H.B. No. 0201

Compulsory attendance-amendments.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Harshman, Hinckley and Wasserburger and Senator(s) Coe and Sessions

AN ACT relating to compulsory school attendance; requiring children to attend kindergarten programs; and providing for an effective date.

1/21/2003 Bill Number Assigned

1/22/2003 H Received for Introduction

1/22/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H04

2/5/2003 H04 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Gentile, Lockhart, McOmie, Robinson and Wasserburger

Nays: Representative(s) Hinckley, Semlek and Wostenberg

Absent: Representative(s) Bucholz

Ayes 5 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 1 Conflicts 0

2/5/2003 H Placed on General File

2/7/2003 H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Bagby, Boswell, Bucholz, Cohee, Gentile, Gilmore, Harshman, Harvey, Jansen, Johnson, L., Jorgensen, Law, Lockhart, McOmie, Meyer, Nicholas, Osborn, Reese, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Childers, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Hageman, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Latta, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, Meuli, Miller, D., Morgan, Olsen, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Esquibel and Philp.

Ayes 23 Nays 35 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0