The prototypical school funding model allocates general apportionment funding to school districts based on assumed levels of staff and other resources necessary to support prototypical elementary, middle, and high schools with assumed student enrollments.  The model provides minimum allocations for designated staff types.  In 2022, the Legislature passed 2SHB 1664 which increased the minimum allocations for school nurses, social workers, psychologists, and counselors over a three year period.

Most funding provided to school districts through the prototypical school funding model is for allocation purposes only, and districts have discretion over how the money is spent.  Minimum allocations for one subgroup of staff is provided only to the extent of and proportionate to a district's ratio of full-time staff in that subgroup to full-time students.  This subgroup is called physical, social, and emotional support staff (PSES staff) and includes nurses, social workers, psychologists, counselors, classified staff providing student and staff safety, and parent involvement coordinators.

The staff position of "classified staff providing student and staff safety" is removed from the defined subgroup of PSES staff.  As a result, classified staff providing student and staff safety are no longer included when calculating a district's demonstrated ratio of full-time PSES staff to full-time equivalent students for purposes of allocating funding.