2026 Supplemental Budget Summary

Early Childhood Education

-$152 million

Decreases to WCCC include:

– Elimination of enhanced regional rates in four counties

– Makes changes to attendance-based provider reimbursements

Funded by private contributions through Senate Bill 5872

Not Included

No Changes

-$32 million

Limits funding for Transition to Kindergarten to what is specified in the operating budget (Senate Bill 6260)

K-12: Funding

-$695,000

Reduces funding for statewide programs at OSPI by 6%

Additional state funding provided to districts that can raise fewer local levy funds due to lower property wealth)

-$25 million

Eliminates a temporary increase in per-student LEA funding for eligible districts that was provided in the 2025-2027 operating budget

(Charter public schools cannot access enrichment levy funds, which can total up to $3,838 per student. To help offset this gap, the legislature provides $1,500 per student in supplemental funding)

No Funding Provided

K-12: Student Supports

(A grant program to increase districts’ capacity to identify and support students experiencing homelessness)

+$1.2 million

Continues current funding levels for the 2026-27 school year

(Supports schools in implementing evidence-based practices that minimize the use of restraint and eliminate the use of isolation in classrooms)

+$400,000

To expand the number of demonstration sites participating in the Reducing Restraint & Eliminating Isolation (RREI) Project

(The Washington Thriving strategic plan includes a 10-plus-year roadmap to build infrastructure, fill gaps and iterate, scale statewide, and provide continuous improvement in youth behavioral health)

$0

Sets the Washington Thriving strategic plan as the framework for the state and leverages private funds to help coordinate implementation (House Bill 2429)

No Changes

Proposed cuts were not included in the final budget

Did Not Pass

Would have placed prohibitions on the use of automated decision systems, facial recognition services and other school surveillance technology, or biometric data to make certain decisions (Senate Bill 5956)

(Provides students in foster care with education advocates who help keep them on track to graduate high school)

+$3.5 million

Restores partial funding in 2026-27 to support foster youth that was defunded in the 2025-26 school year

(Provides support and coaching for teachers to improve early identification of students who are struggling to pass their classes, so that those students stay on track to graduate)

$1.5 million

To continue current funding levels for the 2026-27 school year

(In dual language programs, students in PreK-12 learn content, language, and literacy in English and a partner language)

$1.25 million

Provides a reduced funding level for Tribal and dual-language programs in 2026-27

No Additional Funding

(Language in Senate Bill 6346 – Tax on Millionaires incudes intent to provide access to free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students)

(The High School and Beyond Plan is a process for students, parents, and teachers to guide students through high school and think about their future)

+$1.8 million

To enhance district support in providing students a common online platform for the HSBP process

K-12: Special Education

+$164,000

To ensure that the online systems for IEPs and High School and Beyond Plans are integrated (Senate Bill 5969)

+$16,000

To extend the number of years OSPI is required to maintain online records related to special education community complaints from 5 years to 20 years (Senate Bill 6268)

K-12: Other Program Areas

No Changes

-$7 million

Reduces Running Start per-student funding levels. Reduction lasts for only two years if Senate Bill 6346 remains in effect (Senate Bill 6260)

+$72,000

For OSPI to report on policies and procedures adopted by public schools for limiting student use of mobile devices during instructional hours (Senate Bill 5346)

(A mentoring program that supports first and second-year teachers)

-$2.3 million

Eliminates funding for second-year teacher supports

Higher Education

-$5.4 million

Reductions to higher education funding, including two- and four- year institutions

(Legislation passed in 2025, Senate Bill 5785, reduced award amounts from state-based financial aid programs starting in the 2026-27 academic year)

No Changes

New Revenue

+$36 million

+$2.3 billion

Establishing a tax on millionaires (Senate Bill 6346)