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2019 Senate Bill 5067: Modifying certain common school provisions
Introduced by Sen. Hans Zeiger (Puyallup) (R) on January 14, 2019
Referred to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee on January 14, 2019
Substitute offered in the Senate on January 25, 2019
Changes requirements for the Building Bridges Program.
Allows civics content and instruction to be embedded in career and
technical education equivalency courses.
Modifies provisions for second grade reading assessment and removes requirement that the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction provide the passages used.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on January 28, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Hans Zeiger (Puyallup) (R) on March 12, 2019
Modifies provisions governing an existing vocational agriculture education service area program within OSPI and directs OSPI to establish an agriculture education program as a career and technical education program within OSPI.
(2) Establishes that the program must provide assistance to school districts and coordinate activities with applicable career and technical student organizations.
(3) Includes staffing provisions related for the program.
(4) Directs OSPI, subject to appropriation, to provide every student enrolled in an agriculture education pathway course approved by OSPI with membership to the corresponding state and national career and technical student organizations.
(5) Directs OSPI, in consultation with the board of directors of the Washington FFA Association, to adopt and periodically revise related rules.
(6) Modifies the title.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 12, 2019
Received in the House on March 14, 2019
Referred to the House Education Committee on March 14, 2019