5181-S.E AMH MARS WARG 234

ESSB 5181 - H AMD TO ED COMM AMD (H-2105.1/25) 1164

By Representative Marshall

ADOPTED 04/14/2025

On page 3, line 18 of the striking amendment, after "(f)))" insert "To receive annual notice, as required by RCW 28A.300.286, that clearly identifies any medical service, mental health counseling, or behavioral health treatment that is made available to students, whether in person or via telemedicine, without the prior consent of the student's parent or legal guardian. This requirement applies to all such services provided on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by a school district;

(d)"

Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 7, after line 20 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"Sec. 3. RCW 28A.300.286 and 2023 c 242 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop, and periodically update, model student handbook language that includes information about policies and complaint procedures related to discrimination, including sexual harassment and addressing transgender students, and information about policies and complaint procedures related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying, as well as the overlap between the policies and complaint procedures. The model student handbook language must also include a description of the services available through the office of the education ombuds and the contact information for the office of the education ombuds. The model student handbook language must be aligned with existing requirements in state law including chapters 28A.640 and 28A.642 RCW and RCW 28A.600.477 and 28A.600.510. The model student handbook language must be jointly developed with the Washington state school directors' association, and in consultation with the office of the education ombuds. The model student handbook language must be posted publicly on the office of the superintendent of public instruction's website beginning July 1, 2024.

(2) Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, each school district must include the model student handbook language developed under subsection (1) of this section in any student, parent and legal guardian, employee, and volunteer handbook that it or one of its schools publishes and on the school district's website, and any school's website, if a school or the school district maintains a website. If a school district neither publishes a handbook nor maintains a website, it must provide the model student handbook language developed under subsection (1) of this section to each student, parent and legal guardian, employee, and volunteer at least annually.

(3) Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, each school district must, at least once annually, publish in a handbook, maintain on its website, or provide to each student and the student's parent or legal guardian, a notice that clearly identifies any medical service, mental health counseling, or behavioral health treatment that is made available to students, whether in person or via telemedicine, without the prior consent of the student's parent or legal guardian. This requirement applies to all such services provided on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by a school district."

Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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