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WA SB5666
Bill
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Vandana Slatter
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AI Summary
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Establishes a public school-based mental health internship grant program administered by the Washington Student Achievement Council to help school districts, educational service districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools attract and pay full-time school psychology interns
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Provides one-year internship grants equal to 75% of either the entry-level school psychologist salary or the entry-level salary of an educator with a master's degree and 45 credits in the district
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Requires grant recipients to be enrolled in a school psychologist preparation program at a higher education institution and placed at a school with a qualified supervisor
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Creates an advisory committee including school counselors, school nurses, and representatives from school psychologist preparation programs and diverse communities to guide program implementation
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Mandates annual reporting to the legislature beginning December 1, 2026, on school psychologist career data and program outcomes including number of applicants, grants awarded, and recipient demographics
Legislative Description
Establishing a public school-based mental health internship grant program.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026