School enrollment/funding

AN ACT Relating to school enrollments for enrichment funding; 1
amending RCW 28A.500.015 and 84.52.0531; and providing an effective 2
date. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 28A.500.015 and 2022 c 108 s 4 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
(1) Beginning in calendar year 2020 and each calendar year 7
thereafter, the state must provide state local effort assistance 8
funding to supplement school district enrichment levies as provided 9
in this section. 10
(2)(a) For an eligible school district with an actual enrichment 11
levy rate that is less than ((one dollar and fifty cents )) $1.50 per 12
((thousand dollars)) $1,000 of assessed value in the school district, 13
the annual local effort assistance funding is equal to the school 14
district's maximum local effort assistance multiplied by a fraction 15
equal to the school district's actual enrichment levy rate divided by 16
((one dollar and fifty cents )) $1.50 per ((thousand dollars)) $1,000 17
of assessed value in the school district. 18
(b) For an eligible school district with an actual enrichment 19
levy rate that is equal to or greater than ((one dollar and fifty 20
cents)) $1.50 per ((thousand dollars )) $1,000 of assessed value in 21
H-0181.1
HOUSE BILL 1767
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Zahn, Callan, Parshley, Scott, Thai, Ryu, Hunt,
Fosse, Duerr, Salahuddin, Nance, Doglio, and Reed
Read first time 01/31/25. Referred to Committee on Finance.
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the school district, the annual local effort assistance funding is 1
equal to the school district's maximum local effort assistance.2
(c) Beginning in calendar year 2022, for state-tribal education 3
compact schools established under chapter 28A.715 RCW, the annual 4
local effort assistance funding is equal to the actual enrichment 5
levy per student as calculated by the superintendent of public 6
instruction for the previous year for the school district in which 7
the state-tribal education compact school is located, up to a maximum 8
per student amount of ((one thousand five hundred fifty dollars )) 9
$1,550 as increased by inflation from the 2019 calendar year, 10
multiplied by the student enrollment of the state-tribal education 11
compact school in the prior school year. 12
(3) The state local effort assistance funding provided under this 13
section is not part of the state's program of basic education deemed 14
by the legislature to comply with the requirements of Article IX, 15
section 1 of the state Constitution. 16
(4) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 17
section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.18
(a) "Eligible school district" means a school district where the 19
amount generated by a levy of ((one dollar and fifty cents )) $1.50 20
per ((thousand dollars )) $1,000 of assessed value in the school 21
district, divided by the school district's total student enrollment 22
in the prior school year, is less than the state local effort 23
assistance threshold. 24
(b) ((For the purpose of this section, "inflation" )) "Inflation" 25
means, for any school year, the rate of the yearly increase of the 26
previous calendar year's annual average consumer price index for all 27
urban consumers, Seattle area, using the official current base 28
compiled by the bureau of labor statistics, United States department 29
of labor. 30
(c) "Maximum local effort assistance" means the difference 31
between the following: 32
(i) The school district's actual prior school year enrollment 33
multiplied by the state local effort assistance threshold; and34
(ii) The amount generated by a levy of ((one dollar and fifty 35
cents)) $1.50 per ((thousand dollars )) $1,000 of assessed value in 36
the school district. 37
(d) "Prior school year" means the most recent school year 38
completed prior to the year in which the state local effort 39
assistance funding is to be distributed((, except as follows:40
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(i) In the 2022 calendar year, if 2019-20 school year average 1
annual full-time equivalent enrollment is greater than the school 2
district's 2020-21 school year average annual full-time equivalent 3
enrollment, "prior school year" means the 2019-20 school year.4
(ii) In the 2023 calendar year, if 2019-20 school year average 5
annual full-time equivalent enrollment is greater than the school 6
district's 2021-22 school year average annual full-time equivalent 7
enrollment, "prior school year" means the 2019-20 school year)).8
(e) "State local effort assistance threshold" means ((one 9
thousand five hundred fifty dollars )) $1,550 per student, increased 10
for inflation beginning in calendar year 2020. 11
(f) "Student enrollment" means the ((average annual full-time 12
equivalent student enrollment )) sum of the average annual headcount 13
student enrollments in the following grade levels and programs:14
(i) Grades kindergarten through 12, including those enrolled in 15
alternative learning experience courses as defined in chapter 28A.232 16
RCW;17
(ii) Transition to kindergarten programs, as defined in RCW 18
28A.300.072;19
(iii) Dropout reengagement programs, as defined in RCW 20
28A.175.105;21
(iv) Running start program students enrolled full time in 22
institutions of higher education under RCW 28A.600.310;23
(v) Early childhood education and assistance programs; and24
(vi) Students ages three and four and those five year olds not 25
yet enrolled in kindergarten who are eligible for and receiving 26
special education. 27
(5) For districts in a high/nonhigh relationship, the enrollments 28
of the nonhigh students attending the high school shall only be 29
counted by the nonhigh school districts for purposes of funding under 30
this section. 31
(6) For school districts participating in an innovation academy 32
cooperative established under RCW 28A.340.080, enrollments of 33
students attending the academy shall be adjusted so that each 34
participant district receives its proportional share of student 35
