The BSNPTA Board is tracking the following bills in the 2017 Washington Legislative Session.
Below you will find information about those bills.
Questions can be directed to BellevueSpecialNeeds@gmail.com
Below you will find information about those bills.
- We will also be sending out "Call to Action" information as bills are being heard in committee and moving through the process.
- Please watch this page and contact your legislator about bills that are important to you and your family. Legislators want to hear from you.
Questions can be directed to BellevueSpecialNeeds@gmail.com
SB 5348
Requires a student that receives special education services who, as a result of his or her academic performance, earns a certificate of individual achievement to: (1) Be entitled to receive a regular high school diploma;
(2) Remain eligible to receive transition services between ages eighteen and twenty-one if his or her most recent evaluation and current individualized education program specify a continuing need for the services; and
(3) Continue to generate associated state and federal funding for the school district that provides the services.
(2) Remain eligible to receive transition services between ages eighteen and twenty-one if his or her most recent evaluation and current individualized education program specify a continuing need for the services; and
(3) Continue to generate associated state and federal funding for the school district that provides the services.
SB5155
Prohibits a school district from suspending or expelling a student who is enrolled in grades kindergarten through two, except when the suspension is based on possession of a firearm on school premises or transportation.
SB 5070
Provides the minimum employment standards for a paraeducator who works in the special education program, the basic education program, the learning assistance program, the federal disadvantaged program, and English language learner programs.
Requires school districts to begin implementing the paraeducator certification for paraeducators working in the programs.
Requires the professional educator standards board to design and implement a training program for teachers and principals as it relates to their role working with paraeducators.
Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct a study on the effectiveness of paraeducators in improving student outcomes.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the education data center to provide the data necessary to conduct an analysis.
Requires school districts to begin implementing the paraeducator certification for paraeducators working in the programs.
Requires the professional educator standards board to design and implement a training program for teachers and principals as it relates to their role working with paraeducators.
Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct a study on the effectiveness of paraeducators in improving student outcomes.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the education data center to provide the data necessary to conduct an analysis.
HB 1377
Addresses the role of a school counselor, a social worker, and a psychologist in promoting student achievement and creating a safe learning environment.
Requires first-class school districts to provide at least one hour of professional collaboration for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists that focuses on recognizing signs of emotional or behavioral distress in students.
Creates the professional collaboration lighthouse grant program to assist school districts with early adoption and implementation of mental health professional collaboration time.
Requires the professional educator standards board to convene a task force on school counselors, psychologists, and social workers to review certain issues.
Requires first-class school districts to provide at least one hour of professional collaboration for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists that focuses on recognizing signs of emotional or behavioral distress in students.
Creates the professional collaboration lighthouse grant program to assist school districts with early adoption and implementation of mental health professional collaboration time.
Requires the professional educator standards board to convene a task force on school counselors, psychologists, and social workers to review certain issues.