be of more help
2041 Creating a pilot project on performance-based scholarships in the state need grant program. I like the pilot program of going to the 2 year schools first NO
2048 Concerning the division of large first-class school districts – forcing districts to break up NO districts can do this on their own if the people want to
2065 Concerning health care access and medical and dental education – allow med school at Washington State YES
2095 Concerning reimbursement rates for behavioral rehabilitation services. - – must pay reasonably YES
1052 Requiring institutions of higher education to make an early registration process available to spouses and domestic partners of active members of the military. YES
1080 Restoring funding to the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program fund. – should be in the budget bill NO
1081 Expanding participation in the college in the high school programs. – goes to 10th grade nc
1121 Regarding the financial education public-private partnership –more money should be in the budget NO
1142 Modifying school district authority with respect to student parking. NC
1146 Concerning higher education fiscal matters. NO reduce cost of education
1147 Requiring a study of the transition to a three-track or four-track admission system for public institutions of higher education. NO budget issue
1149 Providing for educational data on students from military families. NC
1154 Creating the affordable college for everyone grant contract program. NO no money for this
1164 Creating a competitive equipment assistance grant program to enhance student nutrition in public schools. NC already requires budget before implementation
1236 Eliminating the parent or guardian approval requirement for the college bound scholarship pledge. – no need for permission for abortion and this makes more sense Yes
1238 Concerning affordable tuition planning. – issue cost of education not funds to cover it NO
1240 Concerning restraint or isolation of students, including students with disabilities, in public schools. – designed to avoid abuse NC
1242 Clarifying the prohibition of educational employees from striking or refusing to perform official duties. YES
1243 Providing flexibility for how school districts address truancy of students. – attempt to reduce costs NC
1293 Concerning paraeducators - ? need NC
1295 Concerning breakfast after the bell programs. NC
1303 Creating the degree production incentive program – NO let students decide themselves without pressure to get money by the school
1331 Concerning school library and technology programs. ? NC Money?
1344 Creating the nurse educator pay it forward program. – great idea, need money
1345 Adopting a definition and standards of professional learning. – more rules NC but really no
1363 Eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to graduate from high school. – looks like an improvement NC
1385 Prioritizing state revenue growth for education – referendum to the people so stating YES
1386 Concerning school employee workforce reductions. – retaining teachers per quality of teaching not years on the job YES
1400 Increasing transparency in higher education by requiring budgeting information to be available online. – need to publish their budgets YES
1408 Concerning the development of a definition and model for "family engagement coordinator" and other terms used interchangeably with it. – why need a commission for this – just define it NC
1420 Concerning school siting and school district aid in reducing overall school construction costs. YES
1436 Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection – where is the money coming from NO
1439 Establishing an online alternative credit model at Central Washington University. - ? money
1445 Using computer sciences to satisfy world language college admission requirements. NO No one speaks computer
1482 Requiring an analysis of regional higher education capacity to meet educational attainment goals. No more money
1490 Providing requirements for debt adjusters – prevent fraud NC
1491 Improving quality in the early care and education system. NO indoctrination from the cradle
1495 Enacting the student user privacy in education rights act – protects privacy of students enrolled in online classes YES
1497 Concerning appointments of the board of directors of a school district of the first class having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more – looks like it allows Seattle School District to have board members appointed by the mayor NC
1500 Concerning a study of higher education cost drivers – no the reason is obvious and this wastes money
1511 Requiring Washington's tribal history, culture, and government to be taught in the common schools. – like idea of the teaching, but too many requirements already – prefer local control and the original language of encouragement – things work better when not forced NO
1538 Restoring cost-of-living increases for educational employees. – NO better results for kids actually have raises
1541 Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap, based on the recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee – discipline should be based on behavior not color, allowing charter schools would help, the rest is WEA and a tendency to keep students in remediation in order to qualify for additional funding. NOOOOOO
1542 Providing retirement benefits at earlier ages in the plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system – no you don’t get full retirement at 55 and then while drawing it get rehired NOOOOO
1545 Encouraging the safe practice of public health nurses dispensing certain medications. – STD’s, pill, etc. NOOOOOO
1546 Concerning dual credit opportunities provided by Washington state's public institutions of higher education. - courses must count toward degrees YES
1556 Strengthening the Washington advanced college tuition payment program by setting new requirements on the purchase and use of tuition units. NC
1559 Concerning higher education programs at Washington State University and the University of Washington. – allowing more majors at WSU YES
1562 Requiring posting of allergen information in public schools. – probably needed for safety YES
1570 Creating flexibility for the educator retooling conditional scholarship program. No costs money and not available
1592 Concerning tuition waivers for state and educational employees. NO other occupations need to pay for theirs
1604 Studying an occupational disease exposure reporting requirement for firefighters. NC
1614 Establishing comparable and professional wages for K-12 employees. – NO Supremes paid by the unions
1616 Establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries. – doing find NO
1633 Giving preferences to housing trust fund projects that involve collaboration between local school districts and housing authorities or nonprofit housing providers to help children of low-income families succeed in school. – definitions NC
1640 Authorizing waivers of state requirements for school districts. – says can waive, but then lists what can’t and nothing much is left NO just more rules
1644 Concerning veteran survivor tuition waiver eligibility eligibility – minor change NC
1666 Making the results on the statewide assessments available as norm-referenced results and as student growth percentiles. – not personal NC
1682 Improving educational outcomes for homeless students through increased in-school guidance supports, housing stability, and identification services. - Sounds good, probably worthless NO
