Relating to improvements in student success.
Summary
Requires school districts to make available to students of school district specified informational surveys and to provide parents and guardians with notice and opportunity to review survey before it is administered. Allows parents or guardians to decline to have their children participate in survey, and allows students to decline to participate in survey or decline to answer individual questions of survey. Directs Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene advisory committee to explore options for expanding or revising education accountability framework.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Signed Aug 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Aug 1, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed.
upper
Jun 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed.
lower
Jun 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
May 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
May 24, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nancy Nathanson
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
Jules Walters
DDemocratic
Co
Khanh Pham
DDemocratic
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