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HB 1296 - Public education system ¶

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03/28/2025 Washington State Standard - WA Democrats split parental and student rights issues into separate bills • Washington State Standard
03/25/2025 MyNorthwest - Tim Eyman: Parents no longer No. 1 as House Bill 1296 reverses hard-won rights
03/24/2025 Washington St Pta - Bring On the Budgets (and the Revenue Ideas!) - WSPTA
03/22/2025 House Republicans - Democrats unveil their tax proposals | Washington State House Republicans
03/22/2025 House Republicans - Democrats unveil their tax proposals | Washington State House Republicans
03/21/2025 Senate Republicans - NEWSFLASH: Democrats announce nearly $20 billion in new and higher taxes - Senate Republican Caucus
03/20/2025 FOX13 - Fight over parental rights heats up in WA | FOX 13 Seattle
03/20/2025 The Center Square - WATCH: Public testimony heats up over bill that would undo some of parents’ rights initiative | Washington | thecentersquare.com
03/18/2025 The Center Square - Let's Go Washington files second initiative to uphold parental rights | Washington | thecentersquare.com
03/17/2025 Washington St Pta - Week 10: Senate Advances Special Education Bill - WSPTA
03/17/2025 Senate Democrats - This Week In The Senate - Week 10: Affordable housing, health care and safe kids - Washington Senate Democrats
03/15/2025 House Republicans - Parental rights | Washington State House Republicans
03/15/2025 House Republicans - Parental rights | Washington State House Republicans
03/14/2025 Cascade PBS - Dead or alive: Which bills have a chance this legislative session? | Cascade PBS
03/14/2025 NW News Network - Rent cap, parents rights survive key cutoff deadline in WA Legislature | Northwest News Network
03/14/2025 House Democrats - House passes Stonier bill to keep students safe – Washington State House Democrats
03/13/2025 Washington State Standard - What bills are still dead and alive in the Washington Legislature • Washington State Standard
03/13/2025 KIRO7 - No more waiting – Schools must notify parents immediately under reworked House bill – KIRO 7 News Seattle
03/13/2025 The Center Square - WATCH: WA schools must notify parents immediately under revamped House bill | Washington | thecentersquare.com
03/13/2025 KUOW - KUOW - Rent cap, parents rights survive key cutoff deadline in WA Legislature
03/13/2025 The Center Square - Emails reveal outrage over 'out-of-context' remarks by WA senator on parental rights | Washington | thecentersquare.com
03/13/2025 MyNorthwest - Schools must notify parents immediately under reworked House Bill 1296
03/09/2025 House Republicans - House floor action | Washington State House Republicans
03/09/2025 House Republicans - House floor action | Washington State House Republicans
03/07/2025 The Center Square - Moses Lake School Board comes out against state bills it says erode parents' rights | Washington | thecentersquare.com
03/02/2025 Quaker Voice On Washington Public Policy - Human Rights -- 2025 action — Quaker Voice
02/27/2025 Real Change - Seattleites resist Trump admin’s efforts to eliminate trans rights | Feb. 26–March 4, 2025 | Real Change
02/25/2025 Axios - Washington Legislature debates changes to "parents bill of rights," I-2081 - Axios Seattle
02/17/2025 MyNorthwest - Washington Representative weighs in on one of the most controversial bills this session
02/09/2025 House Republicans - Better schools and parental rights | Washington State House Republicans
02/09/2025 House Republicans - Better schools and parental rights | Washington State House Republicans
02/06/2025 KUOW - KUOW - Why Washington state lawmakers are fighting over 'parents rights' again
02/06/2025 Washington State Standard - WA Senate Democrats approve changes to parents’ ‘bill of rights’ • Washington State Standard
02/05/2025 FOX13 - WA Senate passes changes to parental rights in education | FOX 13 Seattle
02/04/2025 MyNorthwest - WA lawmakers accuse one another of parental rights lies
02/01/2025 House Republicans - Fix Washington | Washington State House Republicans
02/01/2025 House Republicans - Fix Washington | Washington State House Republicans
01/31/2025 The Center Square - Bill Republicans say would undo 'parents' bill of rights' initiative moves forward | Washington | thecentersquare.com
01/27/2025 The Center Square - Court win for parents' bill of rights initiative muted by bill to reverse protections | Washington | thecentersquare.com
01/27/2025 Washington St Pta - Big 3 bills heard in Senate Ed, Special Education bills to be heard this week - WSPTA
01/24/2025 House Republicans - The Week Ahead: Jan. 27-31, 2025 | Washington State House Republicans
01/23/2025 The Center Square - Bill critics say undermines parents' bill of rights initiative gets a public hearing | Washington | thecentersquare.com
01/20/2025 House Democrats - The House Hot Sheet for Week 2 of the 2025 Legislative Session – Washington State House Democrats
01/18/2025 House Republicans - The Week Ahead: Jan. 20-24, 2025 | Washington State House Republicans
04/01/2021 Senate Democrats - 2025 LGBTQ Priorities - Washington Senate Democrats
House Republicans - The Worst Democrat Bills in 2025 | Washington State House Republicans
House Republicans - The Worst Democrat Bills in 2025 | Washington State House Republicans