1696 Modifying provisions related to tuition setting authority at public institutions of higher education.
– changes could be good or bad
1703 Modifying the high school assessment system by changing the administration of alternative assessments, continuing the requirement for students to demonstrate achievement of state academic standards to earn a high school diploma, and aligning the system with career and college ready graduation requirements - – further dumbing down the system. NO
1705 Concerning basic education for adults at community and technical colleges. - – they think everyone needs degrees – reading and math would do wonders NO
1706 Authorizing waivers of building fees and services and activities fees for certain military service members. YES
1714 Concerning the achievement index rating system. – not much change NC
1737 Addressing the availability of retired teachers as substitutes. – includes them in rehires NC
1743 Concerning the acceptance of additional high school equivalency tests. – yes too much emphasis on college, most people do not need to go
1750 Enacting the sudden cardiac arrest awareness act. - – find one elsewhere we don’t need to reinvent the wheel NO
1760 Providing students with skills that promote mental health and well-being and increase academic performance. – “social emotional learning benchmarks” I think not, stick to math and reading NOOOOO
1767 Adding a minimum grade point average to the state need grant renewal requirement. – this one is lower than the other bill only 2.0 if you can’t keep this you really shouldn’t be in college, let alone on the taxpayer’s dime Qualified Yes as I like the stricter bill better
1770 Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes. – might be helpful or could be. NC
1771 Confirming that the professional educator standards board is an authorized representative of the state educational agencies. . – Why is there a Federal standard for educators? Major question not addressed by this bill, just conforming
1783 Expanding dual language and bilingual instruction for early learners through secondary students. – education has enough money problems NO
1785 Eliminating the certificate of academic achievement as a requirement for high school graduation. – hope it isn’t another dumbing down. The consummating project would be my choice to get rid of NC
1790 Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting – can’t forbid them to prescribe contraceptives, or the pill? NO
1794 Concerning early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. – drops age from birth to 6 to birth to 3. ? NC
1795 Concerning school-community learning assistance program action plans. – need to report to the state? Why afraid Christians will help.
1805 Changing the definition of "school day." – keeps kids from wasting time on buses YES
1810 Making ample provisions to support higher education – the court orders more for K-12 and they want to dedicate money to colleges NO
1811 Restricting bonuses and other incentives in higher education. – cut overhead YES
1812 Creating an informational program to increase applications from high-achieving low-income high school students to selective institutions of higher education – NO they are probably going to 2 year or tech schools where they will get a better education for less money
