2024 Supplemental Budget Summary

Early Childhood Education

+$8.3 million

To support ECEAP school day and working day rate increases

To increase reimbursement rates for infant care as well as expand eligibility to the program per House Bill 2124

+$801,000

To support childcare providers and early learning educators in attaining a credential in early childhood education

+$30 million

To require the Washington state Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to improve how they count babies receiving early support services (House Bill 1916) and to align the reimbursement rate for these services with the proposed K-12 basic education allocation rate

(Federal Funds)

+$254,000

To support DCYF’s capacity to provide fingerprinting and background check services in 10 of their offices around the state (Senate Bill 5774)

(Capital Budget)

+$26.7 million

To support building and renovation grants as well as designated projects

K-12: Funding and Educator Workforce

+$115 million

To increase paraeducator staffing allocations in education funding formulas and increase funding for school operating costs beginning in the current school year (House Bill 2494 and Senate Bill 5882)

Teacher residency programs provide teacher candidates with a paid residency consisting of a full academic year in the classroom

+$3.5 million

To support teacher residencies for teachers who specialize in special education

K-12: Student Supports

Provides professional development to support teachers in adopting and implementing inclusionary practices

+$409,000

To continue the work of the Washington state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Inclusionary Practices Professional Development Project for the 2024-25 school year

No Additional Funding

The legislature sees continuing support of the IPP (see above row) as a tool to reduce isolation and restraint

+$1.2 million

To continue behavioral health regional services grants and require OSPI to conduct an evaluation of the behavioral health support system

+$400,000

For OSPI to administer a grant program to support districts at incorporating the history, culture, and government of nearby federally recognized tribes into district social studies curriculum

+$459,000

For OSPI to review and update the learning standards related to substance use and make materials available to school districts (House Bill 1956)

+$45 million

To fund a previously passed expansion of access to free school meals under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). No new changes in law

+$250,000

To support dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement programs

+$430,000

To support the implementation of curricula that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive of underrepresented perspectives (Senate Bill 5462)

K-12: Special Education

Currently, districts can only receive state funding for up to 15% of their students receiving special education services

+$19.6 million

To increase the funded enrollment cap from 15% to 16% starting in 2024-25

A reimbursement program for districts to account for higher-than-expected costs of providing special education services

+$581,000

To support improvements in the safety net application system (Senate Bill 5852)

+$500,000

To conduct a study on the feasibility of an online, statewide IEP system

K-12: Other Program Areas

+$1.5 million

For OSPI to conduct a one-time review to assess district compliance with state and federal nondiscrimination laws

+$3 million

To prepare students to enroll in and enter college through advising, community-building activities, and other supports

+$3 million

To provide grants to school districts to support ninth grade success programs and conduct an evaluation of programs

+$626,000

To support the implementation of a statewide system on complaints and requires a report on Educator Code of Ethics (House Bill 1239)

+$100,000

For OSPI to develop and implement capacity-building supports for youth development programs in the state

Higher Education

+$239,000

To allow students to be automatically considered income-eligible for the Washington College Grant if they are eligible for Basic Food (SNAP) and Washington’s Food Assistance Program (House Bill 2214)

+$767,000

To increase funding for benefit navigators at all Washington public higher education institutions

+$1.5 million

To allow recipients of the Washington College Grant, College Bound Scholarship, and Passport to Careers to access funds for up to 150% of program length (Senate Bill 5904)

Capital Budget

(Addresses construction and repair of public buildings and other long-term investments)

+$115 million

To support a competitive grant program for building repairs and project planning for districts under 1,000 students

Includes funding from the Climate Commitment and Common School Construction Accounts

+$45 million

To support a grant program for HVAC systems and other air quality improvements

+$79 million

To make funding formula changes for fiscal year 2025 to better account for the actual cost of school construction for districts