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Introduced
01/08/2024
01/08/2024
In Committee
02/26/2024
02/26/2024
Crossed Over
02/08/2024
02/08/2024
Passed
03/08/2024
03/08/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/19/2024
03/19/2024
Introduced Session
2023-2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT Relating to increasing prototypical school staffing to 2 better meet student needs; amending RCW 28A.150.260 and 28A.400.007; 3 and creating new sections. 4
AI Summary
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.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (13)
Derek Stanford (D)*,
Steve Conway (D),
Bob Hasegawa (D),
Sam Hunt (D),
Patty Kuderer (D),
T'wina Nobles (D),
Jamie Pedersen (D),
Jesse Salomon (D),
Sharon Shewmake (D),
Javier Valdez (D),
Kevin Van De Wege (D),
Lisa Wellman (D),
Claire Wilson (D),
Last Action
Effective date 6/6/2024. (on 03/19/2024)
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