SB 5593 — Adjusting enrichment levies and local effort assistance.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 84.52.0531.

• RCW 84.52.0531

  Beginning with taxes levied for collection in 2020, the maximum dollar amount which may be levied by or for any school district for enrichment levies under RCW 84.52.053 is equal to the lesser of two dollars and fifty cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of property in the school district or the maximum per- pupil limit. This maximum dollar amount shall be reduced accordingly as provided under RCW 43.09.2856(2). (2) The definitions in this subsection apply to this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) For the purpose of this section, "inflation" means the percentage change in the seasonally adjusted consumer price index for all urban consumers, Seattle area, for the most recent 12-month period as of September 25th of the year before the taxes are payable, using the official current base compiled by the United States bureau of labor statistics. p. 1 SB 5593 (b) "Maximum per-pupil limit" means: (i) Two thousand five hundred dollars, as increased by inflation beginning with property taxes levied for collection in 2020, multiplied by the number of average annual full-time equivalent students enrolled in the school district in the prior school year, for school districts with fewer than forty thousand annual full-time equivalent students enrolled in the school district in the prior school year; or (ii) Three thousand dollars, as increased by inflation beginning with property taxes levied for collection in 2020, multiplied by the number of average annual full-time equivalent students enrolled in the school district in the prior school year, for school districts with forty thousand or more annual full-time equivalent students enrolled in the school district in the prior school year. (c) "Open for in-person instruction to all students" means that all students in all grades have the option to participate in at least 40 hours of planned in-person instruction per month and the school follows state department of health guidance and recommendations for resuming in-person instruction to the greatest extent practicable. (d) "Prior school year" means the most recent school year completed prior to the year in which the levies are to be collected, except as follows: (i) In the 2022 calendar year, if 2019-20 school year average annual full-time equivalent enrollment is greater than the school district's 2020-21 school year average annual full-time equivalent enrollment and the school district is open for in-person instruction to all students by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, "prior school year" means the 2019-20 school year. (ii) In the 2023 calendar year, if 2019-20 school year average annual full-time equivalent enrollment is greater than the school district's 2021-22 school year average annual full-time equivalent enrollment and the school district was open for in-person instruction to all students by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, "prior school year" means the 2019-20 school year. (3) For districts in a high/nonhigh relationship, the enrollments of the nonhigh students attending the high school shall only be counted by the nonhigh school districts for purposes of funding under this section. (4) For school districts participating in an innovation academy cooperative established under RCW 28A.340.080, enrollments of p. 2 SB 5593 students attending the academy shall be adjusted so that each participant district receives its proportional share of student enrollments for purposes of funding under this section. (5) Beginning with propositions for enrichment levies for collection in calendar year 2020 and thereafter, a (6) The superintendent of public instruction shall develop rules and regulations and inform school districts of the pertinent data necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. (7) Beginning with taxes levied for collection in 2018, enrichment , for the 2018-19 school year (8) subsections (1) through (5) of → read as follows: (1) The maximum dollar amount which may be levied by or for any school district for enrichment levies under RCW 84.52.053 must be determined as follows: For enrichment levies for collection in calendar year 2026 and thereafter, the maximum dollar amount is the sum of (a) of this subsection plus or minus (b), (c), and (d) of this subsection minus (e) and (f) of this subsection; (a) The school district's levy base as provided in subsection (2) of this section multiplied by the school district's maximum levy percentage as provided in subsection (3) of this section; (b) For school districts in a high/nonhigh relationship, the high school district's maximum levy amount must be reduced and the nonhigh school district's maximum levy amount must be increased by an amount equal to the estimated amount of the nonhigh payment due to the high school district under RCW 28A.545.030(3) and 28A.545.050 for the school year commencing the year of the levy; (c) Except for nonhigh districts under (d) of this subsection, for school districts in an interdistrict cooperative agreement, the nonresident school district's maximum levy amount must be reduced and the resident school district's maximum levy amount must be increased by an amount equal to the per pupil basic education allocation included in the nonresident school district's levy base under subsection (2) of this section, multiplied by: (i) The number of full-time equivalent students served from the resident school district in the prior school year, multiplied by: (ii) The serving school district's maximum levy percentage determined under subsection (3) of this section; (d) The levy bases of nonhigh school districts participating in an innovation academy cooperative established under RCW 28A.340.080 must be adjusted by the office of the superintendent of public instruction to reflect each school district's proportional share of student enrollment in the cooperative; (e) The school district's maximum levy amount must be reduced by the maximum amount of local effort assistance for which the school district is eligible under RCW 28A.500.015; (f) The school district's maximum levy amount must be reduced by the out-of-compliance expenditure amount identified by the state auditor under RCW 43.09.2856(2), if applicable. (2) For excess levies for collection in calendar year 2026 and thereafter, a school district's levy base is the sum of allocations in (a) and (b) of this subsection received by the school district for the prior school year. A school district's levy base does not include local school district property tax levies or other local revenues or state and federal allocations not identified in (a) and (b) of this subsection. (a) The district's basic education allocation as determined pursuant to RCW 28A.150.250, 28A.150.260, and 28A.150.350; (b) State categorical allocations for the following programs: (i) Pupil transportation; (ii) Special education; (iii) Education of highly capable students; (iv) Compensatory education including, but not limited to, learning assistance and bilingual education; and (v) Food services. (3) Beginning with collection year 2026 and each year thereafter, a school district's maximum levy percentage is 30 percent. (4) A district must receive approval of an enrichment levy expenditure plan under RCW 28A.505.240 before submission of the proposition to the voters. (5) Enrichment levy revenues must be deposited in a separate subfund of the school district's general fund pursuant to to the restrictions of RCW 28A.150.276 and the audit requirements of (6) Funds collected from levies for transportation vehicles, construction, modernization, or remodeling of school facilities as established in RCW 84.52.053 are not subject to the levy limitations in this section. (7) For purposes of this section, "prior school year" means the most recent school year completed prior to the year in which the levies are to be collected. (8) The superintendent of public instr

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Action History

1. January 12, 2026

   By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

2. February 12, 2025

   Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

3. February 06, 2025

   Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

4. January 30, 2025

   First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

Sponsors

• Vandana Slatter · Cosponsor
• Rebecca Saldaña · Cosponsor
• Claire Wilson · Cosponsor
• Sharon Shewmake · Cosponsor
• Annette Cleveland · Cosponsor
• Jamie Pedersen · Cosponsor
• Lisa Wellman · Primary
• Adrian Cortes · Cosponsor
• Javier Valdez · Cosponsor

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