WA SB6260

School bus depreciation payments starting September 2025 must use a minimum anticipated lifetime of 180 months, extending the reimbursement period for student transportation vehicles

Running Start program funding reduced from 1.4 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in 2025-26 to 1.2 FTEs in subsequent years, combining school district and college enrollment

Superintendent may withhold up to 1.9% of school district technology allocations to centrally fund licenses for the universal high school and beyond plan platform

Running Start programs and funding beyond 1.0 FTE per student are explicitly declared not part of the state's statutory program of basic education

Act declared an emergency measure and takes effect immediately upon passage