Providing funding for school materials, supplies, and operating costs.

 S-4701.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5918

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Wellman, Conway, Hasegawa, Nobles, Riccelli, Slatter, Stanford, and C. Wilson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)

READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26.

AN ACT Relating to funding for school materials, supplies, and operating costs; amending RCW 28A.150.260 ; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that inflation has reduced the purchasing power of Washington's school districts, limiting their ability to fund essential materials, supplies, and operating costs. Current state allocations for materials, supplies, and operating costs have not kept pace with actual costs. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to support students, school districts, and basic education by increasing materials, supplies, and operating costs funding.

Sec. 2. RCW 28A.150.260 and 2025 c 334 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: