b'L EGISL AT I V E R EP OR T Compiled by Mitch Denning, WAMOA ConsultantAlliance of Educationaltheir own legislators, emailingNo additional pupil transportation Associations and/or meeting with legislativefunding except for ESSB 5009, WA Assn of Maintenance andstaff. alternative pupil transportation Operation Administrators 25 bills were testified on re: AEAsvehicle types. 2025 Legislative Session Report 2025 priorities. Note: Sen. Lisa Wellman Revised 7/9/25ESSB 5167 2025-27 Operating Budget (D-Mercer Island) and her staff General Elements of Operating Budgetare working on a scaled-back AEA was somewhat positive about the($77.8B) version of pupil transportation 69th Legislatures response to our 2025Increase of $5.9B from 2023-25,funding and policy for the 2026 priorities during the 2025 session. an increase of 8% from 2023- session.This report will review (1) a statistical25, with required MaintenanceLevy/Local Effort Assistance view of WAMOAs and WSNAsLevel spending of $4.89B, and($113.6M)involvement in the 2025 legislativediscretionary Policy Level ofSHB 2049 later in this report.session; (2) ESSB 5167, 2025-27$1.04B. Community Eligibility Provision operating budget; (3) ESSB 5195,Proposes $2.28B in reserve as of($45M) (AEA Priority)2025-27 capital budget; (4) bills thatJune 30, 2027, including $2.06BAdditional funding is provided AEA supported, watched or opposedin Budget Stabilization Accountfor reimbursement to school which passed and didnt pass, and (5)(Rainy Day Fund). districts for schools or groups of WAMOAs and WSNAs interim plans.K-12 Budget schools required to participate in A Statistical View of AEAsGeneral Observations the federal Community Eligibility Involvement in the 2025 Session K-12 operating is increasedProvision (CEP) for meals not WAMOA: 32 individual meetings$2.46B, with $2.09B in requiredreimbursed at the federal free were held with legislators or theirMaintenance Level spending, andmeal rate.assistants re: WAMOAs 2025$376.9M in policy increases. Inclusionary Practices ($16.8M)priorities In 2019, K-12 was 52% of theEstablishes 20 School-wide 68 WAMOA membersoperating budget, in 2023-25, itCenters for Excellence under participated in some aspect ofwas 43.4%, and now its 43.2%.E2SSB 5263; an additional $4M legislation on sending emails toHowever, Gov. Ferguson has madeis provided for six demonstration K-12 funding a high priority for hissites to support inclusive teaching legislators, attending meetings,administration, but funds werentpractices and student behavior meeting with their own legislators,available this year to give much ofmanagement practices, and 16 emailing and/or meeting withan increase. pilot sites committed to adopting legislative staff. K-12 Expenditures (Selected) best practices.25 bills were testified on re: AEAsSpecial Education ($309.6M) (AEAQuarterly Safety Net Payments 2025 priorities. Priority) ($11.8M)WSNA: 28 individual meetingsSee E2SSB 5263 later in thisFunding is shifted to FY 2026 for were held with legislators orreport. quarterly safety net payments their assistants re: WSNAs 2025MSOC Increase ($78.9M) (AEAmade to non-public providers and priorities. Priority) small s.ds. under E2SSB 5263.26 WSNA members participatedSee ESSB 5192 later in this report.Charter Schools Levy Enrichment in some aspect of legislation onPupil Transportation Funding ($236K)($7.7M)sending emails to legislators,(AEA Priority)attending meetings, meeting withcontinued page 2018 WAMOA JOURNALSUMMER 2025'