1813 Expanding computer science education. – some people just aren’t interested NO
1814 Creating the certified public accounting scholarship program. - . – NO need and no money
1834 Making certain higher education facilities available for use by certain public high school programs.
-We pay should use YES
1840 Concerning conflict resolution programs in schools. – paying to create community organizers, yeah that’s what we need NO
1854 Creating a new salary model for certificated instructional staff. – Don’t really know the old one, needs to include all income not just what the union wants included
1860 Concerning the division of large first-class school districts. NO they are more than school districts, they are social districts, leave them alone
1862 Concerning professional development for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists. – if I thought they would stick to actually hurting kids I might agree, but this will turn into thought police NO
1863 Modifying collective bargaining law related to providing additional compensation for academic employees at community and technical colleges. – lets require the legislature to ratify all union contracts instead NO
1864 Supporting evidence-based strategies to promote high school graduation. – don’t trust them.to plan for the kids, this is what parents are for, they should have information available and someone to tell the kids and parents how to use it NO
1865 Concerning visual screening in schools. – need include both far and near YES
1867 Concerning the frequency of evaluations for certain classroom teachers – looks good NC
1869 Establishing nonimpound tow truck operator licensing. Other bill NC
1875 Concerning the definition of work activity for the purposes of the WorkFirst program – extends vocational training 1 year NC
1880 Including Everett Community College as an aerospace training or educational program. YES
1893 Increasing transparency in community and technical colleges by requiring certain budget detail to be available online. – do they require this of the 4 year schools that waste more money NC
1900 Defining the role of the school counselor, social worker, and psychologist. – nothing new NC
1936 Changing the hearing process for adverse changes to certificated employees' contracts. – not major NC
1937 Establishing a consolidating purchasing system for public school employees. – probably save money for all would prefer more local control as to what is covered, but perhaps savings could cover all NC
1941 Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds at general elections NO there should always be a super majority to raise money – the majority don’t pay the taxes
1947 Establishing a comprehensive plan to expand learning opportunities and improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities or special needs using multiple strategies and statewide partnerships – how about forgetting the minimum wage stuff and let businesses hire them at a wage they can earn or trying to make square people fit in round holes – programs aren’t the answer NO
1949 Regulating the institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions and private vocational schools, to protect students from unfair business practices – protects against the school loaning money at high rates, closing before the student can finish their program, etc. NC
1950 Eliminating the high school science assessment as a requirement for obtaining a certificate of academic achievement. – dumbing down NO
1955 Defining satisfactory academic progress for purposes of higher education. – leaves to institution, think should be standard across all NO
1958 Limiting the cost of assigned textbooks for institutions of higher education - $100 per book limit – should only refer to public institutions however YES
1960 Concerning the Washington community learning center program. – another council will fix everything, right NO
1961 Decodifying, expiring, and making nonsubstantive changes to community and technical college provisions. What it says NC
1971 Concerning charter schools. – was looking OK until all the commissioners to be appointed by the governor – not enough diversity of the right kind NO
1973 Creating an open education pilot program at Eastern Washington University. – faculty still gets to profit from their book racket NO
1974 Creating a pilot program to implement regional school safety and security centers. . – budget issue NO unless money
1977 Creating a tuition and fees exemption for children and surviving spouses of certain highway workers. – will just keep adding people, lots of people are injured on various jobs NO
1981 Creating an elementary science education program pilot project. – let’s get the basics first NO
1982 Enhancing student completion through advising, mentoring, recapture initiatives, remedial programs, and accelerated precollege instruction and creating the innovations for student completion program. – if this is so obvious just do it don’t study it NO
1983 Creating the TEACH pilot project of financial assistance for teachers taking basic skills and content tests for teacher certification programs. – teachers need to like their subject not teach it just for the money NO
1988 Freezing resident undergraduate tuition at the four-year institutions of higher education. – consulting students will always negate increases, the part about not increasing during a 5 years time from admission is valid, allows planning but over all NO
1991 Requiring employee organizations representing educational public employees submitting digital copies of their collective bargaining agreements to the public employment relations commission – YES easier for all to access
