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HB2570 • 2026
Establishing a statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Digital school transcripts
First reading, referred to Education.
Digital school transcripts
AN ACT Relating to establishing a statewide digital transcript 1 data-sharing environment; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.310 2 RCW. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.310 5 RCW to read as follows: 6 (1) The school information processing cooperative of Washington's 7 educational service districts established under this chapter is 8 authorized to develop, maintain, and govern a statewide digital 9 transcript file standard and a secure, platform-independent 10 environment for the exchange of transcript data between school 11 districts, charter schools, state-tribal education compact schools, 12 and postsecondary institutions. The digital transcript data-sharing 13 environment must support a secure, two-way exchange of transcript 14 information. 15 (a) Disclosure of digital transcript data may occur only with 16 express permission of the student, or the student's parent or legal 17 guardian when required by law, and such permission must be revocable.18 (b) Participation under this section by school districts, charter 19 schools, state-tribal education compact schools, and postsecondary 20 institutions satisfies data-sharing authorization requirements 21 H-3004.1 HOUSE BILL 2570 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Representatives Ybarra and Santos Read first time 01/19/26. Referred to Committee on Education. p. 1 HB 2570 between participating entities for purposes covered by this section 1 and eliminates the need for individual bilateral data-sharing 2 agreements. 3 (c) The cooperative shall establish governance to oversee 4 transcript content, compliance, and ongoing evolution of the digital 5 transcript standard. 6 (2) School districts, charter schools, state-tribal education 7 compact schools, and public institutions of higher education as 8 defined in RCW 28B.10.016 must participate in the statewide digital 9 transcript data-sharing environment. Private four-year not-for-profit 10 institutions of higher education in Washington as defined in RCW 11 28B.92.030(4)(b) may participate in the statewide digital transcript 12 data-sharing environment. 13 --- END --- p. 2 HB 2570