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• ><00:09:50.959><c> line</c> through 12 school building and then line through 12 school building and then
• School District yeah in from the Tracy School District yeah in his<01:01:14.240><c> testimony</c><01
• </c><01:02:23.839><c> District</c> the Tracy Area Public School District the Tracy Area Public School
• and cambi public Area Public Schools and cambi public schools<01:04:50.279><c> are</c><01:04:50.520>
• </c><01:05:41.319><c> improve</c> safety upgrades and school improve safety upgrades and school improve

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• Now I was able to focus on school and not worry about housing.
• </c> I had to continue focusing on school I had to continue focusing on school building<00:18:02.000>
• and go to school.
• </c><00:45:36.599><c> I</c> support in order to stay in school I support in order to stay in school I
• </c> for our schools today most high schools for our schools today most high schools that<00:53:41.760

Committee: Senate Higher Education

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• Again, institutions, K-12 school districts, et cetera.
• School districts, which are highlighted in green, and school districts that are struggling compared to
• a text from Eagle Bot, which is their school mascot versus Otterbot.
• In the schools, direct to students, we are there a lot.
• I began a lifelong journey in school politics, serving as both my middle and high school student body

Bills: SB6325 , SGA9302 , SGA9286 , SGA9289 , SGA9290 , SGA9292 , SGA9293 , SGA9309 , SGA9310 , SGA9311 , SGA9312

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: higher education, student procedures, academic policies, enrollment processes, educational standards

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• Nurses are not often trained to work in a school setting, and this program is a lifeline often for school
• of School Business Officials on behalf of hundreds of school leaders statewide.
• Rick Chesa with Public School Employees, representing the essential workforce that keeps our schools
• platform, School Links.
• We urge you to provide dedicated funding for the High School and Beyond platform, School Links.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• </c><00:05:18.960><c> I'm</c> are Griffin Lon South High School I'm are Griffin Lon South High School
• Learning Centers that might be interested, competency-based high schools, online high schools.
• This year, we'll have over 32,000 school seniors who are attending direct admissions high schools.
• </c> Centers tribally Affiliated High School Centers tribally Affiliated High School schools<00:37:27.839
• <00:37:29.839><c> um</c> schools Competency Based high schools um schools Competency Based high schools

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

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• AND REAL ESTATE SCHOOLS.
• AND GRADUATED FROM OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM HER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
• NATIONWIDE WE HAD 163 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS AND 2025.
• I LOVE MY SCHOOL. I FEEL SAFE ON CAMPUS.
• THERE ARE SOME THINGS I DO APPRECIATE IN THIS BILL, SCHOOL FOR JEWISH AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, ALERT SYSTEM

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• </c> County Public Schools County Public Schools they<00:03:21.880><c> should</c><00:03:22.080><c> have
• of the walls of the school.
• He said sometimes we need to make sure that we realize it’s difficult in schools, and in some school
• of the walls of the school.
• of the walls of the school.

Committee: House Primary and Secondary Education

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• Much like schools receiving the main school support budget, IESDB also has a career ladder that adjusts
• It's an 18-bed facility, and it's just for high school students.
• It's an 18-bed facility, and it's just for high school students.
• technical assistance, and connections between Idaho schools and local farmers.
• to have this connection from farm to schools.

