Education funding

AN ACT Relating to the fairness in education funding act; 1
amending RCW 28A.150.410, 28A.150.276, and 28A.300.0401; reenacting 2
and amending RCW 28A.320.330; adding a new section to chapter 28A.150 3
RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 28A.150.412, 28A.150.413, 4
28A.320.245, 28A.500.010, 28A.500.015, 28A.500.040, 28A.500.060, 5
28A.500.900, 28A.505.240, 28A.545.010, 28A.545.020, 28A.545.030, 6
28A.545.040, 28A.545.050, 28A.545.060, 28A.545.070, 28A.545.080, 7
28A.545.090, 28A.545.100, 28A.545.110, 28A.545.120, 28A.545.130, 8
28A.545.140, 43.09.2856, 84.09.037, 84.52.053, and 84.52.0531; and 9
providing a contingent effective date. 10
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature acknowledges that every 12
public school in Washington state should receive equal funding on a 13
per-pupil basis, directly correlated to the number of students 14
served. However, the legislature finds that schools in wealthier 15
census tracts are better funded, providing their students with access 16
to higher quality facilities and resources.17
The legislature intends that every student, regardless of 18
socioeconomic background or geographic location of residence within 19
the state, should receive roughly equal priority and funding for the 20
provision of education, as stated in the Washington state 21
H-1239.3
HOUSE BILL 2026
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Dufault, Corry, Mendoza, and Manjarrez
Read first time 02/25/25. Referred to Committee on Finance.
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Constitution. Local levies, local capital funding, and local 1
enrichment levies inherently favor schools in wealthy census tracts 2
over those in high-poverty census tracts and should therefore be 3
abolished and replaced with state funding that demonstrates to the 4
public and to every public school student in the state that their 5
education is valued, prioritized, and funded at the same level as 6
every other public school and public school student in the state of 7
Washington. 8
Sec. 2. RCW 28A.150.410 and 2022 c 109 s 7 are each amended to 9
read as follows: 10
(1) ((Through the 2017-18 school year, the legislature shall 11
establish for each school year in the appropriations act a statewide 12
salary allocation schedule, for allocation purposes only, to be used 13
to distribute funds for basic education certificated instructional 14
staff salaries under RCW 28A.150.260.)) For the purposes of this 15
section, the staff allocations for classroom teachers, teacher-16
librarians, counselors, and student health services staff under RCW 17
28A.150.260 are considered allocations for certificated instructional 18
staff. 19
(2) ((Through the 2017-18 school year, salary allocations for 20
state-funded basic education certificated instructional staff shall 21
be calculated by the superintendent of public instruction by 22
determining the district's average salary for certificated 23
instructional staff, using the statewide salary allocation schedule 24
and related documents, conditions, and limitations established by the 25
omnibus appropriations act.26
(3) Through the 2017-18 school year, no more than 90 college 27
quarter-hour credits received by any employee after the baccalaureate 28
degree may be used to determine compensation allocations under the 29
state salary allocation schedule and LEAP documents referenced in the 30
omnibus appropriations act, or any replacement schedules and 31
documents, unless:32
(a) The employee has a master's degree; or33
(b) The credits were used in generating state salary allocations 34
before January 1, 1992.35
(4) Beginning in the 2007-08 school year and through the 2017-18 36
school year, the calculation of years of service for occupational 37
therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, 38
audiologists, nurses, social workers, counselors, and psychologists 39
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regulated under Title 18 RCW may include experience in schools and 1
other nonschool positions as occupational therapists, physical 2
therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, nurses, 3
social workers, counselors, or psychologists. The calculation shall 4
be that one year of service in a nonschool position counts as one 5
year of service for purposes of this chapter, up to a limit of two 6
years of nonschool service. Nonschool years of service included in 7
calculations under this subsection shall not be applied to service 8
credit totals for purposes of any retirement benefit under chapter 9
41.32, 41.35, or 41.40 RCW, or any other state retirement system 10
benefits. 11
(5) By the 2018-19 school year )) Until the 2025-26 school year , 12
the minimum state allocation for salaries for certificated 13
instructional staff in the basic education program must be increased 14
to provide a statewide average allocation of $64,000 adjusted for 15
inflation from the 2017-18 school year. 16
(((6) By the 2018-19 school year )) (3) Until the 2025-26 school 17
year, the minimum state allocation for salaries for certificated 18
administrative staff in the basic education program must be increased 19
to provide a statewide average allocation of $95,000 adjusted for 20
inflation from the 2017-18 school year. 21
(((7) By the 2018-19 school year )) (4) Until the 2025-26 school 22
year, the minimum state allocation for salaries for classified staff 23
in the basic education program must be increased to provide a 24
statewide average allocation of $45,912 adjusted by inflation from 25
the 2017-18 school year. 26
(((8) For school year 2018-19, a district's minimum state 27
allocation for salaries is the greater of the district's 2017-18 28
state salary allocation, adjusted for inflation, or the district's 29
allocation based on the state salary level specified in subsections 30
(5) through (7) of this section, and as further specified in the 31
omnibus appropriations act.32
(9) Beginning with the 2018-19 school year )) (5) Until the 33
2025-26 school year , state allocations for salaries for certificated 34
instructional staff, certificated administrative staff, and 35
classified staff must be adjusted for regional differences in the 36
cost of hiring staff. Adjustments for regional differences must be 37
specified in the omnibus appropriations act for each school year 38
through at least school year 2022-23. ((For school years 2018-19 39
through school year 2022-23, the school district regionalization 40
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factors are based on the median single-family residential value of 1
each school district and proximate school district median single-2
family residential value as described in RCW 28A.150.412)) Beginning 3
with the 2026-27 school year, all school districts will receive the 4
same state salary allocations as prescribed in subsection (6) of this 5
section for certificated instructional staff, certificated 6
administrative staff, and classified staff with no regional 7
adjustments. 8
(((10))) (6) Beginning with the ((2023-24 school year and every 9
four years thereafter, the minimum state salary allocations and 10
school district regionalization factors for certificated 11
instructional staff, certificated administrative staff, and 12
classified staff must be reviewed and rebased, as provided under RCW 13
28A.150.412, to ensure that state salary allocations continue to 14
align with staffing costs for the state's program of basic 15
education)) 2026-27 school year, the minimum state allocation for 16
salaries in the basic education program are as follows:17
(a) For certificated instructional staff, $100,033 adjusted for 18
inflation from the 2026-27 school year;19
(b) For certificated administrative staff, $179,857 adjusted for 20
inflation from the 2026-27 school year; and21
(c) For classified staff, $71,082 adjusted for inflation from the 22
2026-27 school year. 23
(((11))) (7) For the purposes of this section, "inflation" has 24
the meaning provided in RCW 28A.400.205 for "inflationary adjustment 25
index." 26
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 28A.150 27
RCW to read as follows: 28
(1) Beginning with the 2026 calendar year, the state must provide 29
the following amounts to school districts, charter schools, and 30
state-tribal education compact schools per average annual full-time 31
equivalent enrollment adjusted for inflation from the 2026 calendar 32
year: 33
(a) $1,550 per average annual full-time equivalent enrollment for 34
enrichment funding. Funding provided under this subsection is subject 35
to the restrictions of RCW 28A.150.276. School districts are not 36
eligible to receive allocations under this subsection (1)(a) in any 37
calendar year that they collect enrichment levies; and38
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(b) $1,000 per average annual full-time equivalent enrollment to 1
support the construction, modernization, or remodeling of school 2
facilities, which includes the purposes of RCW 28A.320.330(2) (f) and 3
(g). School districts are not eligible to receive allocations under 4
this subsection (1)(b) in any calendar year that they collect excess 5
levies to support the construction, modernization, or remodeling of 6
school facilities. 7
(2) The funding provided under this section is not part of the 8
state's statutory program of basic education. 9
Sec. 4. RCW 28A.150.276 and 2018 c 266 s 301 are each amended to 10
read as follows: 11
(1)(a) ((Beginning September 1, 2018, school )) School districts 12
may use ((local revenues)) enrichment funding provided under section 13
3 of this act only for documented and demonstrated enrichment of the 14
state's statutory program of basic education as authorized in 15
subsection (2) of this section. 16
(b) Nothing in this section revises the definition or the state 17
funding of the program of basic education under RCW 28A.150.220 and 18
28A.150.260. 19
(c) For purposes of this section, (("local revenues" means 20
enrichment levies collected under RCW 84.52.053, local effort 21
assistance funding received under chapter 28A.500 RCW)) "enrichment 22
funding" means funding received under section 3 (1)(a) of this act , 23
and other school district local revenues including, but not limited 24
to, grants, donations, and state and federal payments in lieu of 25
taxes, except that " ((local revenues )) enrichment funding " does not 26
include other federal revenues, or local revenues that operate as an 27
offset to the district's basic education allocation under RCW 28
28A.150.250. 29
(2)(a) Enrichment activities are permitted under this section if 30
they provide supplementation beyond the state: 31
(i) Minimum instructional offerings of RCW 28A.150.220 or 32
28A.150.260; 33
(ii) Staffing ratios or program components of RCW 28A.150.260, 34
including providing additional staff for class size reduction beyond 35
class sizes allocated in the prototypical school model and additional 36
staff beyond the staffing ratios allocated in the prototypical school 37
formula; 38
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(iii) Program components of RCW 28A.150.200, 28A.150.220, or 1
28A.150.260; or 2
(iv) Program of professional learning as defined by RCW 3
28A.415.430 beyond that allocated pursuant to RCW 28A.150.415.4
(b) Permitted enrichment activities consist of:5
(i) Extracurricular activities, extended school days, or an 6
extended school year; 7
(ii) Additional course offerings beyond the minimum instructional 8
program established in the state's statutory program of basic 9
education; 10
(iii) Activities associated with early learning programs;11
(iv) Any additional salary costs attributable to the provision or 12
administration of the enrichment activities allowed under this 13
subsection; and 14
(v) Additional activities or enhancements that the office of the 15
superintendent of public instruction determines to be a documented 16
and demonstrated enrichment of the state's statutory program of basic 17
education under (a) of this subsection ((and for which the 18
superintendent approves proposed expenditures during the preballot 19
approval process required by RCW 84.52.053 and 28A.505.240)).20
(3) In addition to the limitations of subsections (1) and (2) of 21
this section and of RCW 28A.400.200, permitted enrichment activities 22
are subject to the following conditions and limitations:23
(a) If a school district spends ((local revenues )) enrichment 24
funding for salary costs attributable to the administration of 25
enrichment programs, the portion of administrator salaries 26
attributable to that purpose may not exceed twenty-five percent of 27
the total district expenditures for administrator salaries; and28
(b) Supplemental contracts under RCW 28A.400.200 are subject to 29
the limitations of this section. 30
(4) The superintendent of public instruction must adopt rules to 31
implement this section. 32
Sec. 5. RCW 28A.300.0401 and 2011 c 140 s 3 are each amended to 33
read as follows: 34
(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall, 35
where it is practicable to do so within available resources, prepare 36
school district fiscal notes on proposed legislation that increases 37
or decreases, or tends to increase or decrease, school district 38
revenues or expenditures in a manner that uniquely affects school 39
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districts. Proposed legislation that uniquely affects school 1
districts includes, but is not limited to, legislation that affects 2
school districts' responsibilities as providers of educational 3
services under this title ((,)) or as employers under chapter 41.59 4
RCW((, or as excess levy taxing authorities under RCW 84.52.053 and 5
84.52.0531)), but excludes proposed legislation that affects school 6
districts only in the same manner that it affects other units of 7
local government. 8
(2) Where practicable, the school district fiscal note shall show 9
the fiscal impact of the proposed legislation on each school 10
district. Where it is not practicable to do so, the school district 11
fiscal note shall show the effect of the legislation on a range of 12
representative school districts. The fiscal note must set forth any 13
assumptions that were used in selecting the representative districts, 14
along with any other assumptions made about the fiscal impact.15
(3) School district fiscal notes prepared under this section are 16
subject to coordination by the office of financial management under 17
RCW 43.88A.020 and are otherwise subject to the requirements and 18
procedures of chapter 43.88A RCW. 19
Sec. 6. RCW 28A.320.330 and 2023 c 474 s 8022 and 2023 c 402 s 1 20
are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:21
School districts shall establish the following funds in addition 22
to those provided elsewhere by law: 23
(1)(a) A general fund for the school district to account for all 24
financial operations of the school district except those required to 25
be accounted for in another fund. 26
(b) ((By the 2018-19 school year, a local )) An enrichment revenue 27
subfund of its general fund to account for the financial operations 28
of a school district that are paid from ((local revenues)) enrichment 29
revenues provided under section 3 (1)(a) of this act . The ((local)) 30
revenues that must be deposited in the ((local)) enrichment revenue 31
subfund are enrichment ((levies and transportation vehicle levies 32
collected under RCW 84.52.053, local effort assistance funding 33
received under chapter 28A.500 RCW,)) funding received under section 34
3(1)(a) of this act and other school district local revenues 35
including, but not limited to, grants, donations, and state and 36
federal payments in lieu of taxes, but do not include other federal 37
revenues, or local revenues that operate as an offset to the 38
district's basic education allocation under RCW 28A.150.250. School 39
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districts must track expenditures from this subfund separately to 1
account for the expenditure of each of these streams of revenue by 2
source, and must provide the supplemental expenditure schedule under 3
(c) of this subsection ((, and any other supplemental expenditure 4
schedules required by the superintendent of public instruction or 5
state auditor, for purposes of RCW 43.09.2856)). 6
(c) Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the superintendent of 7
public instruction must require school districts to provide a 8
supplemental expenditure schedule by revenue source that identifies 9
the amount expended by object for each of the following supplementary 10
enrichment activities ((beyond the state funded amount)):11
(i) Minimum instructional offerings under RCW 28A.150.220 or 12
28A.150.260 not otherwise included on other lines;13
(ii) Staffing ratios or program components under RCW 28A.150.260, 14
including providing additional staff for class size reduction beyond 15
class sizes allocated in the prototypical school model and additional 16
staff beyond the staffing ratios allocated in the prototypical school 17
formula; 18
(iii) Program components under RCW 28A.150.200, 28A.150.220, or 19
28A.150.260, not otherwise included on other lines;20
(iv) Program components to support students in the program of 21
special education; 22
(v) Program components of professional learning, as defined by 23
RCW 28A.415.430, beyond that allocated under RCW 28A.150.415;24
(vi) Extracurricular activities; 25
(vii) Extended school days or an extended school year;26
(viii) Additional course offerings beyond the minimum 27
instructional program established in the state's statutory program of 28
basic education; 29
(ix) Activities associated with early learning programs;30
(x) Activities associated with providing the student 31
transportation program; 32
(xi) Any additional salary costs attributable to the provision or 33
administration of the enrichment activities allowed under RCW 34
28A.150.276; 35
(xii) Additional activities or enhancements that the office of 36
the superintendent of public instruction determines to be a 37
documented and demonstrated enrichment of the state's statutory 38
program of basic education under RCW 28A.150.276; and39
