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This bill aims to increase prototypical school staffing to better meet student needs. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Increasing staffing allocations for paraeducators (teaching assistants), office support, and other noninstructional aides to provide more individualized support for student learning and behavioral needs. The intent is to assist school districts in hiring additional support staff or providing better wages for existing staff. 2. Requiring the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop rules to ensure the additional funding is used to support increased staffing, prevent layoffs, or increase salaries for paraeducators, office support, and noninstructional aides. 3. Providing full funding for the increased paraeducator, office support, and noninstructional aide allocations in the 2023-24 school year, while delaying the implementation of increased allocations for nurses, social workers, psychologists, and counselors until the 2024-25 school year. 4. Including a null and void clause, which means the bill will not take effect unless specific funding is provided in the 2024 omnibus appropriations act.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5882&Year=2023&Initiative=false