Executive Session: HB 1226 – Concerning school district elections; HB 1306 – Concerning bond authorization training for school district boards of directors; HB 1536 – Establishing regional apprenticeship programs through educational service districts. HB 1544 – Concerning agriculture, food, and natural resource education; HB 1585 – Improving driver’s education related to traffic stops in order to avoid inadvertent hostile confrontations; HB 1791 – Concerning reprimands for professional educators; HB 1867 – Concerning dual credit program data. HB 1900 – Improving school districts’ responses to complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying; HB 1941 – Prohibiting active shooter scenarios for school safety-related drills; HB 1942 – Concerning the provision of the paraeducator fundamental course of study; HB 1955 – Creating uniformity in education requirements for students who are the subject of a dependency proceeding; HB 1974 – Moving state board of education and educational service district elections to the Washington state school directors’ association; HB 2078 – Establishing the outdoor school for all program; HJR 4200 – Amending the Constitution to allow a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.
Public Hearing: HB 2056 – Promoting academic transparency in public schools.