BILL REQ. #:  S-1629.1 



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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5260
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State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Fraser, Pridemore, Hargrove, Sheldon, Kauffman, Hobbs, Hatfield, Fairley, and Roach)

READ FIRST TIME 02/11/09.   



     AN ACT Relating to motivating students through incentives to pursue postsecondary education by eliminating the use of statewide assessments as a high school graduation requirement; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The office of the superintendent of public instruction, the higher education coordinating board, and the state board for community and technical colleges shall use existing staff and resources to collaboratively conduct a review of incentive programs in other states. The incentive programs that are reviewed must have a purpose of increasing the number of students who meet the state standards at any grade level and/or motivating students through incentives to pursue postsecondary education. The agencies shall provide an opportunity for input and comment by stakeholders throughout the study. By December 1, 2009, the agencies shall make a joint report to the legislature detailing the programs that were reviewed and making recommendations for incentive programs that Washington should consider for spending any savings realized by the state by eliminating the statewide assessment as a high school graduation requirement. The recommendations could include whether the state should create a public-private partnership or use other creative models to implement any of the recommendations.

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