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2017 Senate Bill 5891: Eliminating the use of the high school science assessment as a graduation prerequisite
Introduced by Sen. Hans Zeiger (Puyallup) (R) on March 16, 2017
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 16, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Hans Zeiger (Puyallup) (R) on March 23, 2017
Delays the use of the state science assessment until the high school graduating class of 2021.
Provides that the assessment used as a graduation requirement must assess the learning standards adopted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2013.
Applies to the high school graduating class of 2017 and subsequent graduating classes.
Includes an emergency clause.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Hans Zeiger (Puyallup) (R) on March 23, 2017
Title amendment.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Andy Billig (Spokane) (D) on March 23, 2017
Eliminates the high school graduation requirement for students to meet the state standard on the state science assessment.
Removes from law the alternatives assessments to the state high school science assessment.
Applies to the high school graduating class of 2017 and subsequent graduating classes.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Delays the use of the state science assessment as a high school graduation requirement until the graduating class of 2021. Provides that the assessment used as a graduation requirement must assess the learning standards adopted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2013. Applies to the high school graduating class of 2017 and subsequent graduating classes.
Received in the House on March 27, 2017
Referred to the House Education Committee on March 27, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 23, 2017
Received in the Senate on April 24, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Hans Zeiger (Puyallup) (R) on May 2, 2017
Clarifies that the legislation applies to the graduating class and subsequent classes until the date when all high
school students must meet the state standards in Science in 2021.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 2, 2017
Received in the House on May 5, 2017
Referred to the House Education Committee on May 5, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on May 23, 2017
Received in the Senate on June 13, 2017
Received in the House on June 16, 2017
Referred to the House Education Committee on June 16, 2017
Received in the Senate on June 21, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on June 21, 2017