S-3999.1
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5860
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Cortes, Conway, Frame, Liias, Nobles, Pedersen, Valdez, and C. Wilson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
READ FIRST TIME 01/22/26.
AN ACT Relating to school board compensation; amending RCW 28A.343.400 and 28A.320.050 ; adding a new section to chapter 28A.345 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 school director compensation has not changed in 40 years. The legislature recognizes it is the policy of the state to: (1) Ensure, for the sake of educational excellence, that the electorate has the broadest and most diverse possible field in which to choose qualified candidates for its school boards; (2) ensure that the opportunity to serve on school boards is open to all, regardless of financial circumstances; and (3) ensure that the time-consuming and demanding service as directors is not limited to those able or willing.
Sec. 2. RCW 28A.343.400 and 1987 c 307 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: