SSB 5030 — Improving access to educational services by reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative forms of documentation.

What this bill does

Prohibits fees from being charged to obtain a vital record of the birth of a child, requested by a parent or guardian who has a child who is eligible for or receiving food benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or the state Food Assistance Program and is enrolling the child in an early learning program or a public school. Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt rules to to accept birth certificates, passports, and alternative documents to show a child's age or date of birth for the purposes of enrollment in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program and public schools.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 2025
  62 yea · 33 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 12, 2025
  43 yea · 4 nay · 2 not voting

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Other bills sponsored by Wilson, C.

• ESSB 5029 — Concerning the transportation of individuals released or discharged from the custody of the department of corrections.
• SB 5032 — Expanding the duties of the office of the family and children's ombuds to include juvenile rehabilitation facilities operated by the department of children, youth, and families.
• ESSB 5128 — Concerning medical services for individuals in juvenile detention facilities.
• SSB 5131 — Accommodating religious celebrations in state correctional facilities.
• SSB 5139 — Concerning reentry council.