Public education system

AN ACT Relating to eliminating the office of the superintendent 1
of public instruction, all educational service districts, and all 2
other administrative offices, agencies, programs, and services of the 3
public education system that do not have direct daily interaction 4
with students; adding a new section to chapter 43.09 RCW; and 5
creating new sections. 6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:7
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature recognizes that 8
streamlining or eliminating offices, agencies, programs, and services 9
within the public education system that do not include direct daily 10
interaction with students will result in significant financial 11
savings and reduction in time-consuming mandates and operations that 12
do not sufficiently enhance the basic education and academic outcomes 13
of Washington state's public school students. While streamlined and 14
eliminated offices, agencies, programs, and services may have 15
provided some contribution to the public education system, the 16
legislature finds that the cost and efficacy of these offices, 17
agencies, programs, and services are at best ancillary to the 18
provision of basic education. To the extent any offices, agencies, 19
programs, or services streamlined or eliminated include functions 20
that directly provide basic education to public school students, the 21
H-1173.1
HOUSE BILL 1877
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Dufault and Corry
Read first time 02/07/25. Referred to Committee on State Government
& Tribal Relations.
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legislature intends for those functions to be reconstituted and 1
relocated within existing facilities where direct, daily interaction 2
with students will occur. 3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.09 4
RCW to read as follows: 5
(1) By November 1, 2025, the state auditor shall identify all 6
offices, agencies, subsets of agencies, programs, and services that 7
do not include direct, daily interaction with public school students 8
during the school year. On December 31, 2025, all identified offices, 9
agencies, subsets of agencies, programs, and services shall be 10
dissolved. 11
(2) For the purposes of this section, "public schools" has the 12
same meaning as in RCW 28A.150.010. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed as 14
eliminating the constitutionally required position of the 15
superintendent of public instruction.16
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