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HR 4614

Honoring the Wenatchee High School Football Team.

2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Keith Goehner and 1 co-sponsor

HR 4614 designates two symbolic resolutions honoring Wenatchee High School football team's 3.597 GPA academic championship and January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Adopted.
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Bill Summary · HR 4614

Summary — H.R. 4614 (Resolution)

Note: The materials provided include two distinct Washington State House resolutions both labeled “HR 4614” (one honoring a high school football team and one designating Human Trafficking Awareness Month), along with mixed procedural entries and a sponsor list that appears to be from the U.S. House of Representatives. The two resolutions are summarized separately below, followed by procedural status, impacts, and a brief note about the discrepancies.

Overview

  • Bill number/classification: HR 4614 — Resolution (symbolic/recognition measures, not codified law)
  • Status: Adopted (each resolution text indicates adoption on the dates shown)
  • Two different resolution texts appear in the record:
    1. A resolution honoring the Wenatchee High School Football Team (recognition of academic achievement).
    2. A resolution recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month (public awareness and commitment).

A. Wenatchee High School Football Team — Key points

  • Purpose: To honor Wenatchee High School Football Team for winning the 2022 4A Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) academic championship (highest team GPA in the state).
  • Specifics:
    • Cumulative team GPA reported: 3.597 (A- average) for all athletes.
    • Acknowledges contributions of Head Coach Scott Devereaux, assistant coaches, Principal Eric Anderson, teachers, and administrators.
    • Directs the Chief Clerk of the House to transmit copies of the resolution to:
    • Superintendent of Wenatchee Public Schools
    • Principal of Wenatchee High School
    • Football coaching staff
  • Impact: A formal recognition honoring student-athlete academic achievement; ceremonial and supportive for the school community.

B. Human Trafficking Awareness Month — Key points

  • Purpose: To recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and reaffirm the Washington State House’s commitment to eradicating human trafficking through education, policy, and community engagement.
  • Findings and emphases in the resolution:
    • Defines human trafficking as involving force, fraud, or coercion for labor or sexual exploitation.
    • Identifies trafficking as a public health and human rights issue causing trauma and undermining dignity.
    • References Department of Homeland Security estimates of tens of millions of people affected worldwide and notes occurrence across Washington state.
    • Highlights elevated risk for vulnerable populations, including people experiencing poverty or homelessness, those with substance use or mental health challenges, survivors of abuse, LGBTQIA+ persons, Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, and immigrants regardless of immigration status.
    • Notes historical roots in colonization and slavery that contribute to present vulnerabilities.
  • Impact: Largely symbolic; raises awareness, supports public education campaigns, and signals legislative commitment to prevention, victim protection, and policy focus.

Who is affected

  • Wenatchee resolution: Wenatchee High School students, coaching staff, school administrators, and the Wenatchee community (ceremonial recognition).
  • Human Trafficking resolution: Broad public awareness across the state; vulnerable populations highlighted by the resolution; public agencies, service providers, educators, and community organizations engaged in prevention and victim support may use the recognition to justify or advance awareness and education activities.

Procedural status & timeline (as provided)

  • Wenatchee resolution:
    • Introduced: 2023-02-10
    • Adopted: 2023-02-10 (per record)
  • Human Trafficking resolution:
    • Introduced: 2025-01-31
    • Adopted: 2025-01-31 (resolution certified by Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk)
    • Entry also shows 2025-07-22 — referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and introduced in House (this appears inconsistent with the earlier adoption date)
  • Transmission: The Wenatchee resolution requests immediate transmission of copies to local school officials.

Notes and discrepancies to verify

  • Two different resolutions share the same bill number and designation in the provided materials. It is uncommon for distinct adopted resolutions to share identical identifiers without clear amendment or superseding text — verify with official legislative records.
  • The sponsor list supplied (members of the U.S. House of Representatives) does not align with Washington State House resolution authorship and likely pertains to a different federal bill; confirm sponsors with the state legislative clerk or official bill page.
  • Because these are House resolutions (honorific/recognition), they do not create binding statutory obligations but serve to recognize achievements and direct public attention or copies to specified parties.

If you want, I can: (a) locate and cite the official state legislative pages for each resolution; (b) prepare a one-page printable briefing for school administrators or advocacy groups; or (c) reconcile sponsor and procedural discrepancies with the legislature’s public records.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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