Meetings ¶

Fri 04/04 01:30 PM - Ways & Means (WM): ESHB 1296 Public education system ¶

225 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

EUNICE Ingermanson
Pat Taylor

1010 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

Eric Lundberg
Khushdip Brar
Jennifer Heine-Withee - FPIW Action
Christian Nelson
Amanda McKinney - Yakima County Commissioner
Gabriel Jacobs
Noah Meehan - Washington State Young Republicans

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Nate Bloch - Student

Thu 03/20 10:30 AM - Early Learning & K-12 Education (EDU): ESHB 1296 Public education system ¶

1356 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Emily Carmichael
Maggie Anderson
Bailey Medilo - The Washington Bus
Samantha Fogg - Seattle Council PTSA Co-President
Jerrett Burk
💵Nasue Nishida - Washington Education Association
Jenny Plaja - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
LINDEN JORDAN - PFLAG Skagit
Danni Askini - Gender Justice League
Jenna Comstock - QLAW Association
Adrianna Suluai
💵Catherine Holm - Washington School Counselor Association
Tim Voie - WEA Chinook Council
💵Nicole Kern - Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates
💵Courtney Normand - Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates
Madeline Brown
Tim Voie - WEA Chinook Council
Tyler Crone
Emma Kohl
Amasai Jeke - UTOPIA Washington
Amelia Fruzzetti
💵Elizabeth Hendren - Sexual Violence Law Center
Aidan Key - Gender Diversity
April Eslami
Siobhana McEwen - Southwest Washington Equity Coalition
Amy Cannava - Washington State Association of School Psychologists
Kathryn Salveson - Washington State Association of School Psychologists
Albert Johnson
Katherine Fromherz
Margaret Albaugh
Misha Cherniske - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Michelle Harris

5528 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

Matthew Jackmond - A long time WA Resident and a very concerned voter!
laurielayne1@gmail.com Layne
Laurie Layne
Sarah Garriott
Dawn Land - Reject 5599
mike johnson
Robert Runnells - Informed Choice Washington
Tim Eyman - Initiative Activist
Diane Kong
thomas Grauer
Khushdip Brar - School Board Member
Trish Huddleston - School Board Director
Amanda McKinney - Yakima County Commissioner
Eric Lundberg
JENNIFER KILLMAN
Jennifer Heine-Withee
Christine McShurley
Ronda Litzenberger - Eatonville School Board
Sandra Mochizuki
Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center
Mandi George
TaraLyn Fray
Anna Burt
Gabriel Jacobs
Gabriel Jacobs
samantha zistatsis
Robert Bleu
Shengquan Liang
Teresa Sanders
Li Yan
Haiyan Ju
Gina Luo
Shan Ou
Ruth-Fiam Nord - Washington State Young Republicans
Anna Xin
Helen Anderson
Yingshan Jin
Jingjing Huang
Zhen Wang
Xiaohua Chen
Tony Wu
Hongxia Crowell
Luke Zhang
Robert Gao
Pan Teng
Shi Chen
Jianghui Wang
Yixuan Zhao
Claire Han
Teresa Sanders
Louise Nardi

4 ❓ - Other ¶

Thu 01/23 08:30 AM - Education (ED): HB 1296 Public education system ¶

1213 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Danni Askini - Gender Justice League
Samantha Fogg - Seattle Council PTSA Co-President
Ellen Duffer
Bryanna Jenkins - Lavender Rights Project
Everett Maroon
Tracy Dr. Castro-Gill - Washington Ethnic Studies Now
Danni Askini - Gender Justice League
Amy Cannava - Washington State Association of School Psychologists
💵Oliver Miska - Lavender Rights Project
💵Jenny Morgan - Washington School Counselor Association
Lucy Lauser
Paul Bonamy
Emily Carmichael
Pamela Pursley
Stacy Harbour-Van Hoy
Emma Pedro
Howl Hall
Katherine Fromherz
Albert Johnson
💵Nasue Nishida - Washington Education Association
Tyler Crone
Jenny Plaja - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
💵Courtney Normand - Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates
Margaret Albaugh
💵Elizabeth Hendren - Sexual Violence Law Center
Brier Moreno
💵Gabriel Neuman - GSBA - Washington State LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
Ashley Ford - Seattle LGBTQ Commission
Bailey Medilo - The Washington Bus
Fortune johnson
NCSP, Carrie Suchy - Washington State Association of School Psychologists

1479 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

Robert Bleu - Former Elected School Board Member
Jeffrey Bastow
Jennifer Heine-Withee
Latasha Mae - 14314 Ne 7th pl
Ronda Litzenberger - Eatonville School Board
Sarah Garriott
Heather Anderson
Dawn Land - Reject 5599
Trish Huddleston - School Board Director
Christa Levine
Eric Lundberg
Joseph Romero - Puyallup School District
Danielle Black
Arry Yu
George Nervik
Darryl Jones
KHUSHDIP BRAR - SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
Frank Cooper
Tonya Hickman - Lynden School Board
Bob Runnells - Informed Choice Washington
Jaskaran Singh Sarao - AT&T

6 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Katherine George
Jill Oldson - Washington State School Directors' Association
Lisa Keating - Executive Director, WA State LGBTQ Commission

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