The Washington State Legislature, under the control of Democrats for the past 40 years, has chosen, in their infinite wisdom, to allow a number of healthcare procedures that do NOT require parental notice nor permission. This article shares details from State websites. There are districts who have rolled out and/or are in the process of rolling out, dental and medical services on campus. You may want to be aware of this in case you have thoughts you want to share with your legislators and school district leadership. Let's start out with a snapshot of services and notice (or lack of) to parents: The chart on the left: Emergency services - No parental notice … [Read more...]
Washington State House Bill 1272 – Stopping dissenting voter pamphlet statements – Call to Action
Update: March 6th We submitted a letter (click this link to open: SDvsElections-Pro-Con v1) to the WA House Reps for the 17th; 18th and 49th LD's asking for their help on this issue. Feel free to reach out to your legislators as well and share your thoughts. The Washington House Bill 1272 is progressing through the process. Please consider using the link below to register your vote AGAINST the following section of the bill. If you want to make sure that both sides are heard tell them to stop this proposed revision. What is the change? Currently if no one wants to write a yes or no position statement on a school bond or levy the State says anyone can offer to write the … [Read more...]
House Bill 1353 – Reducing school bond approval from 60% to 50% +1: A Constitutional Amendment
Back in 2007 the legislature reduced the approval requirement for levy's to 50% +1 from the historical 50% supermajority. The change was made at the request of school districts around the state who complained levy's failed too often and needed to be easier to pass. Left in place was the requirement that capital bonds require a 60% approval to pass. Fast forward to 2023. A new House Bill #1353 attempts to reduce the 60% to 50% plus one. Why? Because school districts across the state complain it's too hard to get voter approval so they need a lower threshold to get bonds passed. Teachers unions want the newest and best facilities. Votes who support schools no matter the cost want easier … [Read more...]
2023 Washington State legislature education bills as of Feb 4th
Are you interested in which 2023 legislative house and senate bills are being proposed relating to education? Click the following link to open a spreadsheet. Choose the "Education" tab at the bottom of the page. You'll get a snapshot of each bill. Please note that the Bill # is hyperlinked on the left. You can click that link and it takes you to the legislature page where you can click on the "Comment" button on the right side of the screen and share your thoughts with your house and senate reps. It's pretty simple. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1stj7YY5k3QoxQRwoF84x_F8c9ZmuW6DWWdvNWb8b54M/edit#gid=492382897 Why should we each make an effort to read the reviews of the … [Read more...]
WA Senate Bill 5462 – Oppose – Jan 30th
Brought to us by PRIE Please take a moment to OPPOSE Senate Bill 5462-AN ACT Relating to promoting inclusive learning standards and instructional materials in public schools. Will be heard Jan. 30th at 1:30pm in the senate Early Learning & K-12 Education committee. Share this email with your friends and family. To submit your opposition: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=30599&aId=150229&caId=20801&tId=3 To testify against 5462 or submit a written testimony: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Senate# The specifics: Section 2 states that "model … [Read more...]
House Bill 1615 – $12,500 Education Savings Account – Be heard!
Ok...the Democrats will do everything they can to stop this legislation but you do have the opportunity to weigh in. If you want the option to choose the school system your child or grandchild can attend then you need to say so...and do it today. Time is short. Click on the link below. On the upper right choose "make comment" and share your thoughts...please Very exciting news! A school choice bill, HB 1615, has a hearing next week before the House Education committee. The prime sponsor is Rep. Carolyn Eslick , Republican. The bill has one Democrat sponsor and many other Republicans. It has a chance to proceed to passage. HB 1615 would create an Education Savings Account with … [Read more...]
WA HB1059 – Recording events with potential for sexual exploitation of children – Unintended consequences?
There is a new bill being introduced in the WA House today (January 9, 2023) by 2 Democrats: HB1059. Here's a link to the details: https://legiscan.com/WA/bill/HB1059/2023 OR https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2023-2024/HB1059/ What does it propose? (Following are the proposed changes) An Act relating to protecting minors from sexual exploitation; and amending RCW 9.68A.040 and 9.68A.053. (d) Knowingly causes a minor to be photographed or part of a live 19 performance which depicts the minor engaged in sexually explicit 20 conduct where the minor is unconscious or unaware of the photograph or recording. and that 35 visual or printed matter does not include any depiction of another 36 … [Read more...]
And so it starts…Levy legislation to raise more money – Superintendent Reykdal
As you know the State of Washington has increased property taxes for schools. In Clark County it has gone from $1.98/$1000 to $2.90/$1000. The median priced home ($346,000) will see a $318 increase in property taxes in 2018. With this tax increase came a promise of a cap on levy's to $1.50/$1000 or a max of $2500 per student. But the games begin....in the following Press Release Superintendent Reykdal is calling for increasing that cap AND allowing a broader use of funds. So, you think your taxes went up? Oh wait...you thought your taxes would go down...Oh wait...you thought taxes would stay flat. Think again. If he gets his way your local levy's may not fall at all. Indeed, the claims … [Read more...]
Awaiting a second ‘Dear Hillary’ letter – Central Control of Education
From a story at The Washington Times - author is Robert Holland ANALYSIS/OPINION: One constant in the education world over the past 25 years has been the periodic release of reports warning that American workers will be unable to compete in the global economy unless education becomes a seamless web of government-managed workforce preparation. Think Common Core State Standards (CCSS), most recently. But in the 1990s, CCSS had a precursor in the Goals 2000/School-to-Work crusade for nationalized education standards, and soon it may have a successor, which could be a rebranded Common Core enforced through the considerable powers given the U.S. secretary of Education in the new Every … [Read more...]
OSPI – Wasting $1 million on “feel good” antics and bypassing parental consent on medical issues
Washington State House Bill 1682 was signed into law by Governor Inslee on June 9, 2016. If you take the time to read the bill history (in the link) you will note some interesting information: Click this link to read the legislative summary Brief Description: Improving educational outcomes for homeless students through increased in-school guidance supports, housing stability, and identification services. The bill spends most of its time describing how children as young as 13 can get certain types of medical care WITHOUT the approval or knowledge of the parent(s) Up to $1 million will be awarded to up to 15 school districts to hire "navigators" to help find shelter for homeless … [Read more...]
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