5082-S2 AMH DOLA WARG 362

2SSB 5082 - H AMD TO APP COMM AMD (H-2872.1/19) 547

By Representative Dolan

ADOPTED 04/10/2019

On page 3, beginning on line 32 of the striking amendment, after "(1)" strike all material through "schools."" on line 36 and insert "The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall review the recommendations of the social-emotional learning work group convened as directed in the 2017 omnibus appropriations act and the recommendations of the social-emotional learning committee created in section 1 of this act. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt social-emotional learning standards and benchmarks by January 1, 2020, and revise the social-emotional learning standards and benchmarks as appropriate."

EFFECT: Strikes the requirement that the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) adopt the standards and benchmarks recommended by the social emotional learning (SEL) benchmarks work group in its October 1, 2016, final report. Adds that the OSPI must: (1) review the recommendations of the SEL work group convened as directed in the 2017 omnibus appropriations act and the recommendations of the SEL committee created in section 1 of this act; and (2) adopt SEL standards and benchmarks by January 1, 2020, and revise the SEL standards and benchmarks as appropriate.

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