Summary: The committee first considered the Department of Environmental Quality budget. Janet Jessup outlined enhancements for Triumph Mine monitoring and maintenance, a transfer for the Cordilleran Basin Superfund cleanup, and a fund shift to move two positions from federal support to the IPDES Program Fund. Members also discussed language to consolidate air permitting and drinking water permitting fee funds, and a separate cash transfer related to the new solid waste regulatory fund created by House Bill 555. The budget motion and the related language both passed, and the committee issued do-pass recommendations. The committee then took up the Department of Lands budget, focusing on Forest and Range Fire Protection funding. Members debated a one-time General Fund restoration for fire preparedness in FY 2026 and a similar request for FY 2027, with concerns raised about prior reversions and whether dedicated funds could be used instead. Director Dustin Miller explained that the other funds cited were restricted to forest practices enforcement and equipment replacement, and that the preparedness money supports standby crews, including seasonal firefighters in eastern Idaho and other regions. The FY 2026 request passed, the initial FY 2027 request failed, reconsideration was later allowed under parliamentary ruling, and the FY 2027 request then passed. The committee also adopted language limiting General Fund firefighter bonus appropriations to firefighters, after some discussion about whether the wording was too narrow. Next, the committee considered Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind. The agency’s request included career ladder adjustments, a van for student transport, staffing for a new 18-bed residential building in Gooding, replacement items, and an endowment fund adjustment. A substitute motion to add the cottage staff funding failed, but the original motion passed, providing funding for the career ladder, replacement items, and the endowment adjustment, with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the State Department of Education budget was reviewed. The agency requested additional spending authority for school bus camera grants, an extended USDA farm-to-school grant, and ongoing technology grants for the child nutrition program. A substitute motion to increase the farm-to-school authority to cover the anticipated extension failed, but the original motion passed, approving the school bus camera fund increase, the farm-to-school grant authority, and the child nutrition technology funding, with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then announced the next day’s agenda and adjourned.

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• And this was way after school, like 5:20. And this man's door was open. No one's in the school.
• We have 2,000 students at Rigby High School.
• Madison High School, the rivalry.
• But our schools are getting bigger.
• for high school.

Committee: Senate Education

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• It's just the schools are not impacted in any way by this.
• using the products in school—don't have access to that through their use of the in-school product, if
• It's just the schools are not impacted in any way by this.
• using the products in school don't have access to that through their use of the in-school product, if
• The schools do. And the schools, many, I represent mostly small school districts.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

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• </c><00:04:52.720><c> bus</c> violation of going around a school bus violation of going around a school
• That would be collected by the school.
• That would be collected by the school.
• That would be collected by the school.
• </c><00:10:27.520><c> bus</c> school bus to to get on the school bus school bus to to get on the school

Committee: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

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• </c> revolving loan fund to help school revolving loan fund to help school districts<01:02:48.640><c>
• </c> supporting our public schools. supporting our public schools.
• Uh, every school is a sending school according to the Supreme Court decision.
• </c> schools whereas much more state support. schools whereas much more state support.
• and a school chartered public school and a school district<04:50:00.160><c> regarding</c><04:50:00.560

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• I remember, and again, I am an active public school...
• I remember, and again, I am an active public school special education teacher.
• I am a public school educator. I'm at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Vancouver Public Schools.
• I'm also a mother of a 10-year-old, fourth grader also in Vancouver Public Schools.
• I'm a mom of a high schooler and twin boys that just started middle school.

Summary: State Treasurer and Senator Adrian Cortes announced a push to pre-file legislation requiring financial education as a high school graduation requirement in Washington. Supporters said the measure is intended to give students basic personal finance skills such as budgeting, loans, credit, taxes, leases, and interest rates, and to reduce long-term debt and economic hardship. Speakers included educators, a representative of the Washington Council for Economic and Financial Education, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and Washington credit unions, all of whom argued that financial literacy is a basic life skill and should not depend on a student’s family background. Senator Cortes said he was surprised Washington remains one of the few states without a financial education requirement and framed the bill as support for working families and future small business owners. Vanessa Reilly Medina described the real-world financial decisions students face after graduation, while Christy Johnson and Tracy Godat emphasized the complexity of today’s financial system and the availability of curriculum and teacher training resources. Joe Atomack said credit unions see the need daily and noted that school-based credit union programs also teach job skills. In response to questions, the Treasurer said the new bill differs from a prior House bill mainly by reducing reporting requirements and therefore lowering fiscal impact. He said the proposed requirement would take effect in 2033 or earlier, depending on integration with the State Board of Education’s Future Ready process, and that the content should be broad while allowing districts flexibility. No vote was taken at the event; it was a public announcement and Q&A supporting the upcoming legislation.

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• I remember, and again, I am an active public school...
• I remember, and again, I am an active public school special education teacher.
• I am a public school educator. I'm at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Vancouver Public Schools.
• I'm also a mother of a 10-year-old, fourth grader also in Vancouver Public Schools.
• I'm a mom of a high schooler and twin boys that just started middle school.

