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2017 House Bill 1170: Maintaining and facilitating court-based and school-based efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy
Introduced by Rep. Tina Orwall (Des Moines) (D) on January 12, 2017
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 12, 2017
Substitute offered in the House on February 9, 2017
Promotes attendance and reduces truancy by maintaining and facilitating court-based and school-based efforts.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 14, 2017
Substitute offered in the House on February 23, 2017
Makes a variety of changes with respect to school and court processes regarding truancy.
Received in the Senate on March 8, 2017
Referred to the Senate Human Services, Mental Health & Housing Committee on March 8, 2017
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 29, 2017
Amendment offered in the Senate on April 4, 2017
Requires a school to document each instance of imposition of detention for failure to comply with a truancy order with a statement of the reasons for each instance as part of its annual truancy report to OSPI.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 4, 2017
Received in the House on April 17, 2017
House concurred in Senate amendments.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 16, 2017