BILL REQ. #:  H-4103.1 

READ FIRST TIME 02/11/14.   

     AN ACT Relating to early childhood development as it relates to school success; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The education data center shall contract with the area health education center of eastern Washington through Washington State University extension, to conduct a geographic analysis using existing data to identify areas where the cumulative effect of family factors, such as employment, health status, safety, and stability correlate with academic and behavioral indicators of student success. The education data center shall submit this analysis in the form of a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 31, 2015. This report must include maps that illustrate community variation in family factors as they relate to K-12 and postsecondary education outcomes and keeping all children on track for success.
     (2) At a minimum, the report must include:
     (a) The prevalence of family and community health, safety, and stability factors relevant to student success;
     (b) Resilience factors that are statistically correlated with improved population outcomes even in populations with family, health, safety, and stability challenges;
     (c) Correlation of the factors in (b) of this subsection with community variation in academic, behavior, and graduation outcomes; and
     (d) Implications for policy targeted at improving K-12 or postsecondary outcomes.
     (3) This section expires August 1, 2015.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2014, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.