For the next few weeks, House and Senate policy committees will take public testimony on bills that have already met the major hurdle of passing the chamber where they started. Here’s a quick look at what’s on the schedule for this week
Wednesday, March 9
The Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee is holding a public hearing on three bills, including SHB 1524 – recognizing the international baccalaureate diploma; HB 1168 – relating to career and technical education; and SHB 1710 – creating a strategic plan for career and technical education.
In the House Health Care & Wellness Committee, members will hear about ESB 5005, which would require parents or legal guardians seeking an exemption from the immunization record reporting to school to get a signature from a health care practitioner that they had been informed about the risks and benefits of immunization. The companion bill is HB 1015, which has not been scheduled for a hearing yet.
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