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WA SB5235

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lisa Wellman

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals 17 outdated public school statutes including provisions on playground matting, classified instructional assistant training, professional development institutes for managing disruptive students, and nonprofit meal programs for elderly persons in school facilities

  • Removes expired or obsolete statutes related to mathematics and science instructional coach programs, comprehensive guidance and planning programs, family-school partnership building spaces, and teacher preparation program reporting requirements

  • Eliminates outdated school district award program statutes (RCW 28A.625.100, 28A.625.110, 28A.625.150) and accountability implementation fund provisions from 1999

  • Amends dropout prevention PASS program statute (RCW 28A.175.145) to replace reference to repealed comprehensive guidance programs with current high school and beyond plan requirements under RCW 28A.230.212

  • Recodifies RCW 28A.623.030 (allowing school facilities to provide meals to children in nonprofit programs and private school students) from the elderly meals chapter to the school meal programs chapter (28A.235 RCW)

Legislative Description

Repealing and reorganizing outdated statutes concerning public schools.

Last Action

Senate Rules "X" file.

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules4/27/2025
Rules3/31/2025
Education3/8/2025
Rules2/6/2025
Early Learning & K-12 Education1/14/2025

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