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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 496

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Relating to: paid preparation time for teachers. (FE)

School — Administration Teacher Teacher — Certificate

  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 each school board to ensure that a teacher's daily schedule

includes self-directed preparation time of at least 45 minutes or the equivalent of one

class period, whichever is greater.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

22 cosponsors

Bare (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Cabrera (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Emerson (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Myers (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Smith, Roys, Hesselbein, Agard, Spreitzer, Carpenter and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Shelton, Bare, C. Anderson, Jacobson, Myers, Shankland, Madison, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Emerson, Joers, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Snodgrass, Subeck, Vining, Sinicki, Stubbs, Moore Omokunde, J. Anderson and Neubauer

  2. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Nov 8, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1