SB 5192 — Concerning school district materials, supplies, and operating costs.

ENGROSSEDS-0472.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5192 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Nobles, Wellman, Chapman, Cortes, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Pedersen, Slatter, Stanford, Trudeau, and C.

Wilson)Wilson READPrefiled FIRST01/09/25. TIME 02/28/25.

Read first time 01/13/25.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

1 ESSBSB 5192 school districts to maintain a particular classroom teacher-to- student ratio or other staff-to-student ratio or to use allocated funds to pay for particular types or classifications of staff.

2 ESSBSB 5192 (b) For the purposes of this section, prototypical schools are defined as follows:

3 ESSBSB 5192 (ii) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop rules to implement this subsection (4)(b).

4 ESSBSB 5192 Social workers.

5 ESSBSB 5192 Facilities, maintenance, and grounds.

(8)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the minimum allocation for each school district shall ((include allocations per annual average full-time equivalent student for the following)) be $1,656.50$1,723.42 per full-time equivalent student, as determined under (e) of this subsection, for materials, supplies, and operating costs ((as provided in the 2023-24 school year, after which the allocations shall)) to be adjusted annually for inflation ((as specified in the omnibus appropriations act:

6 ESSBSB 5192 each annual average)) each school district shall receive a minimum allocation of $225.09$229.37 for each full-time equivalent student, as determined under (e) of this subsection, in grades nine through 12 for ((the following)) materials, supplies, and operating costs, to be adjusted annually for inflation((:

(c) The increased allocation amounts of (($21 per annual average)) $77.49$156.67 per full-time equivalent student ((for materials, supplies, and operating costs)) provided under (a) of this subsection ((is)) and $14.94$20.85 per full-time equivalent student in grades nine through 12 provided under (b) of this subsection are intended to address growing ((costs in the enumerated categories)) material, supply, and operating costs and may not be expended for any other purpose.

(d)(i)(d) BeginningEach in the 2026-27 school year, each school district shallmust annually report all expenditures for materials, supplies, and operating costscosts, including,disaggregated butby not limited to, expenditures in the following disaggregated categories, to the office of the superintendent of public instruction:

(A)(i) Technology,Technology; including further disaggregation within this category for technology devices, technology support staff, software licensing, and technology or software maintenance and repair;

(B)(ii) ElectionUtilities feesand associatedinsurance; with school district board of directors elections;

(C)(iii) Utilities;Curriculum and textbooks;

(D)(iv) Insurance;Library materials;

p.(v) Other supplies;

7(vi) ESSBInstructional 5192professional (E)development Curriculumfor certificated and textbooksclassified notstaff; included under the technology category;

(F)(vii) LibraryFacilities materialsmaintenance; not included under the technology category;

(G)and Otherp. supplies not included under other categories;

(H)7 Nontechnology-relatedSB contracted5192 instructional(viii) professionalSecurity development for certificated and classifiedcentral staff;office administration.

(I) Facilities maintenance materials, supplies, and operating costs not funded by transfers from other funds;

(J) Security and central office administration;

(K) Dues and fees;

and (L) Property and equipment not funded by transfers from other funds.

(ii) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall report additional categories as determined necessary to meet other state and federal reporting requirements.

(a)(i) To provide supplemental instruction and services for students who are not meeting academic standards through the learning assistance program under RCW 28A.165.005 through 28A.165.065, p.allocations shall be based on the greater of either:

8 ESSB 5192 allocations shall be based on the greater of either:

(ii) In addition to funding allocated under (a)(i) of this subsection, to provide supplemental instruction and services for studentsp. who are not meeting academic standards in qualifying schools.

8 SB 5192 students who are not meeting academic standards in qualifying schools.

(iv) For the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, a school providing meals at no charge to students under RCW 28A.235.135 that is not p.participating in the department of agriculture's community eligibility provision continues to meet the definition of a qualifying school under (a)(ii) of this subsection if the school met the definition during one year of the 2019-20 through 2022-23 school years, or in the prior school year.

9 ESSB 5192 participating in the department of agriculture's community eligibility provision continues to meet the definition of a qualifying school under (a)(ii) of this subsection if the school met the definition during one year of the 2019-20 through 2022-23 school years, or in the prior school year.

The minimum allocation for each level of prototypical school shall provide resources to provide, on a statewide average, 4.7780 hours per week in extra instruction for students in grades kindergarten through six and 6.7780 hours per week in extra instruction for studentsp. in grades seven through 12, with 15 transitional bilingual instruction program students per teacher.

9 SB 5192 students in grades seven through 12, with 15 transitional bilingual instruction program students per teacher.

p.(11) The allocations under subsections (4)(a), (5), (6), and (8) of this section shall be enhanced as provided under RCW 28A.150.390 on an excess cost basis to provide supplemental instructional resources for students with disabilities.

10 ESSB 5192 (11) The allocations under subsections (4)(a), (5), (6), and (8) of this section shall be enhanced as provided under RCW 28A.150.390 on an excess cost basis to provide supplemental instructional resources for students with disabilities.

(b) Allocations or enhancements provided under subsections (4), (7), and (9) of this section for exploratory and preparatory career and technical education courses shall be provided only for courses approvedp. by the office of the superintendent of public instruction under chapter 28A.700 RCW.

10 SB 5192 approved by the office of the superintendent of public instruction under chapter 28A.700 RCW.

p.(d) The office of financial management shall make a monthly review of the superintendent's reported full-time equivalent students in the common schools in conjunction with RCW 43.62.050.