S-3775.1
SENATE BILL 6051
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senator Fortunato
Prefiled 01/09/26.
AN ACT Relating to providing flexibility to school districts by authorizing school district waivers; amending RCW 28A.405.060 , 41.56.906 , and 41.59.935 ; adding new sections to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.150 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.155 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.160 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.165 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.170 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.175 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.180 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.183 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.185 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.188 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.190 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.193 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.194 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.205 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.210 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.215 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.220 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.225 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.232 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.235 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.245 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.250 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.255 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.305 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.310 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.315 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.323 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.325 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.330 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.335 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.340 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.343 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.345 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.400 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.405 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.410 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.415 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.420 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.500 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.505 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.510 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.515 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.520 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.525 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.527 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.530 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.535 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.540 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.545 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.600 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.604 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.605 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.620 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.623 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.625 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.630 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.635 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.640 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.642 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.645 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.650 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.655 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.657 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.660 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.690 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.700 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.705 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.710 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.715 RCW; and creating new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is important that schools are provided flexibility to determine how best to meet the needs of their students and work with their local communities. It is the intent of the legislature to provide schools increased flexibility by authorizing school districts to grant waivers or partial waivers of state laws and rules for schools located within the school district. Additionally, the legislature intends to specifically authorize school districts to use any savings resulting from not having to implement a law or rule that was waived or partially waived. However, for each waiver granted by the school district that results in a savings, a portion of the savings must be awarded to each school that requested the waiver and to any teacher at a school that brought the idea to the principal to request the waiver.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows: