BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5307: Special education funding

Concerning special education funding.

Summary

Increases the special education funding multipliers for Pre-K and K-12 students.
Removes the 16 percent special education enrollment funding cap.
Allows the Superintendent of Public Instruction to reserve up to 0.005 of excess cost allocations to use for certain statewide special education activities.
Decreases the special education safety net eligibility threshold for all school districts to 1.5 times the average per-pupil expenditure.
Directs changes to the general apportionment proration methodology.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5307), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to special education funding;

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.

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SB 5307 (2021–22) Pretrial release & detention · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5307 (2019–20) Treasurer/public works board · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5307 (2017–18) Total confinement altern. · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5307 (2015–16) Deficit reimbursemnt/ferries · Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2015
SB 5307 (2013–14) Unlawful detainer actions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5307 (2011–12) Military training/medical · Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2011
SB 5307 (2009–10) PERS default provisions · Did not pass · died in committee