Summary: Treasurer and legislative supporters held a press event to announce pre-filing of legislation that would require financial education for Washington students as a graduation requirement. Treasurer said the goal is to give young people a foundational understanding of personal finance so they are not dependent on their parents’ money knowledge and can better navigate loans, credit, interest, taxes, housing, and other financial decisions. Senator Adrian Cortes said he is leading the effort in the Senate and described the bill as important for preparing students for adult life and supporting working families and future small business owners. Testimony from an educator, a financial education nonprofit leader, and a credit union representative all backed the proposal. Vanessa Medina, a Vancouver public school teacher, said students need practical skills for student loans, car loans, leases, and job benefits. Christy Johnson said the financial system is increasingly complex and that financial literacy is a life skill and social justice issue, especially given the wealth gap and the pressures facing young people. Tracy Godat said her organization already has free materials and professional development ready for educators, and Joe Atomack said credit unions see the need every day and can help expand access through school branches and student work experience. In response to questions, Cortes said the new bill differs from a previous House-passed version mainly by reducing reporting requirements and therefore lowering fiscal impact for districts and OSPI. He said the bill would align with the State Board of Education’s Future Ready process and could take effect by 2033 or earlier, depending on integration. The treasurer said the issue has broad bipartisan support and argued that Washington is behind other states in not already requiring financial education.

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• It's Asusa Unified School District.
• So I see them come to school in the mornings. They’re texting all the way to school.
• It's been such a hard thing to do to talk about this conversation in schools because a lot of schools
• and high school.
• and high school.

Summary: The committee met to discuss domestic violence with a focus on teen dating violence, healthy relationships, and the impact of technology on abuse. Chair Blanca Rubio opened by describing the urgency of the issue, including a recent teen murder in her district tied to domestic violence, and emphasized that restraining orders alone do not prevent abuse. The first panel featured Janica Morin Pasquale and Taylor Stone Mill, who described warning signs in teens such as constant monitoring through phones and social media, isolation from friends, jealousy normalized by online content, and control through gifts, food delivery, and access to passwords or tracking apps. They stressed that many teens do not tell parents, that parents often miss the signs, and that prevention should begin early and be reinforced in schools, homes, and youth activities. They also cited resources such as Love Is Respect, One Love, and Take It Down, and urged consistent funding and implementation of the California Healthy Youth Act rather than one-time lessons. The second panel shifted to the effects of domestic violence on children and the systems that respond to them. Joyce Blue of the Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center described the center’s wraparound services, including forensic interviews, legal help, housing support, child therapy, and high-risk response, and highlighted the prevalence and danger of strangulation, including cases with no visible injury. She explained that domestic violence is about power and control, that children often normalize abuse, and that safety planning must accompany restraining orders. Susie Flores of Inner Circle Children’s Advocacy Center explained the multidisciplinary forensic interview model used for child abuse cases, gave examples of severe abuse involving children exposed to domestic violence, and noted that many centers are overwhelmed by caseloads. She stressed the need for immediate trauma-informed services and more front-end intervention rather than waiting until long-term harm develops. Dr. Pamela Tate of Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence and other members discussed the need to support not only victims but also the systems and educators who are expected to respond. Several members shared personal experiences with domestic violence, sexual assault, and family trauma, and raised concerns about school implementation, immigrant families’ fear of reporting, and the need to address abusers’ behavior and trauma as well. The discussion also touched on statute of limitations issues, with panelists saying memory and trauma can delay disclosure for years and that rigid deadlines can prevent justice. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and ended with members expressing support for continued collaboration, prevention funding, and stronger implementation of existing law.

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• The next day we have a different school. The next day we have another school.
• to go back to the school system and teach or serve as a school psychologist.
• in the school system.
• of being on the school team and participate in athletics at a school.
• school, this would allow my child to still root the benefits of being on the school.

