BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 6082: Paraeducator compensation

Increasing compensation for Washington paraeducators.

Summary

Increases the state allocation for paraeducator salaries to provide an additional average of $7 per hour per full-time equivalent.
Specifies that the allocation must be adjusted by the same inflationary increases given to certificated educators and by the regional differences in the cost of hiring staff.
Establishes minimum hourly wages for paraeducators based on training and certification, with staggered starting dates for each grouping.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6082), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to increasing compensation for Washington paraeducators;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6082 (2025–26) Student financial aid fraud · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6082 (2019–20) Electric vehicle manuf. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6082 (2017–18) Labor bargaining/neutrality · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6082 (2015–16) Powdered alcohol, banning · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6082 (2013–14) K-12 instructional hours · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6082 (2011–12) Agricultural resource lands · Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2012
SB 6082 (2009–10) Forest fire protection · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6082 (2007–08) Unemployment · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor