Below are bills related to education that we are tracking during the 2019 legislative session. This page is updated weekly. For questions about our bill tracker, please contact us.
2019 Education bills
- Bills that League of Education Voters is watching closely
- List of education bills in the House
- List of education bills in the Senate
Bills that League of Education Voters is watching closely
Below are bills of high interest.
Summary | Bill | Lead Sponsors | Status |
---|---|---|---|
College Readiness/Career Connected Learning. Promoting career and college readiness through modified high school graduation requirements. |
1599 | Stonier (D-49) | Delivered to Governor. |
Early Childhood Education. Expanding eligibility to the early childhood education and assistance program. |
1351 companion to SB 5437 | Goodman (D-45) | |
Early Childhood Education. Implementing improvements to the early achievers program as reviewed and recommended by the joint select committee on the early achievers program. |
1391 companion to SB 5484 | Senn (D-41) | Delivered to Governor. |
K-12. Concerning school resource officer mandatory training and policies. |
5141 | Wellman (D-41) | |
Finance & Funding. Making 2019-2021 biennium operating appropriations. |
5153 companion to HB 1109 | Rolfes (D-23) | |
Finance & Funding. Concerning appropriations for special education programs. |
1093 companion to SB 5312 | Dolan (D-22) | |
Finance & Funding. Enhancing special education funding. |
1910 | Pollet (D-46) | |
Finance & Funding. Establishing the Washington dual enrollment scholarship pilot program. |
1973 | Paul (D-10) | Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019. |
Finance & Funding. Relating to K-12 education funding. |
2140 | Sullivan (D-47) | Delivered to Governor. |
Finance & Funding. Concerning state and federal special education funding. |
5091 | Wellman (D-41) | Delivered to Governor. |
Finance & Funding. Concerning state and federal special education funding. |
5312 companion to HB 1093 | Wellman (D-41) | |
Finance & Funding. Concerning school levies. |
5313 | Wellman (D-41) | Delivered to Governor. |
Finance & Funding. Concerning basic education funding. |
5465 | Wellman (D-41) | |
Postsecondary. Removing certain restrictions on subsidized child care for students at institutions of higher education. |
1303 companion to SB 5341 | Shewmake (D-42) | Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019. |
Postsecondary. Concerning college bound scholarship eligible students. |
1311 | Bergquist (D-11) | Delivered to Governor. |
Student Supports. Building the capacity within the educator workforce to improve student mental health and well-being. |
1479 | Senn (D-41) | |
Student Supports. Concerning support for students experiencing homelessness. |
5324 companion to HB 1263 | Frockt (D-46) | Delivered to Governor. |
Student Supports. Addressing equity in access to dual credit opportunities. |
5593 | Liias (D-21) | |
Student Supports. Concerning harassment intimidation bullying and discrimination in public schools. |
5689 | Liias (D-21) | Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019. |
Student Supports. Concerning homeless college students. |
5800 companion to 1572 | Randall (D-26) | Delivered to Governor. |
Student Supports. Concerning children's mental health. |
5903 companion to 1876 | Darnelle (D-26) | Delivered to Governor. |
Student Supports. Addressing language access in public schools. |
1130 companion to SB 5606 | Orwall (D-33) | Delivered to Governor. |
Student Supports. Concerning nonfirearm measures to increase school safety and student well-being. |
1216 companion to SB 5317 | Dolan (D-22) | Delivered to Governor. |
House Bills
Below are education-related bills that have been introduced in the House.
Summary
Bill
Lead Sponsors
Status
College Readiness/Career Connected Learning.
Concerning career and technical education in alternative learning experience programs.1304 companion to SB 5448
MacEwen (R-35)
HRules 3CCollege Readiness/Career Connected Learning.
Expanding career connected learning opportunities in order to help students with college readiness.1336 companion to SB 5327
Slatter (D-48)
HAppropsCollege Readiness/Career Connected Learning.
