The House Education Committee passed out three bills today, March 24, amending two bills to mitigate potential costs to school districts.
SSB 5184 – allowing for condensed compliance reports from school districts with fewer than 2,000 students. Passed with no amendments.
SSB 5392 – including “technology” as a stated educational core concept and principle. Passed as amended.
Rep. Brad Klippert, R-Kennewick, offered an amendment that would have removed technology from the basic education goals and added a section that would have encouraged school districts to provide opportunities to use and apply technology to the extent funds were available and deemed appropriate by school directors. Speaking to his amendment, Klippert said it would reduce the fiscal impact of adding another element to the goals. The amendment failed.
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