5167-S.E AMH COUT CLAJ 323
ESSB 5167 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2095.1/25) 928
By Representative Couture
WITHDRAWN 03/31/2025
On page 285, line 5, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 by $9,525,000
On page 285, line 6, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 by $9,425,000
On page 285, line 17, correct the total.
On page 292, after line 39, insert the following:
"(q) $9,525,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $9,425,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of House Bill No. 1832 (student performance). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, up to $9,400,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for each year is for the READ grant program established in section 4 of the bill."
On page 323, line 4, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 by $144,036,000
On page 323, line 8, correct the total.
On page 323, beginning on line 25, after "year 2026" strike all material through "2027 are" on line 26 and insert "is"
On page 323, beginning on line 32, after "2025-26 school year" strike all material through "2026-27 school year" on line 33
On page 324, line 11, after "2025-26" strike "and 2026-27 school years" and insert "school year"
On page 324, line 31, after "this section" strike "in each school year"
On page 326, after line 2, insert the following:
"(g) $218,743,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 is provided solely for implementation of House Bill No. 1832 (student performance). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. Funding provided within this subsection is sufficient to support school staff bonuses up to $12,000 per full-time equivalent staff based on the assessment standard growth thresholds established in section 3 of the bill."
On page 327, line 21, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 by $151,233,000
On page 327, line 22, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 by $151,233,000
On page 327, line 24, correct the total.
On page 328, after line 36, insert the following:
"(6) $151,233,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $151,233,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of House Bill No. 1832 (student performance). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. Funding provided within this subsection is sufficient to support the additional learning assistance program funding established in section 3 of the bill, which requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to allocate up to $250 per eligible student to each school district to establish supplemental supports for students who are not meeting certain academic standards."
| EFFECT: Removes funding for National Board Certificate Bonuses in fiscal year 2027 and provides funding to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to implement House Bill 1832 (Student performance), which does the following: Provides funding for students not meeting English language arts or math standards; Provides funding for staff bonuses up to $12,000 per full-time equivalent staff for schools that meet a specified assessment growth threshold; Repeals National Board Certificate Bonuses beginning with 2025-26 school year bonuses; Establishes a grant program for elementary reading coaches; Modifies literacy instruction and service requirements, including by explicitly requiring the use of structured literacy, prohibiting the three-cueing system, and requiring a third-grade retention policy; Directs the OSPI to monitor structured literacy programs, update educator training, publish longitudinal data, and consider adopting the Singapore math method; and Requires certain teachers to complete training in structured literacy.
FISCAL IMPACT (2025 Supplemental): None.
FISCAL IMPACT (2025-27): Increases General Fund-State by $465,452,000.
FOUR-YEAR OUTLOOK EXPENDITURE EFFECT: Increases Near General Fund-State by $999,025,000. |
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