| Passed by the Senate March 9, 2004 YEAS 48 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 5, 2004 YEAS 94 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5677 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/04/03.
AN ACT Relating to cooperation among education policy boards; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature finds that to achieve the
goals of education reform and improve student learning and achievement,
the separate public education systems should strive to create a
seamless system of education from grades K-12 through higher education.
The legislature further finds that a seamless system is a system where
there is an easy transition from one system to another system. The
legislature further finds that a seamless system begins with close
collaboration and coordination between the state-level policy boards,
as well as the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the
council of presidents, and the legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 RCW
to read as follows:
Each year in September or December, an annual meeting shall focus
attention on the practical implementation of cross-sector education
policies. Participants in the annual meeting shall include the state
board of education, the higher education coordinating board, the state
board for community and technical colleges, the superintendent of
public instruction, the council of presidents, the work force training
and education coordinating board, and legislators from the higher
education, education, and fiscal committees. A specific and focused
agenda for the annual meeting shall include efforts to improve
articulation among high schools and two and four-year institutions of
higher education; efforts to increase student success in completing
math requirements in high school and college through alignment of
standards and improved instruction, advising, and assessment; and
development of standards for the knowledge and skills students need to
be ready for college-level work. The council of presidents shall
coordinate the first annual meeting in 2004. Responsibility for
coordinating subsequent annual meetings shall rotate among the state
education agencies that participate in the meeting. Each year after
the annual meeting, the coordinating agency shall summarize the results
of the meeting and propose an action plan for the ensuing year to the
higher education and education committees of the legislature.