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(xiii) All other costs not otherwise identified in other line 1
items. 2
(d) For any salary and related benefit costs identified in 3
(c)(xi), (xii), and (xiii) of this subsection, the school district 4
shall maintain a record describing how these expenditures are 5
documented and demonstrated enrichment of the state's statutory 6
program of basic education. ((School districts shall maintain these 7
records until the state auditor has completed the audit under RCW 8
43.09.2856.))9
(e) For school districts of the second class as defined ((by 10
[in])) in RCW 28A.300.065, a depreciation subfund for the school 11
district to reserve funds for future facility and equipment needs. Up 12
to two percent of a second class school district's general fund may 13
be deposited each fiscal year into the depreciation subfund for the 14
purpose of preventative maintenance or emergency facility needs. The 15
preventative maintenance must be necessary to realize the originally 16
anticipated useful life of a building or facility and include: 17
Exterior painting of facilities; replacement or renovation of 18
roofing, exterior walls, windows, heating, air conditioning and 19
ventilation systems, floor coverings in classrooms and common areas, 20
and electrical and plumbing systems; and renovation of playfields, 21
athletic facilities, and other district real property. School 22
districts of the second class, subject to applicable public works bid 23
limits, may use school district employees to perform preventative 24
maintenance with moneys from the depreciation subfund, but moneys 25
from the depreciation subfund may not be used for employee 26
compensation that is unrelated to this subsection (1)(e).27
(2) A capital projects fund shall be established for major 28
capital purposes. All statutory references to a "building fund" shall 29
mean the capital projects fund so established. Money to be deposited 30
into the capital projects fund shall include, but not be limited to, 31
bond proceeds, ((proceeds from excess levies authorized by RCW 32
84.52.053,)) state apportionment proceeds as authorized by RCW 33
28A.150.270 and section 3 (1)(b) of this act , earnings from capital 34
projects fund investments as authorized by RCW 28A.320.310 and 35
28A.320.320, and state forest revenues transferred pursuant to 36
subsection (3) of this section. 37
Money derived from the sale of bonds, including interest earnings 38
thereof, may only be used for those purposes described in RCW 39
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28A.530.010, except that accrued interest paid for bonds shall be 1
deposited in the debt service fund. 2
Money to be deposited into the capital projects fund shall 3
include but not be limited to rental and lease proceeds as authorized 4
by RCW 28A.335.060, and proceeds from the sale of real property as 5
authorized by RCW 28A.335.130. 6
Money legally deposited into the capital projects fund from other 7
sources may be used for the purposes described in RCW 28A.530.010, 8
and for the purposes of: 9
(a) Major renovation and replacement of facilities and systems 10
where periodical repairs are no longer economical or extend the 11
useful life of the facility or system beyond its original planned 12
useful life. Such renovation and replacement shall include, but shall 13
not be limited to, major repairs, exterior painting of facilities, 14
replacement and refurbishment of roofing, exterior walls, windows, 15
heating and ventilating systems, floor covering in classrooms and 16
public or common areas, and electrical and plumbing systems.17
(b) Renovation and rehabilitation of playfields, athletic fields, 18
and other district real property. 19
(c) The conduct of preliminary energy audits and energy audits of 20
school district buildings. For the purpose of this section:21
(i) "Preliminary energy audits" means a determination of the 22
energy consumption characteristics of a building, including the size, 23
type, rate of energy consumption, and major energy using systems of 24
the building. 25
(ii) "Energy audit" means a survey of a building or complex which 26
identifies the type, size, energy use level, and major energy using 27
systems; which determines appropriate energy conservation maintenance 28
or operating procedures and assesses any need for the acquisition and 29
installation of energy conservation measures, including solar energy 30
and renewable resource measures. 31
(iii) "Energy capital improvement" means the installation, or 32
modification of the installation, of energy conservation measures in 33
