HOUSE BILL REPORT
HB 1173
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As Reported by House Committee On:
Education
Title: An act relating to repealing certain obsolete common school provisions.
Brief Description: Repealing certain obsolete common school provisions.
Sponsors: Representatives Santos and Ortiz-Self; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Brief History:
Committee Activity:
Education: 1/28/19, 1/31/19 [DPS].
Brief Summary of Substitute Bill |
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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 15 members: Representatives Santos, Chair; Dolan, Vice Chair; Paul, Vice Chair; Bergquist, Caldier, Callan, Harris, Kilduff, Kraft, Ortiz-Self, Rude, Stonier, Thai, Valdez and Ybarra.
Minority Report: Do not pass. Signed by 4 members: Representatives Steele, Ranking Minority Member; McCaslin, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Volz, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Corry.
Staff: Ethan Moreno (786-7386).
Background:
Legislation enacted in 2007 established the Task Force on Gangs in Schools (Task Force) and charged it with examining adult and youth gang activities affecting school safety. Task Force members were selected by the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) and were required to possess expertise related to gang activities in schools. The Task Force was directed to work under the guidance of the School Safety Center at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the School Safety Center Advisory Committee, and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
The Task Force was required to annually report its findings and recommendations to the education committees of the Legislature. Although provisions for the Task Force remain in statute, the final annual report of the Task Force was in 2011 and it discontinued its activities in 2012.
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Summary of Substitute Bill:
Provisions establishing and prescribing duties for the Task Force are repealed.
Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:
The substitute bill removes provisions repealing statutes governing the certification and operation of Education Centers.
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Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Effective Date of Substitute Bill: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony:
(In support) The bill removes obsolete statutory provisions that have not changed in years.
(Opposed) None.
Persons Testifying: Marissa Rathbone, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.