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2011 Senate Bill 5239: Defining resident student for allocating federal forest revenue to public schools
Introduced by Sen. Jim Honeyford (Grandview) (R) on January 19, 2011
To define, for the purposes of allocating federal forest revenue to public schools, a resident student as a student who lives within the boundaries of a school district. (Companion: HB 1331). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee on January 19, 2011
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 3, 2011
To provide that the superintendent of public instruction must adopt rules regarding the definition of resident provided that the impact of federal funds distribution be considered with regard to alternative learning experience students. This must be completed by June 30, 2011.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 3, 2011
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 3, 2011
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 9, 2011
Defines, for the purposes of allocating federal forest revenue to public schools, a resident student as a student who lives within the boundaries of a school district. This bill also requires the superintendent of public instruction tp adopt rules regarding the definition of resident provided that the impact of federal funds distribution be considered with regard to alternative learning experience students. This must be completed by June 30, 2011.
Received in the House on March 8, 2011
Referred to the House Education Committee on March 8, 2011
Amendment offered in the House on March 22, 2011
Requires the SPI to adopt rules that define a resident student that take effect September 1, 2011, rather than adopt rules by June 30, 2011. The section of the bill that implements the revised distribution of federal forest funds based on the rules takes effect September 1, 2011, rather than the entire bill taking effect on that date.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 22, 2011
Referred to the House Education Appropriations & Oversight Committee on March 24, 2011
Amendment offered in the House on March 28, 2011
Requires the SPI to adopt rules that define a resident student that take effect September 1, 2011, rather than adopt rules by June 30, 2011. The section of the bill that implements the revised distribution of federal forest funds based on the rules takes effect September 1, 2011, rather than the entire bill taking effect on that date.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 28, 2011
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 31, 2011
To distribute federal forest revenues to school districts based on their proportion of resident enrolled students, rather than all enrolled students, compared to the total number of students in the county.
Received in the Senate on April 15, 2011
Senate concurred with House amendments.
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 5, 2011
To distribute federal forest revenues to school districts based on their proportion of resident enrolled students, rather than all enrolled students, compared to the total number of students in the county.