WA HB2636

Establishes a 15-member Public Education Performance, Operations, and Funding Review Commission to conduct independent reviews of Washington's K-12 education system

Commission includes the state auditor, JLARC chair (both nonvoting), superintendent of public instruction, state board of education chair, charter school commission director, plus representatives from principals, school directors, educators, and administrators

Four members appointed by legislative caucus chairs must be non-legislators with expertise in education policy, fiscal analysis, and pedagogical practices; members serve four-year terms

Commission must examine policy requirements and funding enacted in the preceding 10 years to evaluate whether goals were achieved, cost-benefit results, ongoing relevance, and whether requirements should be maintained, modified, or repealed

Annual reports to the governor and legislature begin November 1, 2030; the act takes effect July 1, 2029