WA People
BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1808: Pupil transportation funding

Concerning pupil transportation funding.

Summary

  • Requires school districts to report transportation expenditures monthly for special passengers, including students that are homeless, in foster care, or receiving special education, beginning in the 2022-23 school year.
  • Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to reimburse all reported special passenger costs monthly beginning in the 2023-24 school year and excludes those costs from the calculation of formula-based transportation allocations.
  • Requires the OSPI to provide an analysis of school districts' 2023-24 transportation costs and allocations to the Legislature by January 1, 2025.
  • Requires the State Auditor's Office to review special passenger costs in school districts that exceed 105 percent of the state average cost per special passenger.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1808), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2022
  2. Out of committeeJan 25, 2022
  3. Passed HouseFeb 2, 2022
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49)
Introduced
January 10, 2022 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to pupil transportation funding;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49)

12 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Drew MacEwen R-35Laurie Dolan D-22Mari Leavitt D-28Jesse Johnson D-30Lisa Callan D-5Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Sharon Shewmake D-42Sharon Wylie D-49Steve Bergquist D-11Gerry Pollet D-46Kirsten Harris-Talley D-37Shelley Kloba D-1

Votes

House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 2, 2022
Version voted on: HB 1808
95 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57000
Republican38102
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Nay (1)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. Minority; without recommendation.
  9. APP - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Appropriations.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1808 in other sessions

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