Committee advances competency-based education bill after amendment fails
Substitute Senate Bill 5,189, defining competency-based education and directing OSPI and the State Board of Education to implement related rules and transcripts, was reported out of committee (14-4, 1 excused) after a sponsor amendment to narrow the statutory definition failed on the floor of the committee.
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The House Education Committee voted to report Substitute Senate Bill 5,189 with a do-pass recommendation by roll call (14 ayes, 4 nays, 1 excused). The bill defines competency-based education (CBE), directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to adopt rules to authorize full-time funding for qualifying CBE programs and asks the State Board of Education (SBE) to recommend processes for identifying and designating schools and districts implementing CBE.
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