Each proposition is translated into plain language so you can see what approving it would change.
02Statewide propositionCitizensParental Right to Review Education Materials, Receive Notifications, and Opt Out of Sexual-Health Education InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesRe-enact Initiative 2081, known as the Washington Declaration of Parental and Legal Guardian Rights, to: Re-enact rights to receive prior notification about medical services being offered to their child, except in medical emergencies; to receive prior notification about medical services or medications provided that could affect the parent's or guardian's health insurance costs; and to receive prior notification when the school arranges medical treatment that requires follow-up care after school hours; Repeal rights added by HB 1296 to have their child receive a public education in an environment where discrimination based on a protected class is prohibited; to file a complaint on behalf of their child relating to harassment, intimidation, and bullying; and to receive annual notice of the public school's language access policies and services; Re-enact rights modified by HB 1296 to review their child's education records; review textbooks, curriculum, and supplemental material in a classroom; notify parents within 48 hours of receiving a report alleging sexual misconduct by a school employee; and not require schools to release records related to health care and social work to parents during an investigation of child abuse or neglect.
03Statewide propositionCitizensSex Verification Requirements for Female School Sports InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesRequire school districts and nonprofit organizations that regulate interscholastic activities to "prohibit biologically male students from competing with and against female students" in sports with separate team or individual competitions for male and female students; and require students seeking to participate in athletic activities designated for female students to submit documentation from their healthcare provider verifying the student's biological sex based on "reproductive anatomy, genetic makeup, or normal endogenously produced testosterone levels".
04Statewide propositionCitizensRepeal Tax on Household Income Over $1 Million and Prohibit State and Local Taxes on Income InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesRepeal the provision of the law that establishes a 9.9% tax on individual and household wage income above $1 million per year; prohibit future taxes on income; and define income as "any gain or benefit measured in money derived from an individual's capital, labor, property, or other source."
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