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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION E2SSB 5263

SB 5263: Special education funding

Concerning special education funding.

Summary

  • Increases special education excess cost multipliers for kindergarten through age 21 to 1.16.
  • Establishes grants for up to 20 pilot schools to establish school-wide centers of excellence for inclusionary practices, subject to amounts appropriated.
  • Increases the multiplier for the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers program students from 1.15 to the multiplier used for students ages 3 to 5 receiving special education services.
  • Removes the 16 percent special education enrollment funding limit.
  • Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to engage in statewide activities to support special education students and allows the OSPI to reserve up to 0.6 percent of excess cost allocations to use for these activities.
  • Directs the creation of a statewide online system for individualized education programs.

From the Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill Report (E2SSB 5263), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 368, Laws of 2025
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2025
  3. Passed SenateMar 12, 2025
  4. Passed HouseApr 16, 2025
  5. GovernorMay 19, 2025
  6. LawMay 19, 2025
Prime sponsor
Jamie Pedersen (D-43)
Introduced
January 14, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
May 19, 2025
Session law
Chapter 368, Laws of 2025
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5263, SSB 5263, 2SSB 5263, E2SSB 5263

AN ACT Relating to special education funding;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jamie Pedersen (D-43)

15 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 1 Republican)

John Braun R-20Jessica Bateman D-22Mike Chapman D-24Steve Conway D-29Manka Dhingra D-45Noel Frame D-36Deborah Krishnadasan D-26Marko Liias D-21T'wina Nobles D-28Tina Orwall D-33Jesse Salomon D-32Sharon Shewmake D-42Derek Stanford D-1Javier Valdez D-46Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2025
Version voted on: E2SSB 5263
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29001
Republican19000
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 16, 2025
Version voted on: E2SSB 5263
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat59000
Republican38001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 24, 2025
Version voted on: E2SSB 5263
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56003
Republican39000
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Excused (3)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 25, 2025
Version voted on: E2SSB 5263
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican19000
How each member voted

Yea (48)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025*. (E2SSB 5263)
  2. Chapter 368, 2025 Laws. (E2SSB 5263)
  3. Governor signed. (E2SSB 5263)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (E2SSB 5263)
  5. Speaker signed. (E2SSB 5263)
  6. Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (E2SSB 5263)
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments. (E2SSB 5263)
  8. President signed. (E2SSB 5263)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. (E2SSB 5263)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 5263)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (E2SSB 5263)
  12. Returned to second reading for amendment. (E2SSB 5263)
  13. Rules suspended. (E2SSB 5263)
  14. House receded from amendments. (E2SSB 5263)
  15. Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments. (E2SSB 5263)
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (E2SSB 5263)
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 5263)
  18. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (E2SSB 5263)
  19. Committee amendment not adopted. (E2SSB 5263)
  20. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (E2SSB 5263)
  21. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (E2SSB 5263)
  22. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (E2SSB 5263)
  23. APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (E2SSB 5263)
  24. First reading, referred to Appropriations. (E2SSB 5263)
  25. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (E2SSB 5263)
  26. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 5263)
  27. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (E2SSB 5263)
  28. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (E2SSB 5263)
  29. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5263)
  30. 2nd substitute bill substituted.
  31. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (E2SSB 5263)
  32. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5263)
  33. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  34. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (E2SSB 5263)
  35. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5263)
  36. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  37. Minority; without recommendation. (E2SSB 5263)
  38. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (E2SSB 5263)
  39. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5263)
  40. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5263)
  41. Minority; without recommendation.
  42. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  43. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5263)
  44. Referred to Ways & Means.
  45. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5263)
  46. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5263)
  47. And refer to Ways & Means.
  48. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  49. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

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