Washington Education Materials Provided to Parents Upon Request Initiative (2023)
| Washington Education Materials Provided to Parents Upon Request Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2023 | |
| Topic Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Education Materials Provided to Parents Upon Request Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 7, 2023.
This initiative would have required public education providers to provide education materials and other related information to parents within seven days upon written request.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1478 concerns educational materials and other education-related information.
This measure would require public education providers to make certain materials and information available to parents and guardians within seven days upon written request, including educational materials and information regarding educators’ professional development. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] [2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for the initiative would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would require public education providers, upon written request by a parent or legal guardian, to provide certain information and materials within seven days, including: educational materials; surveys, nonacademic assessments, analyses, and evaluations distributed to students; identification of electronic devices, programs, or software used to collect student biometric data; and professional development requirements, activities, and expenditures. It would define “education provider,” “educational materials,” and “parent,” and prohibit imposition of nondisclosure requirements for such requests. | ” |
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirectly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the Legislature in Washington—for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular gubernatorial election. Initial filings for indirect initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the regular session at which their proposal would be presented to lawmakers. Signatures must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the legislative session in the year of the targeted election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the Legislature certified for the 2023 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: December 30, 2022
The secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method. If the sample indicates that the measure has sufficient signatures, the measure is certified to appear before the legislature. If the legislature does not approve the measure, it is certified to appear on the ballot. However, if the sample indicates that the measure has insufficient signatures, every signature is checked. Under Washington law, a random sample result may not invalidate a petition.
Details about this initiative
- Jim Walsh filed multiple versions of the initiative. Version 1478 was issued ballot language on April 14, 2022.[1]
- Signatures for the initiative were not submitted before the deadline.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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