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SB 285                                                                                                                        
Message dated April 9 was read, stating the House passed and returned                                                           
for consideration CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 285(FIN) "An Act                                                                       
relating to the power and duties of the Department of Education and                                                             
Early Development for improving instructional practices in school                                                               
districts; and providing for an effective date" with the following                                                              
amendment:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                                                       
          285(HES)                                                                                                              

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and with a Legislative Letter of Intent.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                                                       
amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 285(HES)                                                                                                               
Shall the Senate Concur in the House                                                                                            
Amendment to CSSB 285(FIN)?      Effective Date                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                                               
Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stevens, Therriault, Thomas,                                                                  
Wagoner, Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Hoffman, Stedman                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting                                                              
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 285(HES) "An Act                                                                            
relating to the power and duties of the Department of Education and                                                             
Early Development for improving instructional practices in school                                                               
districts; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on                                                                
concurrence be considered the vote on the effective date clause.                                                                
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment with a Legislative                                                        
Letter of Intent.