2022 Supplemental Budget Summary

Early Childhood Education

+$15 million

To expand ECEAP slots, convert some part-day slots to full-day, and other enhancements

To conduct an evaluation of Transitional Kindergarten participation and implementation by December 2023

+$49 million

For rate increases and other enhancements

(State and Federal Funding)

+$30 million

For facility improvements in child care programs across the state

(State and Federal Funding)

K-12: Response to Pandemic

+$1 million

To establish a grant program to support the recruiting, training, and hiring of academic tutors

+$362 million

One-time funding to address the lower student enrollment some districts have experienced compared to before the start of the pandemic (House Bill 1590)

+$27 million

One-time funding change to enable districts to generate additional LAP allocations by using 2019-20 enrollment data to determine LAP funding amount

K-12: Student Supports

+$409,000

For the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to implement a language access technical assistance program and for the Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA) to develop a model policy for implementing a language access program for culturally responsive, systemic family engagement (House Bill 1153)

+$90 million

To increase funding for staff who support the physical, social, and emotional health of students (Ex., counselors, nurses, social workers in House Bill 1664)

+$200,000

For OSPI to convene a workgroup to identify trauma-informed strategies, approaches, and curricula for supporting students in distress and with challenging behaviors

A framework that uses targeted behavioral, social-emotional, and academic services to support students

+$3.5 million

To support MTSS implementation including training, technical assistance, and administering MTSS assessments during the 2022-23 school year

+$28 million

To enable more schools to provide free meals to all students under the Community Eligibility Provision (House Bill 1878)

(Federal Funding)

Provides mentoring support to beginning educators

No Additional Funding

OEO helps support families in addressing barriers or concerns within the public education system

+$557,000

To increase the capacity of OEO to support more families

K-12: Special Education

+$13 million

To support the special education Safety Net program

+$13 million

To provide additional funding to districts with high demonstrated costs for transporting students experiencing homelessness, foster youth, and students who need transportation as part of their Individualized Educational Program (IEP) for the 2022-23 school year

K-12: Other Program Areas

+$363,000

For the State Board of Education to work with OSPI and districts to design a school climate survey and hire a community engagement coordinator

+$10 million

To expand access to outdoor education opportunities (House Bill 2078)

+$8.3 million

To enable students enrolled in small districts, Tribal Compacts, or charter public schools to generate additional funding resources

+$236 million

To increase the inflation adjustment for staff salaries and other educational costs in 2022-23 and maintain these adjustments in future years

Higher Education

+$34 million

To enable more students to generate the maximum Washington College Grant financial aid amount and provide additional funding support for qualifying students in the 2022-23 academic year

+$150 million

To create a Washington Student Loan Program and issue student loans at a low rate, which may be 1%, to students (House Bill 1736)

+$15 million

To increase student financial aid application completion rates, promote understanding of the Washington College Grant, increase Washington College Grant awards for apprenticeships, and other items (Senate Bill 5764, House Bill 1835, and Senate Bill 5789)

+$9 million

To match private contributions to the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship Program

+$4 million

To support programs that enable students to gain experience in their career while still in school

+$2.9 million

For the Washington Job Skills Program to support worker training and retraining activities