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HB2017 • 2026

School director training

Making a required school director governance training program available at no cost and virtually.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Walsh
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
H Education
Effective date
Not listed

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School director training

School director training

What This Bill Does

  • School director training

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

School director training

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
AN ACT Relating to increasing the accessibility of a required 1
school director governance training program by making it available at 2
no cost and virtually; and amending RCW 28A.345.120.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 28A.345.120 and 2021 c 197 s 5 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
(1) The Washington state school directors' association shall 7
identify or develop and periodically update governance training 8
programs that align with the cultural competency, diversity, equity, 9
and inclusion standards for school director governance developed 10
under RCW 28A.345.115. The governance training programs must also 11
include building government-to-government relationships with 12
federally recognized tribes, multicultural education, and principles 13
of English language acquisition. Governance training programs may be 14
developed in collaboration with other entities. 15
(2) ((Beginning with the 2022 calendar year, the )) The Washington 16
state school directors' association shall provide a governance 17
training program identified or developed under subsection (1) of this 18
section at no cost to school directors, and at the frequency 19
necessary for school directors to meet the requirement in RCW 20
28A.343.100. 21
H-1493.1
HOUSE BILL 2017
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representative Walsh
Read first time 02/24/25. Referred to Committee on Education.
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(3) Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, the Washington state 1
school directors' association shall provide a virtual option for the 2
governance training program identified or developed under subsection 3
(1) of this section.4
(4) For purposes of this section, "cultural competency," 5
"diversity," "equity," and "inclusion" have the same meaning as in 6
RCW 28A.415.443. 7
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