Washington 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 5612 — Concerning Holocaust education.

Last action — Effective date 7/28/2019.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2019. Enacted.

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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The amended SB 5612 emphasizes Holocaust education in Washington public schools by clarifying the nature of the persecution during that time and expanding the curriculum to include the training of teachers through expert organizations. It specifies that the instruction aims to teach students about empathy and responsible citizenship, while also establishing clear guidelines for curriculum development. This change is important as it promotes a more comprehensive understanding of the Holocaust and encourages educators to effectively deliver this critical content in the classroom. Additionally, the new requirements for feedback and reporting aim to ensure that the instruction remains relevant and impactful for students.

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S-2108.1SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5612State of Washington66th Legislature2019 Regular SessionBySenate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Rivers, Salomon, Frockt, Wilson, C., Carlyle, Billig, Wellman, Zeiger, Warnick, Palumbo, Pedersen, Van De Wege, Hasegawa, Holy, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, and O'Ban)READ FIRST TIME 02/22/19.AN ACT Relating to Holocaust education;
S-0773.2SENATE BILL 5612State of Washington66th Legislature2019 Regular SessionBySenators Rivers, Salomon, Frockt, Wilson, C., Carlyle, Billig, Wellman, Zeiger, Warnick, Palumbo, Pedersen, Van De Wege, Hasegawa, Holy, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, and O'BanRead first time 01/25/19.Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.AN ACT Relating to Holocaust education;
The studying of this material is intended to:
The studying of this material is intended to teach empathy, prepare students to be effective members of a pluralistic democracy, and be a reaffirmation of the commitment of free peoples never again to permit such occurrences.(2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction ((may prepare and make available to all school districts instructional materials for use as guidelines for instruction under this section))must partner with expert Washington nonprofit organizations that teach the lessons of the Holocaust and support and train Washington teachers in instructing the lessons of the Holocaust or other acts of genocide to:(a) Develop best practices and curricula for high quality instruction under this section, where the curricula is of various lengths and complexities;
Examine the ramifications of prejudice, racism, and intolerance;
and(b) Encourage and support middle school, junior high school, and high school teachers in implementing these best practices and curricula.(3) Beginning September 1, 2020, middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools that offer curriculum instruction as described in subsection (1) of this section must use the curricula and follow the best practices developed under subsection (1) of this section.NEW SECTION.  Sec.
prepare students to be responsible citizens in a pluralistic democracy;
and be a reaffirmation of the commitment of free peoples never again to permit such occurrences.(2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction ((may prepare and make available to all school districts instructional materials for use as guidelines for instruction under this section)), in collaboration with an expert Washington nonprofit organization that teaches the lessons of the Holocaust, must:(a) Develop best practices and guidelines for high quality instruction under this section;
and(b) Encourage and support middle school, junior high school, and high school teachers in implementing these best practices and guidelines.(3) Beginning September 1, 2020, middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools that offer instruction as described in subsection (1) of this section must follow the best practices and guidelines developed under subsection (2) of this section.(4) The office of the superintendent of public instruction must electronically publish the best practices and guidelines developed under this section on an annual basis.NEW SECTION.  Sec.
A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, and in order to broaden the reach of the instruction to public school students, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must work with an expert Washington nonprofit organization that teaches the lessons of the Holocaust, to support and train Washington middle school, junior high school, and high school teachers who teach in subjects relevant to the topic, in instructing the lessons of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide using the best practices and guidelines for the high quality instruction developed under RCW 28A.300.115.NEW SECTION.  Sec.
A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, and in order to broaden the reach of the instruction to public school students, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must work with expert Washington nonprofit organizations that teach the lessons of the Holocaust and support and train Washington teachers in instructing the lessons of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide to train middle school, junior high school, and high school teachers, who teach in subjects relevant to the topic, on using the best practices and curricula for the high-quality instruction developed under RCW 28A.300.115.NEW SECTION.  Sec.
(1) By November 14, 2022, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must collect feedback from expert Washington nonprofit organizations that teach the lessons of the Holocaust and support and train Washington teachers in instructing the lessons of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide about:(a) How the best practices and guidelines for high quality instruction on the events of the period in modern world history known as the Holocaust developed under RCW 28A.300.115 are being implemented statewide;(b) Whether, and how, the best practices and guidelines should be modified;(c) The number of teachers trained and supported on using the best practices and guidelines in the past two years;
(1) By November 14, 2022, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must collect feedback from expert Washington nonprofit organizations that teach the lessons of the Holocaust and support and train Washington teachers in instructing the lessons of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide about:(a) How the best practices and curricula for high-quality instruction on the events of the period in modern world history known as the Holocaust developed under RCW 28A.300.115 are being implemented statewide;(b) Whether, and how, the best practices and curricula should be modified;(c) The number of teachers trained and supported on using the best practices and curricula in the past two years;
and(d) Whether instruction should be required in public schools, and if so, in which grades.(2) By December 12, 2022, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must work with expert Washington nonprofit organizations described under subsection (1) of this section to summarize the feedback collected under subsection (1) of this section and report it to the appropriate committees of the legislature with a recommendation about whether instruction should be required in public schools, and if so, in which grades.--- END ---
and(d) Whether the curricula should be required in public schools, and if so, in which grades.(2) By December 12, 2022, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must summarize the feedback collected under subsection (1) of this section and report it to the appropriate committees of the legislature with a recommendation about whether the curricula should be required in public schools, and if so, in which grades.--- END ---
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Action History

