Passed by the House February 13, 2014 Yeas 65   ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 7, 2014 Yeas 45   ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2739 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
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.