Legislation

SB 5749:
1. Modifies the terms of the Washington advanced college tuition payment (GET) program for future purchasers.
2. 119,000
3. The definition of tuition and fees includes operating fees and building fees, but no longer includes services and activities (S&A) fees. Students will pay S&A fees at the time of enrollment.

HB 1325
1. Sponsors are Representatives Hunt, Dammeier, Darneille, Liias, Carlyle, Roberts, Jenkins, Orwall, Kenney, Hasegawa, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger.
2. Summary:  Requires the Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) to lead a
district reorganization initiative to streamline and provide efficiencies in the
operation of school districts and Educational Service Districts (ESDs).
Establishes a Statewide School District Reorganization Commission (Commission) if
the Superintendent of Public Instruction finds the WSSDA initiative has not resulted
in sufficient cost savings or efficiencies by January 1, 2014.
Directs the Commission to prepare a reorganization plan to result in no more than
150 school districts and a revised number and boundaries of the ESDs.
Requires the reorganization plan to be submitted by December 1, 2016 in the form of
proposed legislation.
Provides that the proposed legislation containing the list of districts and their
boundaries may be amended only by a two-thirds vote of each house of the
Legislature.
Provides for districts to appeal their reorganization to the Commission or submit an
alternative proposal that will achieve significant efficiencies and reductions in
operating costs.
3. 150
4. 62% pf districts enroll 2,000 or less students
5. $397,653