Establishing the Washington children's educations savings account program.1592 companion to SB 5704
Kildiff (D-28)
HAppropsCollege Readiness/Career Connected Learning.
Promoting career and college readiness through modified high school graduation requirements.1599
Stonier (D-49)
Delivered to Governor.
College Readiness/Career Connected Learning.
Establishing the Washington adult diploma and workforce training program.1903 companion to SB 5891
Mead (D-44)
HColl & Wkf DevEarly Childhood Education.
Expanding eligibility to the early childhood education and assistance program.1351 companion to SB 5437
Goodman (D-45)
HRules REarly Childhood Education.
Concerning education equivalencies for licensed child care providers.1378 companion to SB 5711
McCaslin (R-4)
HAppropsEarly Childhood Education.
Implementing improvements to the early achievers program as reviewed and recommended by the joint select committee on the early achievers program.1391 companion to SB 5484
Senn (D-41)
Delivered to Governor.
Early Childhood Education.
Ensuring participation on the oversight board for children/youth and families by current or former foster youth individuals with current or previous experience in the juvenile justice system a physician with experience working with children or youth and individuals residing east of the Cascade mountain range.1561
Dent (R-13)
Delivered to Governor.
Early Childhood Education.
Establishing the welcome to Washington baby act.1771 companion to SB 5683
Senn (D-41)
HAppropsEarly Childhood Education.
Concerning professional development requirements for child day care centers.1866
Dent (R-13)
Governor vetoed.Finance & Funding.
Concerning appropriations for special education programs.1093 companion to SB 5312
Dolan (D-22)
HAppropsFinance & Funding.
Concerning the Washington national guard postsecondary grant program.1201
Kilduff (D-28)
HAppropsFinance & Funding.
Establishing a state student loan program.1542
Sullivan (D-47)
HAppropsFinance & Funding.
Enhancing educational opportunities for vulnerable children and youth using funding distributed from the Puget Sound taxpayer accountability account.1791 companion to SB 5851
Reeves (D-30)
HRules 3CFinance & Funding.
Incorporating the costs of employee health benefits into school district contracts for pupil transportation.1813
Sullivan (D-47)
HRules 3CFinance & Funding.
Enhancing special education funding.1910
Pollet (D-46)
HAppropsFinance & Funding.
Establishing the Washington free to finish college program.1950
Hansen (D-23)
HColl & Wkf DevFinance & Funding.
Concerning the maximum share of state and school employee health benefit premiums to be paid by employers participating in the public employees' and school employees' benefits boards.1955
Stokesbary (R-31)
HAppropsFinance & Funding.
Establishing the Washington dual enrollment scholarship pilot program.1973
Paul (D-10)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
Finance & Funding.
Relating to K-12 education funding.2140
Sullivan (D-47)
Delivered to Governor.
Finance & Funding.
Amending the Constitution to allow a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.4203 companion to SJR 8201
Stonier (D-49)
HEducationFinance & Funding.
Creating and funding a school choice scholarship program for foster students.1969
Corry (R-14)
HEducationK-12.
Allowing public school districts and private schools to adopt a policy authorizing permanent employees to possess firearms on school grounds under certain conditions.1038
Walsh (R-19)
HCivil R & JudiK-12.
Concerning school district elections.1184
Stonier (D-49)
HEducationK-12.
Concerning school notifications.1191 companion to SB 5554
Goodman (D-45)
HRules RK-12.
Allowing nonresident children from military families to enroll in Washington's public schools prior to arrival in the state.1210 companion to SB 5771
Kilduff (D-28)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
K-12.
Concerning comprehensive school safety planning.1245
Pollet (D-46)
HCap BudgetK-12.
Concerning dual language learning in early learning and K-12 education.1322 companion to SB 5607
Ortiz-Self (D-21)
HAppropsK-12.
Concerning students with disabilities.1454
Pollet (D-46)
HAppropsK-12.
Concerning K-12 computer science education data.1577 companion to SB 5574
Callan (D-5)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
K-12.
