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2021 House Bill 1214: Providing K-12 public school safety and security services by classified staff or contractors
Introduced by Rep. Tana Senn (East King County) (D) on January 15, 2021
Referred to the House Education Committee on January 15, 2021
Substitute offered in the House on February 12, 2021
Creates the category of safety and security staff for kindergarten through grade 12 public schools.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 15, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Laurie Dolan (Olympia) (D) on March 2, 2021
Replaces the term "certificate of completion" with the term "training series documentation" throughout the bill. Adds language clarifying that training series documentation is provided by an educational service district upon request of safety and security staff.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 2, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Brad Klippert (Benton) (R) on March 2, 2021
Removes the required inclusion of a student's "ethnicity 5 and other demographics" from the description of each incident where 6 safety and security staff were involved that resulted in student discipline, use of force against a student, or a student arrest.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 2, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Brad Klippert (Benton) (R) on March 2, 2021
Removes the direction to include other school safety and security information required by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in the description of each incident where safety 9 and security staff were involved that resulted in student discipline, use of force against a student, or a student arrest.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 2, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Brad Klippert (Benton) (R) on March 2, 2021
Adds to the definition of a school resource officer by specifying that a school resource officer is assigned to work in schools to build positive relationships with students.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 2, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Brad Klippert (Benton) (R) on March 2, 2021
Makes changes to safety and security staff policy and procedure requirements by: (1) removing a statement that prohibits a school resource officer from becoming involved in formal school discipline situations that are the responsibility of school administrators; and (2) restoring a statement that acknowledges the role of a school resource officer as a teacher, informal counselor, and law enforcement officer.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 2, 2021
Received in the Senate on March 5, 2021
Referred to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee on March 5, 2021
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 23, 2021
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 14, 2021