enrollments for purposes of funding under this section.36
Sec. 2. RCW 84.52.0531 and 2022 c 108 s 3 are each amended to 37
read as follows: 38
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(1) Beginning with taxes levied for collection in 2020, the 1
maximum dollar amount which may be levied by or for any school 2
district for enrichment levies under RCW 84.52.053 is equal to the 3
lesser of ((two dollars and fifty cents )) $2.50 per ((thousand 4
dollars)) $1,000 of the assessed value of property in the school 5
district or the maximum per-pupil limit. This maximum dollar amount 6
shall be reduced accordingly as provided under RCW 43.09.2856(2).7
(2) The definitions in this subsection apply to this section 8
unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 9
(a) ((For the purpose of this section, "inflation" )) "Inflation" 10
means the percentage change in the seasonally adjusted consumer price 11
index for all urban consumers, Seattle area, for the most recent 12-12
month period as of September 25th of the year before the taxes are 13
payable, using the official current base compiled by the United 14
States bureau of labor statistics. 15
(b) "Maximum per-pupil limit" means: 16
(i) ((Two thousand five hundred dollars )) $2,500, as increased by 17
inflation beginning with property taxes levied for collection in 18
2020, multiplied by ((the number of average annual full-time 19
equivalent students enrolled )) student enrollment in the school 20
district in the prior school year, for school districts with fewer 21
than ((forty thousand )) 40,000 annual full-time equivalent students 22
enrolled in the school district in the prior school year; or23
(ii) ((Three thousand dollars)) $3,000, as increased by inflation 24
beginning with property taxes levied for collection in 2020, 25
multiplied by ((the number of average annual full-time equivalent 26
students enrolled)) student enrollment in the school district in the 27
prior school year, for school districts with ((forty thousand )) 28
40,000 or more annual full-time equivalent students enrolled in the 29
school district in the prior school year. 30
(c) (("Open for in-person instruction to all students" means that 31
all students in all grades have the option to participate in at least 32
40 hours of planned in-person instruction per month and the school 33
follows state department of health guidance and recommendations for 34
resuming in-person instruction to the greatest extent practicable.35
(d))) "Prior school year" means the most recent school year 36
completed prior to the year in which the levies are to be 37
collected((, except as follows:38
(i) In the 2022 calendar year, if 2019-20 school year average 39
annual full-time equivalent enrollment is greater than the school 40
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district's 2020-21 school year average annual full-time equivalent 1
enrollment and the school district is open for in-person instruction 2
to all students by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, "prior 3
school year" means the 2019-20 school year. 4
(ii) In the 2023 calendar year, if 2019-20 school year average 5
annual full-time equivalent enrollment is greater than the school 6
district's 2021-22 school year average annual full-time equivalent 7
enrollment and the school district was open for in-person instruction 8
to all students by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, "prior 9
school year" means the 2019-20 school year)). 10
(d) "Student enrollment" means the sum of the average annual 11
headcount student enrollments in the following grade levels and 12
programs:13
(i) Grades kindergarten through 12, including those enrolled in 14
alternative learning experience courses as defined in chapter 28A.232 15
RCW;16
(ii) Transition to kindergarten programs, as defined in RCW 17
28A.300.072;18
(iii) Dropout reengagement programs, as defined in RCW 19
28A.175.105;20
(iv) Running start program students enrolled full time in 21
institutions of higher education under RCW 28A.600.310;22
(v) Early childhood education and assistance programs; and23
(vi) Students ages three and four and those five year olds not 24
yet enrolled in kindergarten who are eligible for and receiving 25
special education.26
(3) For districts in a high/nonhigh relationship, the enrollments 27
of the nonhigh students attending the high school shall only be 28
counted by the nonhigh school districts for purposes of funding under 29
this section. 30
(4) For school districts participating in an innovation academy 31
cooperative established under RCW 28A.340.080, enrollments of 32
students attending the academy shall be adjusted so that each 33
participant district receives its proportional share of student 34
enrollments for purposes of funding under this section.35
(5) Beginning with propositions for enrichment levies for 36
collection in calendar year 2020 and thereafter, a district must 37
receive approval of an enrichment levy expenditure plan under RCW 38
28A.505.240 before submission of the proposition to the voters.39
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(6) The superintendent of public instruction shall develop rules 1
and regulations and inform school districts of the pertinent data 2
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.3
(7) Beginning with taxes levied for collection in 2018, 4
enrichment levy revenues must be deposited in a separate subfund of 5
the school district's general fund pursuant to RCW 28A.320.330, and 6
for the 2018-19 school year are subject to the restrictions of RCW 7
28A.150.276 and the audit requirements of RCW 43.09.2856.8
(8) Funds collected from levies for transportation vehicles, 9
construction, modernization, or remodeling of school facilities as 10
established in RCW 84.52.053 are not subject to the levy limitations 11
in subsections (1) through (5) of this section. 12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act takes effect January 1, 2026.13
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