WA HB1637

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction must establish a public school safety dashboard displaying incident data by severity level (Types 1-6, ranging from dress code violations to firearms) for each school and district, with annual safety ratings used to prioritize support resources

Creates a competitive school safety capital grant program for physical security improvements including security vestibules, metal detectors, key card access, panic buttons, fencing, and lighting, with grants capped at $1,000,000 per project

Requires state funding for one school resource officer on each school campus at $85,000 annual salary (adjusted for inflation and regional factors), with funding designated as part of basic education

Expands nondiscretionary discipline grounds to include behavior that "diminishes or impedes the educational opportunity of another student" and strengthens teacher authority to exclude disruptive students from classrooms until principal and teacher confer

Mandates Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to conduct program audits of school compliance with threat assessment programs, comprehensive safe school plans, and behavioral distress response plans, with findings due by November 1, 2030