Four education bills received a do pass recommendation, subject to signature, from the Senate Ways and Means Committee. The bills include:
- SHB 2492 would require fiscal impact statements be provided during certain State Board of Education rule making proposals to identify fiscal impacts on school districts.
- E2SHB 2337 would create a library of open source curriculum on Common Core Standards, along with convening a stakeholder group to review existing materials and make recommendations.
- ESHB 2586 was amended in committee ... It would appear the underlying bill has been replaced with a stakeholder group that will report back to the Legislature, but the amendment was not available for review. However, it is possible that the working group is for only one piece of the bill.
- SHB 2617 would create a legal framework for the dissolution of school districts faced with insolvency. The committee adopted a technical amendment raised by the county treasurers.
All four bills have been sent to the Senate Rules Committee, provided they receive enough signatures to move forward.
Today was the final day for consideration of policy bills with a fiscal impact.
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