SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 6052
As of January 15, 2026
Title: An act relating to establishing a statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment.
Brief Description: Establishing a statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment.
Sponsors: Senators Boehnke and Nobles.
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Early Learning & K-12 Education: 1/20/26.
Brief Summary of Bill
  • Authorizes the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative to develop, maintain, and govern a statewide digital transcript file standard and a secure, platform-independent environment for the exchange of transcript data between school districts, charter schools, state-tribal education compact schools, and postsecondary institutions.
  • Requires school districts, charter schools, state-tribal education compact schools, and public institutions of higher education to participate in the statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment.
  • Allows private four-year not-for-profit institutions of higher education in Washington to participate in the statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION
Staff: Elena Becker (786-7493)
Background:

High School Transcripts. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) adopts rules for standardized high school transcripts, which all school districts must use. The required contents of the high school transcript include identifying information for the student and district; the student's academic history for all high school level courses, including withdrawals, marks and grades earned, credits attempted and earned, and grade point average; and a list of previous schools where credit was attempted. OSPI rule further establishes a standard grade reporting and calculation system and criteria for calculating grade point average.

 

The Legislature has directed OSPI to develop and update a standardized high school transcript in consultation with other entities before the 2026-27 school year. The standardized transcript must include a notation for students that have earned the Washington State Seal of Biliteracy. The Legislature also directed the State Board of Education, in consultation with other entities, to develop a format for a competency-based education high school transcript by the 2026-27 school year.

 

Washington School Information Processing Cooperative. The Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) is a public, nonprofit cooperative that provides K-12 public and private schools with services including data reporting, technology services, a purchasing program, and software support.
Summary of Bill:

The School Information Processing Cooperative of Washington's Educational Service districts is authorized to develop, maintain, and govern a statewide digital transcript file standard and a secure, platform-independent environment for the exchange of transcript data between secondary and postsecondary institutions. The digital transcript data-sharing environment must support a secure, two-way exchange of transcript information.

 

School districts, charter schools, state tribal education compact schools, and public institutions of higher education must participate in the statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment. Private four-year not-for-profit institutions of higher education may participate in the statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment. Disclosure of digital transcript data may occur only with express permission of the student, or the student's parent or guardian, and such permission must be revocable.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Requested on January 12, 2026.
Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: No.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.