Changing the term alternative learning experience to personalized learning experience.1674
Rude (R-16)
HRules 3CPostsecondary.
Concerning unfair practices involving compensation of athletes in higher education.1084 companion to SB 5875
Stokesbary (R-31)
HColl & Wkf DevPostsecondary.
Establishing the Washington promise providing for affordable access to postsecondary education.1123
Pollet (D-46)
HAppropsPostsecondary.
Regulating degree-granting institutions private vocational schools and other for-profit schools.1124
Pollet (D-46)
HAppropsPostsecondary.
Creating the reinvesting in our colleges program.1300
Tarleton (D-36)
HColl & Wkf DevPostsecondary.
Removing certain restrictions on subsidized child care for students at institutions of higher education.1303 companion to SB 5341
Shewmake (D-42)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
Postsecondary.
Concerning college bound scholarship eligible students.1311
Bergquist (D-11)
Delivered to Governor.
Postsecondary.
Establishing a statewide free college program by changing the state need grant to the Washington college promise scholarship.1340 companion to SB 5393
Hansen (D-23)
HAppropsPostsecondary.
Concerning access to state career and technical course equivalencies.1424 companion to SB 5069
Steele (R-12)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
Postsecondary.
Establishing a state student loan program.1542
Sullivan (D-47)
HAppropsPostsecondary.
Establishing a behavioral health innovation & integration campus within the UW school of medicine.1593 companion to SB 5516
Chopp (D-43)
Delivered to Governor.
Postsecondary.
Concerning resident student status as applied to veterans.1688 companion to SB 5713
Morgan (D-29)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
Postsecondary.
Notifying students of courses with low-cost instructional materials and open educational resources at four year institutions of higher education.1701
Werven (R-42)
HAppropsPostsecondary.
Notifying students of courses with low-cost instructional materials and open educational resources at two year institutions of higher education.1702
Werven (R-42)
HRules 3C
Postsecondary.
Concerning community and technical colleges granting high school diplomas.1714 companion to SB 5113
Entenman (D-47)
Delivered to Governor.
Postsecondary.
Establishing a certificate program to educate behavioral health professionals.1721
Orwall (D-33)
HColl & Wkf DevPostsecondary.
Concerning higher education programs.1735
Pollet (D-46)
HColl & Wkf DevPostsecondary.
Allowing regional universities to offer doctorate level degrees in education.1755
Leavitt (D-28)
HRules 3CPostsecondary.
Expanding opportunities for students to pursue mental and behavioral health professions.1850 companion to SB 5635
Senn (D-41)
HColl & Wkf DevPostsecondary.
Providing assistance for certain postsecondary students.1893
Entenman (D-47)
Delivered to Governor.
Postsecondary.
Concerning the Washington opportunity scholarship program.1927
Slatter (D-48)
HAppropsStandards & Assessments.
Concerning certificates of academic and individual achievement.1089
MacEwen (R-35)
HRules 3CStandards & Assessments.
Concerning flexibility in high school graduation requirements.1121 companion to SB 5146
Dolan (D-22)
HEducationStandards & Assessments.
Concerning basic skills assessments for approved teacher preparation programs.1621 companion to SB 5512
Ybarra (R-13)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
Standards & Assessments.
Concerning transfer of credit policies when there are revisions to lower-division course requirements.1704
Caldier (R-26)
HColl & Wkf DevStandards & Assessments.
Removing school districts' ability to withhold pupils' grades and transcripts.1715 companion to SB 5669
Entenman (D-47)
HRules 3CStandards & Assessments.
Reducing state assessment requirements to only those required for federal purposes in order to facilitate removal of inequitable barriers to students.1720 companion to SB 5014
Young (R-26)
HEducationStandards & Assessments.
Requiring accreditation standards for college in the high school programs.1734 companion for SB 5706
Leavitt (D-28)
Delivered to Governor.
Standards & Assessments.
Increasing the number of school districts that may be authorized to reduce the minimum number of required school days in a school year.1803
Orcutt (R-20)
Delivered to Governor.
