H-1475.2
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1662
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By House Education (originally sponsored by Representative Santos)
READ FIRST TIME 02/20/25.
AN ACT Relating to promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of education agencies by removing the requirement for the state board of education, the Washington professional educator standards board, the Washington state charter school commission, and the financial education public-private partnership to reside in the office of the superintendent of public instruction for administrative purposes and by making other necessary changes to support independent administration of each agency; amending RCW 28A.305.130 , 28A.300.020 , 28A.410.200 , 28A.300.450 , and 28A.710.070 ; adding a new section to chapter 28A.305 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.410 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.710 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the state board of education, the Washington professional educator standards board, the Washington state charter school commission, and the financial education public-private partnership were established as independent agencies at separate times, and have been administratively housed within the office of the superintendent of public instruction for purposes of administrative efficiency. The legislature also finds that because these education agencies have differing operational needs, they may be better served by an entity such as small agency services, which was established as a unit within the department of enterprise services in 2014 for the purpose of acting as the administrative agent for small agencies.
Further, the legislature finds that, in accordance with its intent in creating independent entities, these education agencies have unique policy and programmatic roles, and that it is in the public interest for them to be efficient and reliable in developing policies, providing services, and managing resources.