Schools/cash flow schedule

AN ACT Relating to adjusting the state apportionment schedule to 1
schools to mitigate cash flow issues; amending RCW 28A.510.250; and 2
providing an effective date. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 28A.510.250 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 1004 are each 5
amended to read as follows: 6
(((1))) On or before the last business day of September 1969 and 7
each month thereafter, the superintendent of public instruction shall 8
apportion from the state general fund to the several educational 9
service districts of the state the proportional share of the total 10
annual amount due and apportionable to such educational service 11
districts for the school districts thereof as follows:12
13 September . . . . . . . . . . . . ((9%)) 9.0%
14 October . . . . . . . . . . . . ((8%)) 8.0%
15 November . . . . . . . . . . . . ((5%)) 5.0%
16 December . . . . . . . . . . . . ((9%)) 9.0%
17 January . . . . . . . . . . . . ((8.5%)) 9.0%
18 February . . . . . . . . . . . . ((9%)) 9.0%
19 March . . . . . . . . . . . . ((9%)) 10.0%
20 April . . . . . . . . . . . . ((9%)) 9.0%
H-3198.1
HOUSE BILL 2691
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representative Stonier
Read first time 01/28/26. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
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1 May . . . . . . . . . . . . ((5%)) 6.0%
2 June . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0%
3 July . . . . . . . . . . . . ((12.5%)) 10.0%
4 August . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0%
The annual amount due and apportionable shall be the amount 5
apportionable for all apportionment credits estimated to accrue to 6
the schools during the apportionment year beginning September 1st and 7
continuing through August 31st. Appropriations made for school 8
districts for each year of a biennium shall be apportioned according 9
to the schedule set forth in this section for the fiscal year 10
starting September 1st of the then calendar year and ending August 11
31st of the next calendar year ((, except as provided in subsection 12
(2) of this section )). The apportionment from the state general fund 13
for each month shall be an amount which will equal the amount due and 14
apportionable to the several educational service districts during 15
such month: PROVIDED, That any school district may petition the 16
superintendent of public instruction for an emergency advance of 17
funds which may become apportionable to it but not to exceed ten 18
percent of the total amount to become due and apportionable during 19
the school districts apportionment year. The superintendent of public 20
instruction shall determine if the emergency warrants such advance 21
and if the funds are available therefor. If the superintendent 22
determines in the affirmative, he or she may approve such advance 23
and, at the same time, add such an amount to the apportionment for 24
the educational service district in which the school district is 25
located: PROVIDED, That the emergency advance of funds and the 26
interest earned by school districts on the investment of temporary 27
cash surpluses resulting from obtaining such advance of state funds 28
shall be deducted by the superintendent of public instruction from 29
the remaining amount apportionable to said districts during that 30
apportionment year in which the funds are advanced.31
(((2) In the 2010-11 school year, the June apportionment payment 32
to school districts shall be reduced by one hundred twenty-eight 33
million dollars, and an additional apportionment payment shall be 34
made on July 1, 2011, in the amount of one hundred twenty-eight 35
million dollars. This July 1st payment shall be in addition to the 36
regularly calculated July apportionment payment.))37
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act takes effect September 1, 2026.1
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