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This bill aims to reduce the compliance burden on school districts by making several changes to existing laws. It recognizes that increased expectations for school districts lead to more work for staff and that districts often use local funding to meet these mandates, potentially diverting funds from core educational priorities. Therefore, the bill seeks to relieve these mandated requirements, allowing schools more flexibility in determining their funding priorities. Specifically, it modifies requirements related to energy performance standards for buildings, making compliance for K-12 school buildings optional unless state funding has been provided to meet the standard. It also changes the mandatory provision of menstrual hygiene products in schools to an encouraged action, allowing schools to choose whether to provide them. Furthermore, the bill shifts the requirement for comprehensive sexual health education from mandatory for all students to a choice for public schools, while still outlining the curriculum requirements if a school chooses to offer it. It also makes the adoption of school-based threat assessment programs and policies for safety and security staff optional rather than mandatory for school districts. Finally, it adjusts the frequency of safety drills, making them encouraged rather than mandatory monthly, with a minimum of three per school year.

Education

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6285&Year=2025&Initiative=false