1996 Requiring music education in elementary schools. – NO state keep out
2006 Concerning a model policy and procedures for language access by limited-English proficient parents of students. – model from DOJ nothing good comes from the DOJ NO
2019 Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process. – mandatory state assessments must be used NO
2023 Changing the deadline for notices of nonrenewal of contracts for certificated school employees. – allows for extra sessions of the legislature YES
2024 Concerning the use of student housing facilities at the institutions of higher education by homeless students. – should only be a week or so except possibly summer NO
2037 Requiring mental health assessments for K-12 students who were removed from school due to violence or mental health issues. – does not pertain to treatment, only presence in school YES
2039 Encouraging eligible students to use their state need grant and college bound scholarship awards to complete two years of education at community or technical colleges. – have to go to the local college first before 4 year school – YES would probably increase the 4 year graduation rate as the local school would be of more help
2041 Creating a pilot project on performance-based scholarships in the state need grant program. I like the pilot program of going to the 2 year schools first NO
2048 Concerning the division of large first-class school districts – forcing districts to break up NO districts can do this on their own if the people want to
2065 Concerning health care access and medical and dental education – allow med school at Washington State YES
2095 Concerning reimbursement rates for behavioral rehabilitation services. - – must pay reasonably YES
2100 Concerning
health and safety requirements for child care programs that serve school-age
children. – schools can continue care after school no more requirements YES
2117 Reevaluating the duties of the state board of education – why not just get rid of it and be done with it
2149 Promoting a safe and healthy school learning climate – nothing to do with safety just social engineering and adds a staff person NO
2161 Concerning the school construction assistance program – seems to favor large districts NC
2165 Eliminating the use of common core state standards and assessments in Washington. – what it says YES
2167 Giving parents and guardians an unrestricted right to excuse their children from taking statewide assessments. – what is says YES
2183 Concerning a curriculum for the prevention of sexual abuse for grades K-12. – know needed but seems overkill and not what schools are for
2184 Providing a cost savings by making changes to high school science assessment requirements. – looks like dumbing down NO
Senate Bills
5019 Creating the agricultural labor skills and safety program. Needs money ? education5063 Prioritizing state revenue growth for education NO should be in the budget
5065 Improving educational outcomes for homeless students through increased in-school guidance supports, housing stability, and identification services. Sounds good, probably worthless NO
5080 Concerning dual credit options costs money needs to be with the budget NO
5148 Allowing members who retire early under alternate early retirement provisions as set forth in RCW 41.32.765(3) and 41.32.875(3) to work as substitute teachers and continue receiving retirement benefits at the same time NC
5163 Providing for educational data on students from military families. NC
5229 Addressing technology literacy NO need to concentrate on real literacy and basic arithmetic
5295 Concerning the display of campus information on the statewide public four-year dashboard. ? worth the money
5303 Creating the Washington academic, innovation, and mentoring (AIM) program. – looks like a way for the state to offer money as a carrot to control Christian afterschool programs and it costs money NO
5312 Creating flexibility for the educator retooling conditional scholarship program. – NO no money and not essential
5316 Concerning privacy and security of personally identifiable student information. YES
5318 Creating the wildlife college student loan program. – money?
5327 Eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to graduate from high school. - looks like an improvement NC
5328 Disseminating financial aid information YES
5349 Requiring live financial literacy seminars for students at institutions of higher education. NO the seminar is good – live not necessary
5506 Including information on preventing sexual abuse and violence in sexual health education. YES
5517 Concerning sexual harassment prevention and response through policies and training in schools.NO no money 5651 Eliminating detention for truant students found in contempt of a court order – why juvenile detention “schools” full NC
5657 Creating a pilot program to encourage school districts to extend the school day to provide homework assistance to middle schools. – they already have study halls, education budget overextended already NO
5675 Expanding dual language and bilingual instruction for early learners through secondary students. - education has enough money problems NO
5679 Concerning transition services for special education students. – expect more and get more NC
5688 Providing students with skills that promote mental health and well-being and increase academic performance. “social emotional learning benchmarks” I think not, stick to math and reading NOOOOO
5690 Concerning school-community learning assistance program action plans. - . – need to report to the state? Why afraid Christians will help.
