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SENATE BILL 5126

State of Washington

68th Legislature

2023 Regular Session

BySenators Pedersen, Hawkins, Wellman, and C. Wilson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Prefiled 01/03/23.Read first time 01/09/23.Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

AN ACT Relating to providing common school trust revenue to small school districts; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.515 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.515 RCW to read as follows:

When moneys in the common school construction fund exceed the costs of the school construction assistance program grants for small school districts' prioritized project list established in RCW 28A.525.159 then the common school construction fund must finance the school construction assistance program grants for small school districts' prioritized project list before funding can be appropriated or spent on other capital projects.

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