Bills: HR72 , HR73 , HR74 , HR75 , HR76 , HR77 , HR78 , HR79 , HR80 , HR81 , HR82 , HR83 , HCR36 , HCR37 , HCR38 , HCR39 , HCR40 , HCR41 , HB368 , HB433 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1019 , HB1020 , HB1021 , HB1022 , HB1023 , HB1024 , HB1025 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1030 , HB1031 , HB1032 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1035 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1038 , HB1039 , HB1040 , HB1041 , HB1042 , HB1043 , HB1044 , HB1045 , HB1046 , HB1047 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1052 , HB1053 , HB1054 , HB1055 , HB1056 , HB1057 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1060 , HB1061 , HB1062 , HB1063 , HB1064 , HB1065 , HB1066 , HB1067 , HB1068 , HB1069 , HB1070 , HB1071 , HB1072 , HB1073 , HB1074 , HB1075 , HB1076 , HB1077 , HB1078 , HB1079 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1082 , HB1083 , HB1084 , HR70 , HR71 , HCR35 , HB31 , HB326 , HB1013 , HB1014 , HB1015 , HB1016 , SB192 , SB196 , SB198 , SB203 , SB204 , SB214 , SB216 , SB257 , SB291 , SB383 , HB13 , HB23 , HB25 , HB32 , HB41 , HB42 , HB90 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB127 , HB138 , HB139 , HB141 , HB179 , HB187 , HB213 , HB247 , HB286 , HB332 , HB344 , HB357 , HB367 , HB370 , HB462 , HB505 , HB527 , HB537 , HB605 , HB680 , HB681 , HB725 , HB780 , HB782 , HB847 , HB892 , HB911 , HB916 , HB1012 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HB53 , HB57 , HB64 , HB102 , HB106 , HB111 , HB137 , HB152 , HB155 , HB177 , HB238 , HB256 , HB258 , HB337 , HB359 , HB363 , HB386 , HB434 , HB546 , HB557 , HB584 , HB661 , HB697 , HB726 , HB727 , HB747 , HB756 , HB758 , HB759 , HB765 , HB767 , HB825 , HB858 , HB930 , HB941 , HB957 , HB964 , HB58 , HB69 , HB93 , HB166 , HB199 , HB201 , HB202 , HB218 , HB223 , HB224 , HB231 , HB235 , HB246 , HB338 , HB349 , HB352 , HB379 , HB405 , HB429 , HB535 , HB547 , HB577 , HB588 , HB626 , HB636 , HB652 , HB653 , HB669 , HB688 , HB691 , HB721 , HB738 , HB806 , HB851 , HB857 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB1009 , HB868 , HB119 , HB140 , HB739 , HB842 , HB875 , HB919 , HB61 , HB185 , HB233 , HB613 , HB848 , HB52 , HB228 , HB289 , HB735 , HB796 , HB722 , HB284 , HB301 , HB827 , HB953 , HB901 , HB9 , HB46 , HB193 , HB400 , HB436 , HB468 , HB570 , HB582 , HB733 , HB746 , HB923 , HB952

Summary: The House met on March 26, 2026, established a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a large number of introductions, resolutions, and committee reports. The chamber recognized Women of the Storm on its 20th anniversary, honored Saint-Amant FFA for winning a national coastal restoration championship, and later recognized Elevate Louisiana. The House also received Senate bills on topics including freshwater fishing limits, bridge preservation, emergency medical services, ambulance reimbursement, eye care coverage, and other matters, and introduced numerous House resolutions and bills covering education, ethics, transportation, elections, public records, criminal law, and appropriations. Several measures were referred to committees or were allowed to lie over, while some resolutions were adopted without objection. The House then considered and passed a series of bills, many by wide margins. Criminal justice and public safety measures included HB 53, adding illegal gambling as a RICO predicate offense; HB 57, allowing courts to consider criminal histories when issuing temporary restraining orders; HB 64, authorizing magistrates to recall arrest warrants; HB 102, creating second-degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities; HB 106, requiring written parental consent before melatonin is administered to children; HB 137, strengthening penalties and school notification procedures for terroristic threats against schools; HB 152, updating controlled dangerous substances schedules; HB 155, restricting drone use near the Capitol; HB 177, allowing retired court reporters to return on contract; and HB 727, allowing burning of certain untreated construction lumber and wood mats. Members also approved HB 11, adding associate degrees to sentence-diminution eligibility, and HB 726, increasing penalties for abandoning vessels, with discussion noting the need for future funding to remove derelict boats. Education and workforce-related bills also advanced, including HB 238, easing ethics restrictions so former school board members who are certified teachers or school psychologists can return to work sooner; HB 256, clarifying mandatory reporter training for school employees; HB 363, allowing virtual-school students to participate in extracurricular activities and athletics at their resident public school; HB 386, allowing locally authorized charter schools to operate as their own LEA under local rules; HB 434, giving superintendents more authority over probationary school bus employees; HB 557, defining long-term care pharmacies; and HB 584, ending the practice of giving foster children trash bags for belongings and providing proper luggage instead. The House also passed HB 661, expanding nepotism exceptions for certain lower-paid school positions such as paraprofessionals, custodians, cafeteria workers, and bus drivers, and HB 697, recreating the Department of Environmental Quality through 2030. Most bills passed unanimously or with strong bipartisan support, though HB 137 on school threats drew significant debate over parental liability and juvenile intervention before passing 71-26.