5721 Concerning the membership of the expanded learning opportunities council. – color coded NO
5724 Concerning funding for the safe routes to school program. – a lot of money that should be used on bridges, should be safe without a program NO
5744 Regarding school employee workforce reductions and assignments. – keep best teachers YES
5745 Implementing Becca task force truancy reform recommendations – must make parents informed of truancy laws in a language they can understand YES
5746 Including Everett Community College as an aerospace training or educational program. YES
5748 Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process. – mandatory state assessments must be used NO
5749 Specifying that student growth data elements used in teacher and principal evaluations include state-based tools and delaying the use of the evaluation results in making human resources and personnel decisions until the 2016-17 school year. – worse than 5748 NO
5765 Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting. – can’t forbid them to prescribe contraceptives, or the pill? NO 5787 Concerning a model policy and procedures for language access by limited-English proficient parents of students. – model from DOJ nothing good comes from the DOJ NO 5803 Concerning the notification of parents when their children are below basic on the third grade statewide English language arts assessment. – brings the parent in and they actually have the last say NC
5805 Concerning conflict resolution programs in schools – paying to create community organizers, yeah that’s what we need NO
5807 Concerning targeted professional development for educators. – more paid school days to improve teachers NO money doesn’t help love for kids does
5814 Concerning the Washington community learning center program - – another council will fix everything, right NO
5825 Eliminating the high school science assessment as a requirement for obtaining a certificate of academic achievement. - . – dumbing down NO
5838 Addressing mutual insurers OK NC
5841 Creating a tuition and fees exemption for children and surviving spouses of certain highway workers. - . – will just keep adding people, lots of people are injured on various jobs NO
5850 Concerning restraint or isolation of students, including students with disabilities, in public schools. – Seems needed, sad situation all around NC
5851 Concerning recommendations of the college bound scholarship program work group. – seems reasonable NC
5852 Concerning reimbursement rates for behavioral rehabilitation services. – must pay reasonably YES
5856 Creating a competitive grant program for high-quality, evidence-based outreach programs that improve high school graduation rates for college bound scholarship students. Seems like more work NO
5859 Concerning the school construction assistance program. – changes not new NC
5879 Concerning early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. . – drops age from birth to 6 to birth to 3. ? NC
5890 Concerning an educational employee salary allocation schedule NO micromanaging local districts on salary UNION bill
5895 Concerning employers' responsibility for the medical assistance costs of employees. – More ways to drive business out of state NO
5907 Creating a sales and use tax exemption for technology sold to, or used in, public schools – keeps education money in education tax paid would go to general fund YES
5908 Concerning restraint or isolation of students, including students with disabilities, in public schools. – designed to avoid abuse NC
5909 Concerning health care access and medical and dental education. – allow med school at Washington State YES
5922 Concerning school programs for highly capable students. – making the description vague and increasing funding NO
5928 Relating to education blank bill
5930 Requiring music education in elementary schools. – other similar bill – let the locals decide NO
5937 Addressing the farm internship pilot project. – added a county NC
5939 Establishing the family medicine residency training program. – grants opposed on the principle of grants not worse than the others
5941 Concerning certification of adjunct faculty as common school substitute teachers. - already teachers YES
5942 Concerning an outcome evaluation of the national guard youth challenge program – really want to know or upset the guard uses guns? If the former let’s do it for all programs
5946 Establishing a comprehensive initiative to expand learning opportunities and improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities in Washington state using multiple strategies and statewide partnerships. – local schools have enough problems education
5954 Reducing tuition – looks good
2117 Reevaluating the duties of the state board of education – why not just get rid of it and be done with it
2149 Promoting a safe and healthy school learning climate – nothing to do with safety just social engineering and adds a staff person NO
2161 Concerning the school construction assistance program – seems to favor large districts NC
2165 Eliminating the use of common core state standards and assessments in Washington. – what it says YES
2167 Giving parents and guardians an unrestricted right to excuse their children from taking statewide assessments. – what is says YES
2183 Concerning a curriculum for the prevention of sexual abuse for grades K-12. – know needed but seems overkill and not what schools are for
2184 Providing a cost savings by making changes to high school science assessment requirements. – looks like dumbing down NO
Senate Bills
5019 Creating the agricultural labor skills and safety program. Needs money ? education
5080 Concerning dual credit options costs money needs to be with the budget NO
5086 Concerning dual credit opportunities provided by Washington state's public institutions of higher education. – courses must count toward degrees YES
5093 Creating the nuclear energy education program NO money budget
5098 Increasing efficiency in child care reporting – minor NC
5099 Restricting conditional releases of sexually violent predators outside their county of origin.
Seems reasonable NC
5110 Permitting school siting outside of urban growth areas. – county specific bill NC
5120 Concerning school district dissolutions. – NC
5122 Concerning precollege placement measures NO actually having the high schools teach would be better
5133 Concerning a study of higher education cost drivers – no the reason is obvious and this wastes money5098 Increasing efficiency in child care reporting – minor NC
