WA HB1295

Requires Washington school districts to implement comprehensive literacy programs using evidence-based "structured literacy" practices for K-4 students by the 2027-28 school year, addressing five essential components: comprehension, fluency, phonics, phonemic awareness, and vocabulary

Mandates the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board to revise teacher endorsement standards for reading/writing literacy by September 1, 2026, and requires educator preparation programs to incorporate these standards by the 2027-28 academic year

Requires teachers with reading/writing literacy endorsements or assignments to complete state-developed training on structured literacy practices to renew certificates beginning September 1, 2028

Strengthens intervention requirements for students showing dyslexia indicators or below-grade-level reading, requiring multitiered support systems and parent notification with the state dyslexia handbook

Applies to public schools, charter schools, and state-tribal compact schools; repeals several existing statutes related to reading programs and consolidates literacy requirements into updated code sections