BILL REQ. #:  H-3928.1 

Prefiled 01/10/08. Read first time 01/14/08.   Referred to Committee on Education.

     AN ACT Relating to development of an online mathematics curriculum; 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 shall develop and issue a request for proposals for private vendors or nonprofit organizations to develop a mathematics curriculum that is aligned with Washington's essential academic learning requirements and grade level expectations and would be made available online at no cost to school districts. At a minimum, the proposed curriculum shall cover course content in grades kindergarten through ten. Proposals are encouraged to cover content in grades eleven and twelve that aligns with the state's college readiness standards. Proposals shall address cost and timelines for development and implementation of the curriculum. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall review the responses, including an analysis of the qualifications of the respondents, and report the results of the request for proposals under this section to the governor and the education and fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008.