Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 5358 — Concerning career and technical education in sixth grade.

Last action — Effective date 7/27/2025.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bob Ferguson (Democratic) on April 22, 2025.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of SB 5358, the language has been simplified to clarify how middle and high school career and technical education programs are counted for funding purposes. The bill now states that these programs are considered as one for accounting purposes, which helps ensure clarity in funding calculations. This change is significant because it aims to streamline financial tracking and ensures that resources are used efficiently across schools, benefiting students in both grades without compromising the quality of education.

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S-0727.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5358 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Braun, Chapman, Christian, Cortes, Liias, MacEwen, Nobles, Salomon, Wellman, and C.
Z-0307.1 SENATE BILL 5358 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Braun, Chapman, Christian, Cortes, Liias, MacEwen, Nobles, Salomon, Wellman, and C.
by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction) READ FIRST TIME 02/13/25.
by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction Read first time 01/20/25.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
1 SSB 5358 instructional approach or service.
1 SB 5358 instructional approach or service.
2 SSB 5358 minimum allocations for small schools and to reflect other factors identified in the omnibus appropriations act.
2 SB 5358 minimum allocations for small schools and to reflect other factors identified in the omnibus appropriations act.
3 SSB 5358 and proportionate to, the school district's demonstrated actual class size in grades K-3, up to the funded class sizes.
3 SB 5358 and proportionate to, the school district's demonstrated actual class size in grades K-3, up to the funded class sizes.
4 SSB 5358 Custodians.
4 SB 5358 Custodians.
5 SSB 5358 Staff per 1,000 K-12 students Technology.
5 SB 5358 Staff per 1,000 K-12 students Technology.
6 SSB 5358 Per annual average full-time equivalent student in grades 9-12 Technology.
6 SB 5358 Per annual average full-time equivalent student in grades 9-12 Technology.
(b) School districts may only receive funding under (a)(i) of this subsection for middle school courses if those courses are developed within a planned program of study that provides a nonduplicative progression of aligned career and technical education opportunities across both middle and high school.
(b) School districts may only receive funding under (a)(i) of this subsection for middle school courses if those courses are developed within a planned program of study that provides a nonduplicative progression of aligned career and technical education opportunities across both middle school and high school.
7 SSB 5358 immediately preceding the district's participation, in whole or part, in the United States department of agriculture's community eligibility provision, or the district percentage of students in grades K-12 who were eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the prior school year.
7 SB 5358 immediately preceding the district's participation, in whole or part, in the United States department of agriculture's community eligibility provision, or the district percentage of students in grades K-12 who were eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the prior school year.
8 SSB 5358 the definition during one year of the 2019-20 through 2022-23 school years, or in the prior school year.
8 SB 5358 the definition during one year of the 2019-20 through 2022-23 school years, or in the prior school year.
9 SSB 5358 (12)(a) For the purposes of allocations for prototypical high schools and middle schools under subsections (4) and (10) of this section that are based on the percent of students in the school who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals, the actual percent of such students in a school shall be adjusted by a factor identified in the omnibus appropriations act to reflect underreporting of free and reduced-price meal eligibility among middle and high school students.
9 SB 5358 (12)(a) For the purposes of allocations for prototypical high schools and middle schools under subsections (4) and (10) of this section that are based on the percent of students in the school who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals, the actual percent of such students in a school shall be adjusted by a factor identified in the omnibus appropriations act to reflect underreporting of free and reduced-price meal eligibility among middle and high school students.
10 SSB 5358 education funding allocations under RCW 28A.150.260, school districts may use the difference only for the career and technical education purposes, defined as follows:
10 SB 5358 education funding allocations under RCW 28A.150.260, school districts may use the difference only for the career and technical education purposes, defined as follows:
(3) The middle school and high school career and technical education programs funded through RCW 28A.150.260(4)(c) must be treated as a single program when accounting for and calculating minimum expenditures, carryover amounts, and recovery amounts.
(3) For purposes of accounting for and calculating minimum expenditures, and carryover or recovery amounts, the career and technical education program funded through RCW 28A.150.260(4)(c) must be treated as a single program.
This treatment is exclusively for accounting purposes and must not result in disparate program quality across grade levels.
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Action History

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

  2. Chapter 134, 2025 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Delivered to Governor.

  5. Speaker signed.

  6. President signed.

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  11. APP - Majority; do pass.

  12. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  13. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

  14. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  17. 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25).

  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  20. Minority; without recommendation.

  21. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  22. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  23. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  24. Referred to Ways & Means.

  25. And refer to Ways & Means.

  26. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  27. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

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

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#30)

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 36002
Democrat 59001
Total 95003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Adam Bernbaum Democrat Yea
Adison Richards Democrat Yea
Adrian Cortes Democrat Yea
Alex Ramel Democrat Yea
Alicia Rule Democrat Yea
Amy Walen Democrat Yea
April Berg Democrat Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Brandy Donaghy Democrat Yea
Brianna Thomas Democrat Yea
Chipalo Street Democrat Yea
Chris Stearns Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Clyde Shavers Democrat Yea
Dan Bronoske Democrat Yea
Darya Farivar Democrat Yea
Dave Paul Democrat Yea
David Hackney Democrat Yea
Davina Duerr Democrat Yea
Debra Entenman Democrat Yea
Debra Lekanoff Democrat Not Voting
Edwin Obras Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Greg Nance Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Yea
Janice Zahn Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
Joe Timmons Democrat Yea
Julia Reed Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Lauren Davis Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Lisa Callan Democrat Yea
Lisa Parshley Democrat Yea
Liz Berry Democrat Yea
Mari Leavitt Democrat Yea
Mary Fosse Democrat Yea
Melanie Morgan Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
My-Linh Thai Democrat Yea
Natasha Hill Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Osman Salahuddin Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharlett Mena Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shaun Scott Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tarra Simmons Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Alex Ybarra Republican Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
Andrew Engell Republican Yea
April Connors Republican Yea
Brian Burnett Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Chris Corry Republican Yea
Cyndy Jacobsen Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
David Stuebe Republican Yea
Deb Manjarrez Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Gloria Mendoza Republican Not Voting
Hunter Abell Republican Yea
Jenny Graham Republican Yea
Jeremie Dufault Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Joel McEntire Republican Not Voting
John Ley Republican Yea
Joshua Penner Republican Yea
Kevin Waters Republican Yea
Mark Klicker Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Matt Marshall Republican Yea
Michael Keaton Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Peter Abbarno Republican Yea
Rob Chase Republican Yea
Sam Low Republican Yea
Skyler Rude Republican Yea
Stephanie Barnard Republican Yea
Stephanie McClintock Republican Yea
Suzanne Schmidt Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea
Travis Couture Republican Yea

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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)

Passed 48 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 29100
Republican 19000
Total 48100
% of votes cast 98%2%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Adrian Cortes Democrat Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Nay
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Yea
Deborah Krishnadasan Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Emily Alvarado Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Leonard Christian Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Yea
Nikki Torres Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5358?
SB 5358 is sponsored by Claire Wilson (Democrat), Lisa Wellman (Democrat), Jesse Salomon (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Drew MacEwen (Republican), Marko Liias (Democrat), Leonard Christian (Republican), Mike Chapman (Democrat), John Braun (Republican), and Adrian Cortes (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5358?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2025. Enacted.
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