After a quick public hearing on HB 2167 that would change the date for OSPI to identify school districts for Required Action District status from December 1 to February 1, the House Education Committee moved five bills out of committee this morning.
The bills included:
HB 2017 - would authorize school districts and ESDs to send contract nonrenewal notices to
certificated employees by June 15 if the omnibus budget wasn’t adopted in the
regular session.
SHB 1709 - would direct the Office of the Education Ombuds to examine the feasibility of creating an education interpreter training program, including the use of volunteer interpreters. The study is due February 1, 2015.
SHB 1815 - would direct WSSDA to convene a work group to develop a model policy and procedures on the use of adult language interpreters and to define what constitutes "high stakes educational situations." The model policy and procedures would be due June 1, 2015; districts would have until August 1, 2016 to adopt the model policy and procedures.
3SHB 1424 - would enhance the statewide K-12 dropout prevention, intervention, and re-engagement system, including adding this to the prototypical funding formula and basic education. The bill passed out of committee on a party-line vote, with ranking member Cathy Dahlquist, R-Enumclaw, stating Republicans supported the concept but couldn't agree with adding this to basic education at this time.
SHB 2158 - would add dropout prevention, intervention, and re-engagement activities by educational service districts as a core service and would allow, through interagency agreement, an ESD under contract with a district to award credit for the official transcript for students residing in the district.
Updates on the Legislature and state government from the Washington State School Directors' Association.