Student Supports.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to allocate state funding to school districts for one school resource officer on each school campus.1035
Walsh (R-19)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Addressing language access in public schools.1130 companion to SB 5606
Orwall (D-33)
Delivered to Governor.
Student Supports.
Concerning Washington child care access for resident employees of the state.1145
Reeves (D-30)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Concerning expanded learning opportunity programs.1163 companion to SB 5188
Kloba (D-1)
HEducationStudent Supports.
Modifying the learning assistance program.1182
Santos (D-37)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Concerning nonfirearm measures to increase school safety and student well-being.1216 companion to SB 5317
Dolan (D-22)
Delivered to Governor.
Student Supports.
Improving crisis planning in schools to prevent youth suicide.1221
Orwall (D-33)
HEducationStudent Supports.
Concerning support for students experiencing homelessness.1263 companion to SB 5324
Fey (D-27)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Concerning secondary traumatic stress in public school staff.1264
Ortiz-Self (D-21)
HRules 3CStudent Supports.
Increasing student access to school counselors.1265
Ortiz-Self (D-21)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Concerning ethnic studies in public schools.1314
Ortiz-Self (D-21)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Providing services and supports to parenting minors to improve educational attainment.1327 companion to SB 5379
Kilduff (D-28)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Reducing the high poverty learning assistance program threshold to the state average percentage for free or reduced-price meals student eligibility.1384
Jenkin (R-16)
HEducationStudent Supports.
Concerning the definition of eligible pupil for purposes of the transitional bilingual instruction program.1425 companion to SB 5159
Lekanoff (D-40)
HApprops
Concerning bilingual educators.1468 companion to SB 5070
Thai (D-41)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Building the capacity within the educator workforce to improve student mental health and well-being.1479
Senn (D-41)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Changing the Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss to the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth.1604
Stonier (D-49)
Delivered to Governor.
Student Supports.
Concerning sign language interpreting in public schools.1623
Dolan (D-22)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Concerning paraeducators.1658
Paul (D-10)
Delivered to Governor.
Student Supports.
Concerning the participation of students who are low income in extracurricular activities.1660
Bergquist (D-11)
HRules 3CStudent Supports.
Concerning the creation of a youth development work group within the department of children youth and families.1644 companion to SB 5665
Ortiz-Self (D-21)
HRules 3CStudent Supports.
Concerning free or reduced-price meals for students.1685
Peterson (D-21)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Implementing policies related to expanding adolescent behavioral health care access as reviewed and recommended by the children's mental health work group.1874 companion to SB 5904
Frame (D-36)
Delivered to Governor.
Student Supports.
Concerning children's mental health.1876 companion to SB 5903
Frame (D-36)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Eliminating lunch copays for students who qualify for reduced-price lunches.1892
Morgan (D-29)
HApprops
Student Supports.
Providing training for equity and cultural competency in the public school system.1914 companion to SB 5908
Doglio (D-22)
HEducationStudent Supports.
Informing new parents about adverse childhood experiences.1925
Dolan (D-22)
HAppropsStudent Supports.
Providing a full-time educational staff associate for every school.1943
Santos (D-37)
HApprops
Senate Bills
Below are education-related bills that have been introduced in the Senate.
Summary
Bill
Lead Sponsors
Status
College Readiness/Career Connected Learning.
Expanding career connected learning opportunities.5327 companion to HB 1336
Wellman (D-41)
SRules 3College Readiness/Career Connected Learning.
Establishing the Washington children's educations savings account program.5704 companion to HB 1592
Liias (D-21)
SWays & MeansEarly Childhood Education.
Expanding eligibility to the early childhood education and assistance program.5437 companion to HB 1351
Wilson (D-30)
Delivered to Governor.
Early Childhood Education.
Implementing improvements to the early achievers program as reviewed and recommended by the joint select committee on the early achievers program.5484 companion to 1391
Wilson (D-30)
SRules XEarly Childhood Education.
