CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1146
Chapter 44, Laws of 2024
68TH LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
HIGH SCHOOL DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS—NOTICE TO STUDENTS
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2024
Passed by the House January 11, 2024
  Yeas 97  Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS

Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate February 29, 2024
  Yeas 46  Nays 0
DENNY HECK

President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1146 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN

Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved March 13, 2024 1:39 PM
FILED
March 14, 2024
JAY INSLEE

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

HOUSE BILL 1146

Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
ByRepresentatives Paul, Steele, Ramel, Taylor, Callan, Rude, Timmons, Chopp, Lekanoff, Duerr, Ramos, Shavers, Stonier, Pollet, Santos, Riccelli, and Ormsby
Prefiled 01/05/23.Read first time 01/09/23.Referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to notifying high school students and their families about available dual credit programs and any available financial assistance; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.600 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.600 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Prior to course scheduling or course registration for the next school term, each public school that serves students in any of grades nine through 12 must provide all students and their parents or legal guardians with: Information about each available dual credit program and any financial assistance available to reduce dual credit course and exam costs for students and their families. The information must be provided via email and other communication methods, and, to the extent feasible, must be translated into the primary language of each parent or legal guardian.
(2) Public schools are encouraged to include in the notification required under subsection (1) of this section other information about advanced course taking that must be provided to parents and legal guardians under RCW 28A.320.195, 28A.600.287, and 28A.600.320.
(3) As used in this section, "public school" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.150.010.
Passed by the House January 11, 2024.
Passed by the Senate February 29, 2024.
Approved by the Governor March 13, 2024.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 14, 2024.
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