WA HB1817

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction must post staff training materials on trauma-informed, survivor-centered responses to disclosures of sexual abuse, misconduct, and assault by November 1, 2026

School employee reporting requirements expanded to include "assault" alongside existing obligations to report physical abuse, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct by other school employees

Mandatory training for certificated and classified school employees must now promote trauma-informed and survivor-centered responses and include bystander intervention training on employee sexual abuse of students

OSPI must develop a culturally informed student and family guide to school sexual harassment policies and mandatory reporting requirements by November 1, 2026, translated into common non-English languages

Training requirement amendments take effect August 1, 2027