Bill > SB5186

This bill modifies several state laws related to local funding for school district facilities, primarily focusing on reducing the voter approval threshold for school-related financial measures from three-fifths to a simple majority. Key changes include lowering the voter approval requirement for validating school district indebtedness, issuing school bonds, adjusting bonded indebtedness limits, and modifying impact fee regulations. The bill removes certain restrictions on school impact fees, such as eliminating provisions that previously limited a school's ability to collect or impose impact fees. The bill's implementation is contingent upon the approval of a proposed constitutional amendment modifying local funding authority for school district facilities. Additionally, the bill repeals a previous statute related to extending the use of school impact fees and includes a severability clause to ensure that if any part of the act is found invalid, the rest of the act remains in effect.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5186&Year=2025&Initiative=false