Requires the state board of education to use the Washington achievement index to identify all the school districts that, during the previous two school years, did not make progress in closing the opportunity gaps in any of the individual subgroups of students or did not make progress in closing the overall opportunity gap within the district and provide the list of school districts to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

Allows a nonprovisional certificated instructional staff member to be assigned to a particular school only with the agreement of the principal and the staff member being assigned.

Allows the superintendent, if an assignment cannot be found, to assign the displaced staff member to a temporary position, however, if a displaced staff member is not assigned to a nontemporary position by May 15th of the school year following the displacement, the school district shall place the displaced staff member on unpaid leave until such time as the displaced staff member is able to secure an assignment.

Provides for submission of the act to a vote of the people.