Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note

2SSB 5358 — Concerning career and technical education in sixth grade.

Signed into law — Chapter 134, Laws of 2025

Sponsor
Braun
Introduced
February 28, 2025
Status
C 134 L 25
Last action
Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 22, 2025)

What this bill does

Specifies that school districts are allowed to enroll sixth grade middle school students in exploratory career and technical education (CTE) courses. Requires middle school and high school CTE programs to be treated as a single program for accounting purposes.

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Floor votes

  • House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 2025
    95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2025
    48 yea · 1 nay

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