  1. Effective date 7/28/2019.

  2. Chapter 85, 2019 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Delivered to Governor.

  5. Speaker signed.

  6. President signed.

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  11. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM

  12. ED - Majority; do pass.

  13. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM

  14. First reading, referred to Education.

  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  17. 1st substitute bill substituted.

  18. 1st substitute bill substituted.

  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  20. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  21. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM

  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  23. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.

  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  25. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.

  26. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM

  27. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM

  28. Referred to Ways & Means.

  29. And refer to Ways & Means.

  30. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  31. Referred to Ways & Means.

  32. And refer to Ways & Means.

  33. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  34. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 12:30 PM

  35. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Rivers

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Final Passage (#12)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 43000
Republican 22000
Unaffiliated 33000
Total 98000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Hoff — Yea
Hudgins — Yea
Irwin — Yea
Jenkin — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Klippert — Yea
Kraft — Yea
Kretz — Yea
Maycumber — Yea
McCaslin — Yea
Mead — Yea
Morris — Yea
Mosbrucker — Yea
Pellicciotti — Yea
Pettigrew — Yea
Sells — Yea
Shea — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sutherland — Yea
Tarleton — Yea
Vick — Yea
Wilcox — Yea
Young — Yea
Appleton — Yea
Blake — Yea
Chambers — Yea
Chandler — Yea
Chopp — Yea
Cody — Yea
DeBolt — Yea
Dolan — Yea
Van Werven — Yea
Amy Walen Democrat Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Chris Kilduff Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Dave Paul Democrat Yea
Debra Entenman Democrat Yea
Debra Lekanoff Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Lauren Davis Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Lisa Callan Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mari Leavitt Democrat Yea
Melanie Morgan Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
My-Linh Thai Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Alex Ybarra Republican Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Chris Corry Republican Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Jenny Graham Republican Yea
Jeremie Dufault Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Yea
Michelle Valdez Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Skyler Rude Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea

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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Republican 9000
Democrat 13000
Total 49000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Bailey — Yea
Becker — Yea
Billig — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Darneille — Yea
Das — Yea
Ericksen — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Hobbs — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Mullet — Yea
O'Ban — Yea
Padden — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Takko — Yea
Wilson, L. — Yea
Zeiger — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5612?
SB 5612 is sponsored by Rivers, Jesse Salomon (Democrat), Frockt, Carlyle, Billig, Lisa Wellman (Democrat), Zeiger, Judy Warnick (Republican), Palumbo, Jamie Pedersen (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Jeff Holy (Republican), Keiser, Kuderer, Marko Liias (Democrat), Claire Wilson (Democrat), O'Ban, Victoria Hunt (Democrat), and Van De Wege.
What is the current status of SB 5612?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2019. Enacted.
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