Supporting remote testing options for students enrolled in online school programs.

 H-1519.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1079

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Rude, McEntire, Reed, Shavers, Callan, Simmons, Rule, Nance, Berg, and Reeves)

READ FIRST TIME 02/20/25.

AN ACT Relating to supporting remote testing options for students enrolled in online school programs; adding a new section to chapter 28A.250 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that students enrolled in online school programs are required to travel to designated testing sites for state assessments. This travel can impose significant burdens on students and families, including requiring parents or guardians to take time off from work, travel long distances, and incur costs for accommodations and meals.

As a result of these burdens, some parents have chosen to excuse their students from taking state assessments. These choices, however, impact the ability of educators and the state to measure the academic progress of these students.