a building which measures are primarily intended to reduce energy 34
consumption or allow the use of an alternative energy source.35
(d) Those energy capital improvements which are identified as 36
being cost-effective in the audits authorized by this section.37
(e) Purchase or installation of additional major items of 38
equipment and furniture: PROVIDED, That vehicles shall not be 39
purchased with capital projects fund money. 40
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(f)(i) Costs associated with implementing technology systems, 1
facilities, and projects, including acquiring hardware, licensing 2
software, and online applications and training related to the 3
installation of the foregoing. However, the software or applications 4
must be an integral part of the district's technology systems, 5
facilities, or projects. 6
(ii) Costs associated with the application and modernization of 7
technology systems for operations and instruction including, but not 8
limited to, the ongoing fees for online applications, subscriptions, 9
or software licenses, including upgrades and incidental services, and 10
ongoing training related to the installation and integration of these 11
products and services. However, to the extent the funds are used for 12
the purpose under this subsection (2)(f)(ii), the school district 13
shall transfer to the district's general fund the portion of the 14
capital projects fund used for this purpose. The office of the 15
superintendent of public instruction shall develop accounting 16
guidelines for these transfers in accordance with internal revenue 17
service regulations. 18
(g) Major equipment repair, painting of facilities, and other 19
major preventative maintenance purposes. However, to the extent the 20
funds are used for the purpose under this subsection (2)(g), the 21
school district shall transfer to the district's general fund the 22
portion of the capital projects fund used for this purpose. The 23
office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop 24
accounting guidelines for these transfers in accordance with internal 25
revenue service regulations. Based on the district's most recent two-26
year history of general fund maintenance expenditures, funds used for 27
this purpose may not replace routine annual preventive maintenance 28
expenditures made from the district's general fund.29
(h) During the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, renovation and 30
replacement of facilities and systems, purchase or installation of 31
items of equipment and furniture, including maintenance vehicles and 32
machinery, and other preventative maintenance or infrastructure 33
improvement purposes. 34
(i) During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, for moneys in the 35
capital projects fund not attributable to capital levies, moving of 36
equipment and furniture between buildings and warehouses for storage, 37
moving of the content of teachers' classrooms between buildings, and 38
furniture purchases, when these costs are due to the following 39
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activities: Construction, remodeling, replacement, temporary 1
placement, consolidation, or directed transfer. 2
(3) A debt service fund to provide for tax proceeds, other 3
revenues, and disbursements as authorized in chapter 39.44 RCW. State 4
forestland revenues that are deposited in a school district's debt 5
service fund pursuant to RCW 79.64.110 and to the extent not 6
necessary for payment of debt service on school district bonds may be 7
transferred by the school district into the district's capital 8
projects fund. 9
(4) An associated student body fund as authorized by RCW 10
28A.325.030. 11
(5) Advance refunding bond funds and refunded bond funds to 12
provide for the proceeds and disbursements as authorized in chapter 13
39.53 RCW. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. The laws repealed by section 8 of this act 15
are repealed except with respect to levies that were authorized by 16
voters before March 1, 2025, which may be collected for the duration 17
of the levy.18
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. The following acts or parts of acts are 19
each repealed:20
(1) RCW 28A.150.412 (Basic education compensation allocations — 21
Rebase and review— Revision of minimum allocations and regionalization 22
factors— Regionalization factors — Definitions) and 2024 c 252 s 1, 23
2018 c 266 s 203, & 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 104; 24
(2) RCW 28A.150.413 (Finding— Local levy authority — Local effort 25
