Status of education reform bills
Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by admin.
Senate Bill 6048 and House Bill 2261, which would reform parts of Washington’s K-12 education finance system, have cleared the April 6th cutoff deadline. The next cutoff deadline is April 17th, where bills must pass the opposite house. However, more time may be taken to consider differences between the houses.
Here’s a brief recap of SB 6048:
- March 9th: The Senate passes the bill by a vote of 28-20. The bill is sent to the House for consideration.
- March 24th: The House Education Appropriations Committee amends SB 6048 to make it almost identical to HB 2261 and sends it to the House Ways & Means Committee.
- April 4th: The House Ways & Means Committee sends SB 6048 to the House Rules Committee.
Here’s a brief recap of HB 2261:
- March 12th: The House passes the bill by a vote of 71-26. The bill is sent to the Senate for consideration.
- March 30th: The Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee amends HB 2261 to make it similar to SB 6048. However, additional changes were adopted including a much stronger section on accountability. The bill is sent to the Senate Ways & Means Committee.
- April 6th: The Senate Ways & Means Committee sends HB 2261 to the Senate Rules Committee.
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Education news of the day
Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by admin.
Win-win? Huge statewide school bond is pitched
Win-win-win-win-win? We’ll get a lot for this money