Establishing the Washington Baby Act to create family supports through universal home visiting programs and a statewide family linkage program for resources and referrals.5683 companion to HB 1771
Wellman (D-41)
SWays & Means
Finance & Funding.
Concerning state and federal special education funding.5091
Wellman (D-41)
Delivered to Governor.
Finance & Funding.
Concerning state and federal special education funding.5312 companion to HB 1093
Wellman (D-41)
SEL/K-12Finance & Funding.
Concerning school levies.5313
Wellman (D-41)
Delivered to Governor.
Finance & Funding.
Making 2019-2021 biennium operating appropriations.5153 companion to HB 1109
Rolfes (D-23)
SWays & MeansFinance & Funding.
Concerning basic education funding.5465
Wellman (D-41)
SWays & MeansFinance & Funding.
Establishing school district depreciation subfunds for the purposes of preventative maintenance.5590
Schoesler (R-9)
SRules
Finance & Funding.
Regarding the school construction assistance program.5853
Pedersen (D-43)
SRules 3Finance & Funding.
Establishing the evergreen promise pilot program which provides for affordable access to institutions of higher education.5884
Frockt (D-46)
SWays & MeansFinance & Funding.
Amending the Constitution to allow a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.8201 companion to HB 4203
Wellman (D-41)
SNot adoptedK-12.
Concerning school resource officers.5052
O'Ban (R-28)
SEL/K-12K-12.
Simple majority for bonds.8201/5066
Wellman (D-41)
SNot adoptedK-12.
Concerning special education.5082
McCoy (D-38)
Delivered to Governor.
K-12.
Establishing the world language competency grant program.5087
Wellman (D-41)
SWays & MeansK-12.
Providing flexibility to school districts by authorizing school district waivers.5092
Fortunato (R-31)
SEL/K-12K-12.
Concerning school resource officer mandatory training and policies.5141
Wellman (D-41)
SRules 3K-12.
Developing multistage threat assessments to increase safety in K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.5216
O'Ban (R-28)
SEL/K-12K-12.
55% for bonds.8202/5252
Mullet (D-5)
SEL/K-12K-12.
Concerning nonfirearm measures to increase school safety and student well-being.5317 companion to HB 1216
Wellman (D-41)
SRules XK-12.
Concerning comprehensive sexual health education.5395 companion to HB 1407
Wilson (D-30)
HEducationK-12.
Concerning special education.5532
Braun (R-20)
SRules 3K-12.
Authorizing modernization grants for small school districts.5572
Honeyford (R-15)
SRules 3
K-12.
Concerning K-12 computer science education data.5574 companion to HB 1577
Salomon (D-32)
SRules XK-12.
Improving climate science education.5576 companion to HB 1496
Wilson (D-30)
SWays & MeansK-12.
Concerning enrollment priority in dual credit courses.5729
Rivers (R-18)
SRules XK-12.
Concerning petitions for proposed transfer of school district territory.5731
Short (R-7)
SRules 3Postsecondary.
Removing certain restrictions on subsidized child care for students at institutions of higher education.5341 companion to HB 1303
Randall (D-26)
SWays & MeansPostsecondary.
Facilitating high school success.5343
Mullet (D-5)
SWays & MeansPostsecondary.
Establishing a statewide free college program by changing the state need grant to the Washington college promise scholarship.5393 companion to HB 1340
Palumbo (D-1)
SRules 3Postsecondary.
Providing postsecondary education opportunities to enhance public safety.5433
Wilson (D-30)
Delivered to Governor.
Postsecondary.
Requiring institutions of higher education to waive application fees for low-income students.5477
Dhingra (D-45)
SWays & MeansPostsecondary.
Expanding opportunities for students to pursue mental and behavioral health professions.5635 companion to HB 1850
Brown (R-8)
SRules 3Postsecondary.
Concerning the Washington opportunity scholarship program.5705
Palumbo (D-1)
SWays & MeansPostsecondary.
