WA SB5920

School districts may establish supplementary cost schedules for burdensome public records requests, charging for staff time, materials, and administrative costs—except for requests from news media, parents/guardians of enrolled students, or district employees

School districts may petition courts to deny requests that are vague, overly broad, or unreasonable, or to issue protective orders against requests intended to substantially interrupt government functions; requestors must be given 30 days to clarify before court action

Requests for school board meeting recordings must specify the date or date range to be considered valid; districts may require use of designated public records officers and official request forms

Second-class school districts (smaller districts) receive additional response time based on available staff and administrative resources; all districts receive additional time for out-of-state requests

School districts and employees are shielded from liability for good-faith denial or delay of records release, and existing FERPA student privacy protections remain unaffected