Establishing the school security and preparedness infrastructure grant program.

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SENATE BILL 5003

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Torres, Christian, Dozier, Fortunato, Gildon, Harris, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, McCune, Salomon, Schoesler, Wagoner, Warnick, and J. Wilson

Prefiled 12/02/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

AN ACT Relating to establishing the school security and preparedness infrastructure grant program; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.335 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.335 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The school security and preparedness infrastructure grant program is created in the office of the superintendent of public instruction. Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must establish a competitive grant program to increase the physical security of K-12 public school facilities and campuses.