assistance— Value— Restriction) and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 208 & 2009 c 26
548 s 301; 27
(3) RCW 28A.320.245 (Responses to audit findings on use of local 28
revenues— Policies— Hearings— Disciplinary actions) and 2017 3rd sp.s. 29
c 13 s 504; 30
(4) RCW 28A.500.010 (Local effort assistance funding — Purpose— Not 31
basic education) and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 205, 1999 c 317 s 1, 1997 32
c 259 s 4, 1993 c 410 s 1, (1993 c 465 s 2 expired December 31, 33
1995), 1992 c 49 s 2, & 1987 1st ex.s. c 2 s 102; 34
(5) RCW 28A.500.015 (Annual local effort assistance funding — 35
Formulas— Not basic education) and 2022 c 108 s 4, 2019 c 410 s 1, 36
2018 c 266 s 303, & 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 206; 37
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(6) RCW 28A.500.040 (Distribution of funds) and 1999 c 317 s 4;1
(7) RCW 28A.500.060 (Condensed compliance reports — Second-class 2
districts) and 2011 c 45 s 34; 3
(8) RCW 28A.500.900 (Effective date— 1999 c 317) and 1999 c 317 s 4
5; 5
(9) RCW 28A.505.240 (Enrichment levy spending plans — Preballot 6
approval— Revised spending plan for voter-approved levies) and 2018 c 7
266 s 304 & 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 204; 8
(10) RCW 28A.545.010 (School district divisions— High and nonhigh) 9
and 1983 c 3 s 31 & 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.44.045;10
(11) RCW 28A.545.020 (Reimbursement not a tuition charge) and 11
1983 c 3 s 32 & 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.44.095; 12
(12) RCW 28A.545.030 (Purposes) and 2020 c 225 s 1, 2017 3rd 13
sp.s. c 13 s 1001, 1990 c 33 s 488, & 1981 c 264 s 1;14
(13) RCW 28A.545.040 ("Student residing in a nonhigh school 15
district" defined) and 2010 c 99 s 7, 1995 c 77 s 25, 1990 c 33 s 16
489, & 1981 c 264 s 2; 17
(14) RCW 28A.545.050 (Amounts due from nonhigh districts) and 18
1985 c 341 s 11 & 1981 c 264 s 3; 19
(15) RCW 28A.545.060 (Enrollment data for computation of amounts 20
due) and 1990 c 33 s 490 & 1981 c 264 s 4; 21
(16) RCW 28A.545.070 (Superintendent's annual determination of 22
estimated amount due— Process) and 2020 c 225 s 3, 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 23
s 1002, 1990 c 33 s 491, & 1981 c 264 s 5; 24
(17) RCW 28A.545.080 (Estimated amount due paid in May and 25
November installments) and 1990 c 33 s 492 & 1981 c 264 s 6;26
(18) RCW 28A.545.090 (Assessing nonhigh school lesser amount — 27
Notice of) and 1990 c 33 s 493 & 1981 c 264 s 7; 28
(19) RCW 28A.545.100 (Amount due reflects cost of education and 29
transportation of students) and 1995 c 77 s 26, 1990 c 33 s 494, 1983 30
1st ex.s. c 61 s 7, & 1981 c 264 s 8; 31
(20) RCW 28A.545.110 (Rules to effect purposes and implement 32
provisions) and 1990 c 33 s 495 & 1981 c 264 s 9; 33
(21) RCW 28A.545.120 (New programs or grades— Approval— Rules) and 34
2010 c 99 s 8 & 2006 c 263 s 325; 35
(22) RCW 28A.545.130 (Condensed compliance reports — Second-class 36
districts) and 2011 c 45 s 44; 37
(23) RCW 28A.545.140 (Annual data reports) and 2020 c 225 s 2;38
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(24) RCW 43.09.2856 (School district audits — School district 1
compliance with RCW 28A.150.276 and 28A.505.240— Report of findings) 2
and 2019 c 410 s 4, (2019 c 387 s 5 expired December 1, 2021), 2018 c 3
266 s 406, & 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 503; 4
(25) RCW 84.09.037 (School district boundary changes) and 2006 c 5
263 s 615, 1990 c 33 s 597, & 1987 c 100 s 3; 6
(26) RCW 84.52.053 (Levies by school districts authorized — When— 7
Procedure) and 2018 c 266 s 306, 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 201, 2012 c 8
186 s 18, 2010 c 237 s 4, 2009 c 460 s 2, 2007 c 129 s 3, 1997 c 260 9
s 1, 1994 c 116 s 1, 1987 1st ex.s. c 2 s 103, 1986 c 133 s 1, & 1977 10
ex.s. c 325 s 3; and 11
(27) RCW 84.52.0531 (Enrichment levies by school districts — 12
Maximum dollar amount — Enrichment levy expenditure plan approval — 13
Rules— Deposit of funds) and 2022 c 108 s 3. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. This act takes effect January 1, 2026, if 15
the proposed amendment to Article VII, section 2 of the state 16
Constitution (House Joint Resolution No. . . . (H-1240/25)), 17
abolishing school district excess levies, is validly submitted to and 18
is approved and ratified by the voters at the next general election. 19
If the proposed amendment is not approved and ratified, this act is 20
void in its entirety.21
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