Making a required school director governance training program available at no cost and virtually.

 H-1493.1

HOUSE BILL 2017

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representative Walsh

Read first time 02/24/25. Referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to increasing the accessibility of a required school director governance training program by making it available at no cost and virtually; and amending RCW 28A.345.120 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 28A.345.120 and 2021 c 197 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The Washington state school directors' association shall identify or develop and periodically update governance training programs that align with the cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion standards for school director governance developed under RCW 28A.345.115 . The governance training programs must also include building government-to-government relationships with federally recognized tribes, multicultural education, and principles of English language acquisition. Governance training programs may be developed in collaboration with other entities.