5099 Restricting conditional releases of sexually violent predators outside their county of origin.
Seems reasonable NC
5110 Permitting school siting outside of urban growth areas. – county specific bill NC
5120 Concerning school district dissolutions. – NC
5122 Concerning precollege placement measures NO actually having the high schools teach would be better
5148 Allowing members who retire early under alternate early retirement provisions as set forth in RCW 41.32.765(3) and 41.32.875(3) to work as substitute teachers and continue receiving retirement benefits at the same time NC
5163 Providing for educational data on students from military families. NC
5179 Concerning paraeducators ? need NC
5202 Regarding the financial education public-private partnership. – costs money NO5229 Addressing technology literacy NO need to concentrate on real literacy and basic arithmetic
5286 Making ample provisions to support higher education. First sent of any sales tax goes to education – not quite but the basic idea Not sure what this accomplishes NC
5294 Concerning school library and technology programs - ? money5295 Concerning the display of campus information on the statewide public four-year dashboard. ? worth the money
5303 Creating the Washington academic, innovation, and mentoring (AIM) program. – looks like a way for the state to offer money as a carrot to control Christian afterschool programs and it costs money NO
5312 Creating flexibility for the educator retooling conditional scholarship program. – NO no money and not essential
5316 Concerning privacy and security of personally identifiable student information. YES
5318 Creating the wildlife college student loan program. – money?
5327 Eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to graduate from high school. - looks like an improvement NC
5328 Disseminating financial aid information YES
5334 Lowering reliance on local levies to fund basic education. – need to define real basic education as opposed to indoctrination and fund that NO
5335 Creating the nurse educator pay it forward program. – great idea, need money5349 Requiring live financial literacy seminars for students at institutions of higher education. NO the seminar is good – live not necessary
5351 Relating to education – This is a blank check watching to see what goes in
5352 Relating to education Same
5355 Modifying the definition of resident student to comply with federal requirements established by the veterans access, choice, and accountability act of 2014. YES although I think the 90 days is overly generous
5391 Concerning applied baccalaureate degree programs at community and technical colleges leading to teacher certification. – trying to make tech colleges as inefficient as univ NO
5392 Eliminating the quality education council – eliminating a commission a good thing YES
5393 Providing flexibility for schools recognized for exemplary performance under the Washington achievement index. – only so far NO
5404 Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection. – where is the money coming from NO
5415 Concerning professional educator learning days – N0 professional do on own time with own money
5419 Enacting the student user privacy in education rights act. – protects privacy of students enrolled in online classes YES
5433 Requiring Washington's tribal history, culture, and government to be taught in the common schools. – like idea of the teaching, but too many requirements already – prefer local control and the original language of encouragement – things work better when not forced NO
5437 Concerning breakfast after the bell programs
5452 Improving quality in the early care and education system. - NO indoctrination from the cradle
5469 Restoring cost-of-living increases for educational employees - – NO better results for kids actually have raises
5473 Providing retirement benefits at earlier ages in the plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system – no you don’t get full retirement at 55 and then while drawing it get rehired NOOOOO
5478 Financing facilities to support education reform NO fancy labs don’t teach
5484 Modifying provisions related to tuition setting authority at public institutions of higher education. – changes could be good or bad
5487 Concerning higher education programs at Washington State University and the University of Washington. - – allowing more majors at WSU YES
5496 Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes. ? need NC
5497 Confirming that the professional educator standards board is an authorized representative of the state educational agencies. – Why is there a Federal standard for educators? Major question not addressed by this bill, just conforming
5500 Permitting retired law enforcement officers to carry firearms on school facilities. – OK YES
5517 Concerning sexual harassment prevention and response through policies and training in schools.NO no money
5518 Creating procedures to address campus sexual violence. – YES protects victims – hope is protects the falsely accused too
5520 Modifying the high school assessment system by changing the administration of alternative assessments, continuing the requirement for students to demonstrate achievement of state academic standards to earn a high school diploma, and aligning the system with career and college ready graduation requirements – further dumbing down the system. NO
5526 Preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools. – for transgender NO
5534 Creating the certified public accounting scholarship program. – NO need and no money
5544 Establishing comparable and professional wages for K-12 employees. - – NO Supremes paid by the unions
5546 Establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries. -– doing find NO
5547 Requiring a minimum grade point average or equivalent to renew a state need grant. – 2.5 not unreasonable YES
5559 Concerning tuition waivers for state and educational employees - NO other occupations need to pay for theirs
5561 Concerning veteran survivor tuition waiver eligibility – minor change NC
5578 Giving preferences to housing trust fund projects that involve collaboration between local school districts and housing authorities or nonprofit housing providers to help children of low-income families succeed in school -definitions NC
5619 Concerning basic education for adults at community and technical colleges. – they think everyone needs degrees – reading and math would do wonders NO
5620 Authorizing waivers of building fees and services and activities fees for certain military service members. YES
5636 Establishing the GET ready for college program. – for ALL kids the state pays NOOOOOOOOO
5637 Creating a peer mentoring program – just let the appropriate departments create an internship NO
5638 Changing state need grant eligibility provisions – increases from ½ to ¾ time enrollment YES
5637 Creating a peer mentoring program – just let the appropriate departments create an internship NO
5638 Changing state need grant eligibility provisions – increases from ½ to ¾ time enrollment YES
5657 Creating a pilot program to encourage school districts to extend the school day to provide homework assistance to middle schools. – they already have study halls, education budget overextended already NO
5675 Expanding dual language and bilingual instruction for early learners through secondary students. - education has enough money problems NO
5679 Concerning transition services for special education students. – expect more and get more NC
5688 Providing students with skills that promote mental health and well-being and increase academic performance. “social emotional learning benchmarks” I think not, stick to math and reading NOOOOO
5690 Concerning school-community learning assistance program action plans. - . – need to report to the state? Why afraid Christians will help.