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• School, Acoe High School, St.
• Augustine High School, and Seabreeze High School.
• schools.
• It restricts participation in the schools at different schools within the same school year unless the
• It restricts participation in the schools at different schools within the same school year unless the

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• Through the delivery of comprehensive school counseling programs, school counselors help students.
• HB1411 by Allen, relating to the use of personal leave during school holidays by certain school district
• HB 1441 by Plisa, relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school
• , relating to the permits for the mobile school.
• local value taxes and related school finance reform.

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• I served on the Kansas City School Board.
• For the school districts to come up with the curriculum?
• That's why I've also worked closely with school districts.
• However the school district decides, they implement it as something separate in their after-school program
• What's the position of the school administrators? Have you all talked to the school administrators?

Committee: House Children and Families

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• It's just 16 schools.
• It's just 16 schools. I mean, takes. It's just 16 schools.
• The layman may be confused by the term 'school' in school psychology.
• </c><01:48:51.760><c> Uh</c> school unquote in school psychology.
• Uh school unquote in school psychology.

Bills: HB1946 , HB1515 , HB1514 , HB1648 , HB1644 , HB1619 , HB1571 , HB1810 , HB2475 , HB1645 , HB2301 , HB1889 , HB1840

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 26, 2026, and heard several bills, mostly in the areas of workers’ compensation and consumer protection. HB 1946 HD1 on timeshare registration renewal drew support from DCCA’s timeshare program and major industry groups including Hilton Grand Vacations, the American Resort Development Association, and Marriott Vacations Worldwide, with no opposition noted. HB 1515 HD1, which would allow an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination without employer permission, was supported by DLIR and the Department of Human Resources Development and had no other in-person testimony; the bill was then moved on without questions. The committee spent substantial time on HB 1514 HD1, which would streamline workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation by clarifying provider selection and requiring vocational plans within 90 days. DLIR supported the intent but asked for amendments, saying the 90-day deadline was too rigid given case-by-case complexity, limited staffing, and the need for coordination among injured workers, employers, and counselors; members discussed possible extensions and whether a 120-day timeline or other flexibility would be better. Testimony on the bill included one individual in support and seven in opposition. HB 1648 HD1, concerning workers’ compensation and physician dispensing of non-prescription drugs, drew support from DHRD and comments from DLIR and industry witnesses. DLIR said the bill should be narrowed so it does not restrict medically necessary over-the-counter medications or oral guidance from providers, while Aloha Billing Company and Solera Integrated Medical Solutions urged tighter limits on physician dispensing and raised concerns about pricing abuse through average wholesale price. Members discussed clarifying the bill’s language so it targets written prescriptions rather than oral advice. HB 1644 HD1, requiring a standardized disclosure form for residential solar contracts, received support from the Hawaii Solar Energy Association and Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative, while DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the consumer-protection goal but proposed stronger remedies, including a three-day cancellation right, voidability for missing disclosures, and possible lender liability; members questioned how those remedies should apply to lenders, and no vote was taken on the measures in the portion provided.