6260-S.E AMH WALJ MACK 451

ESSB 6260 - H AMD TO APP COMM AMD (H-3825.1/26) 2627

NOT ADOPTED 03/11/2026

On page 11 of the striking amendment, after line 15, insert the following:

"Sec. 7. RCW 28A.310.370 and 1983 c 56 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall examine and revise the biennial budget request of each educational service district and shall fix the amount to be requested in state funds for the educational service district system from the legislature. Once funds have been appropriated by the legislature, the superintendent of public instruction shall fix the annual budget of each educational service district and shall allocate quarterly the state's portion from funds appropriated for that purpose to the county treasurer of the headquarters county of the educational service district for deposit to the credit of the educational service district general expense fund.

(2) In each educational service district, there shall be an educational service district general expense fund into which there shall be deposited such moneys as are allocated by the superintendent of public instruction under provisions of this chapter and other funds of the educational service district, and such moneys shall be expended according to the method used by first or second-class school districts, whichever is deemed most feasible by the educational service district board. No vouchers for warrants other than moneys being distributed to the school districts shall be approved for expenditures not budgeted by the educational service district board.

(3) Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the fund balance of an educational service district's general expense fund, excluding capital assets, must be no greater than 12 percent of its prior year's operating revenues from non-federal sources. Excess fund balances must be distributed to school districts within the education service district in the form of a rebate. A school district's share of the rebate must be based on its percentage of the educational service district's operating revenues over the prior three school years."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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