5721 Concerning the membership of the expanded learning opportunities council. – color coded NO
5724 Concerning funding for the safe routes to school program. – a lot of money that should be used on bridges, should be safe without a program NO
5744 Regarding school employee workforce reductions and assignments. – keep best teachers YES
5745 Implementing Becca task force truancy reform recommendations – must make parents informed of truancy laws in a language they can understand YES
5746 Including Everett Community College as an aerospace training or educational program. YES
5748 Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process. – mandatory state assessments must be used NO
5749 Specifying that student growth data elements used in teacher and principal evaluations include state-based tools and delaying the use of the evaluation results in making human resources and personnel decisions until the 2016-17 school year. – worse than 5748 NO
5765 Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting. – can’t forbid them to prescribe contraceptives, or the pill? NO
5791 Concerning charter schools – was looking OK until all the commissioners to be appointed by the governor – not enough diversity of the right kind NO
5805 Concerning conflict resolution programs in schools – paying to create community organizers, yeah that’s what we need NO
5807 Concerning targeted professional development for educators. – more paid school days to improve teachers NO money doesn’t help love for kids does
5814 Concerning the Washington community learning center program - – another council will fix everything, right NO
5825 Eliminating the high school science assessment as a requirement for obtaining a certificate of academic achievement. - . – dumbing down NO
5838 Addressing mutual insurers OK NC
5841 Creating a tuition and fees exemption for children and surviving spouses of certain highway workers. - . – will just keep adding people, lots of people are injured on various jobs NO
5850 Concerning restraint or isolation of students, including students with disabilities, in public schools. – Seems needed, sad situation all around NC
5851 Concerning recommendations of the college bound scholarship program work group. – seems reasonable NC
5852 Concerning reimbursement rates for behavioral rehabilitation services. – must pay reasonably YES
5856 Creating a competitive grant program for high-quality, evidence-based outreach programs that improve high school graduation rates for college bound scholarship students. Seems like more work NO
5859 Concerning the school construction assistance program. – changes not new NC
5879 Concerning early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. . – drops age from birth to 6 to birth to 3. ? NC
5890 Concerning an educational employee salary allocation schedule NO micromanaging local districts on salary UNION bill
5895 Concerning employers' responsibility for the medical assistance costs of employees. – More ways to drive business out of state NO
5907 Creating a sales and use tax exemption for technology sold to, or used in, public schools – keeps education money in education tax paid would go to general fund YES
5908 Concerning restraint or isolation of students, including students with disabilities, in public schools. – designed to avoid abuse NC
5909 Concerning health care access and medical and dental education. – allow med school at Washington State YES
5922 Concerning school programs for highly capable students. – making the description vague and increasing funding NO
5928 Relating to education blank bill
5930 Requiring music education in elementary schools. – other similar bill – let the locals decide NO
5937 Addressing the farm internship pilot project. – added a county NC
5939 Establishing the family medicine residency training program. – grants opposed on the principle of grants not worse than the others
5941 Concerning certification of adjunct faculty as common school substitute teachers. - already teachers YES
5942 Concerning an outcome evaluation of the national guard youth challenge program – really want to know or upset the guard uses guns? If the former let’s do it for all programs
5946 Establishing a comprehensive initiative to expand learning opportunities and improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities in Washington state using multiple strategies and statewide partnerships. – local schools have enough problems education
5954 Reducing tuition – looks good
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