Concerning the College Bound Scholarship for students in dual enrollment programs.5727
Palumbo (D-1)
SWays & MeansPostsecondary.
Relieving student debt.5774
Laiis (D-21)
SRules 3Postsecondary.
Concerning research in public institutions of higher education.5786
Brown (R-8)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
Postsecondary.
Concerning unfair practices involving compensation of athletes in higher education.5875 companion to HB 1084
Palumbo (D-1)
SWays & MeansStandards & Assessments.
Reducing state assessment requirements to only those required for federal purposes in order to facilitate removal of inequitable barriers to students.5014
McCoy (D-38)
SEL/K-12Standards & Assessments.
Reducing state assessment requirements to only those required for federal purposes in order to facilitate removal of inequitable barriers to students.5092
Fortunato (R-31)
SEL/K-12Standards & Assessments.
Concerning flexibility in high school graduation requirements.5146 companion to HB 1121
Wellman (D-41)
SWays & MeansStandards & Assessments.
Concerning the pipeline for paraeducators conditional scholarship program.5413
Keiser (D-33)
SWays & MeansStandards & Assessments.
Requiring accreditation standards for college in the high school programs.5706 companion to HB 1734
Randall (D-26)
SRules XStudent Supports.
Concerning bilingual educators.5070 companion to HB 1468
Wellman (D-41)
SEL/K-12Student Supports.
Concerning the definition of eligible pupil for purposes of the transitional bilingual instruction program.5159 companion to HB 1425
McCoy (D-38)
SWays & MeansStudent Supports.
Concerning special education.5262
Zeiger (R-25)
SEL/K-12Student Supports.
Concerning school bus driver requirements.5263
Zeiger (R-25)
SRules 3Student Supports.
Increasing student support staff in the prototypical school funding model.5315
Wellman (D-41)
SRules XStudent Supports.
Concerning support for students experiencing homelessness.5324 companion to HB 1263
Frockt (D-46)
Delivered to Governor.
Student Supports.
Concerning programs for highly capable students.5354 companion to HB 1641
Rivers (R-18)
SRules 3Student Supports.
Providing services and supports to parenting minors to improve educational attainment.5379 companion to HB 1327
Wilson (D-30)
SWays & MeansStudent Supports.
Concerning child care access.5436 companion to HB 1344
Wilson (D-30)
SWays & MeansStudent Supports.
Concerning basic skills assessments for approved teacher preparation programs.5512 companion to HB 1621
Mullet (D-5)
SRules XStudent Supports.
Addressing equity in access to dual credit opportunities.5593
Liias (D-21)
SRules 3Student Supports.
Concerning enrollment and course registration access for children of military families.5603
Randall (D-26)
SRules 3Student Supports.
Addressing language access in public schools.5606 companion to HB 1130
Wellman (D-41)
SEL/K-12Student Supports.
Concerning the creation of a youth development work group within the department of children youth and families.5665 companion to HB 1644
Wilson (D-30)
SRules X
Concerning harassment intimidation bullying and discrimination in public schools.5689
Liias (D-21)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
Building capacity within the educator workforce to improve student mental health and well-being.5777 companion to HB 1479
Brown (R-8)
SEL/K-12
Concerning homeless college students.5800 companion to 1572
Randall (D-26)
Delivered to Governor.
Student Supports.
Increasing eligibility for child care and early learning programs for homeless and other vulnerable children.5820 companion to HB 1574
Nguyen (D-34)
SRules 3Student Supports.
Concerning the immigration status of students.5834 companion to HB 1779
Hunt (D-22)
SEL/K-12Student Supports.
Investing in educational mentor programs.5859 companion to HB 1281
Mullet (D-35)
SWays & MeansStudent Supports.
Funding rural satellite skill centers.5874
Warnick (R-13)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.
Student Supports.
Concerning children's mental health.5903 companion to 1876
Darnelle (D-26)
Governor signed. Effective date 7/28/2019.