FINAL BILL REPORT
SSB 5028
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C 179 L 19
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Declaring September the month of the kindergartner.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Hunt, Wilson, C. and O'Ban).
Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education
House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations
Background: Current state law declares October as disability history month. Public schools must conduct or promote educational activities that provide instruction, awareness, and understanding of disability history and people with disabilities.
State law also identifies specific days within various months that recognize certain concepts, events, and people.
Summary: September is declared to be the month of the kindergartner. Each September, elementary schools are encouraged to determine a method to celebrate new kindergartners as they begin their life in K-12 education.
Votes on Final Passage:
Senate | 49 | 0 | |
House | 98 | 0 |
Effective: | July 28, 2019 |