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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 459

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: a science competition participation grant pilot program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Public instruction department of School — Curriculum School — State aid Search warrant

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to award grants to

teams of pupils in the 6th through 12th grades for the purpose of participating in

science competitions. As a condition of receiving a grant, a team of pupils must

demonstrate that it will provide funds to match the grant amount. DPI may not

award a grant for this purpose in amount that exceeds $5,000. Under the bill, these

grants are available until June 30, 2021.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Miller (D) , Olsen (R) , Schachtner (D)

16 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Kitchens (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 27, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Schachtner, Olsen, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson, Miller and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Kitchens, Anderson, Bowen, Mursau, Neylon, Ohnstad, Pope, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, Tusler, Zamarripa, Brostoff and Stuck

  2. Sep 27, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 11, 2019 · Senate

    Representative C. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1