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
- Full list of education bills in the House
- Full 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance & Funding. Concerning state and federal special education funding. |
5091 | Wellman (D-41) | Introduced |
House Bills
Below are all education-related bills that have been introduced in the House.
| Summary | Bill | Lead Sponsors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Readiness/Career Connected Learning. Expanding career connected learning opportunities. |
1336 companion to SB 5327 | Slatter (D-48) | Introduced |
| Finance & Funding. Concerning appropriations for special education programs. |
1093 companion to SB 5312 | Dolan (D-22) | Introduced |
| Standards & Assessments. Concerning flexibility in high school graduation requirements. |
1121 companion to SB 5146 | Dolan (D-22) | Introduced |
Senate Bills
Below are all 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) | Introduced |
| Finance & Funding. Concerning state and federal special education funding. |
5091 | Wellman (D-41) | Introduced |
| Finance & Funding. Concerning state and federal special education funding. |
5312 companion to HB 1093 | Wellman (D-41) | Introduced |
| K-12. Concerning special education. |
5082 | McCoy (D-38) | Introduced |
| Postsecondary. 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) | Introduced |
| Standards & 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) | Introduced |
| Standards & 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) | Introduced |
| Standards & Assessments. Concerning flexibility in high school graduation requirements. |
5146 companion to HB 1121 | Wellman (D-41) | Introduced |
| Student Supports. Concerning special education. |
5262 | Zeiger (R-25) | Introduced |