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Office of Native Education Newsflash

March 17, 2025

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Native Education Legislative Updates

Tracking of 2024-25 Native Education Bills

We want to inform you of updates to the following bills, which are among many that are being tracked by the Office of Native Education (ONE) at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Click each link to go directly to the Washington State Legislature to see the status of each bill. You may also find this guidance helpful in participating in the WA State Legislative Session.

Legislation for Week Ending March 14

SB 5570—Supporting public school instruction in tribal sovereignty and federally recognized Indian tribes.

Sponsors: Kauffman, Wellman

Washington State Legislature - SB5570

Status: PASSED in Senate

Notes: Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 0 March 6. Executive action taken in Senate Committee on Ways & Means February 27. Public hearing in Senate Committee on Ways & Means February 24. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education February 11. Public hearing held February 6. Companion Bill HB 1894.

HB 1894—Supporting public school instruction in tribal sovereignty and federally recognized Indian tribes.

Sponsors: Lekanoff

Washington State Legislature - HB1894

Status: In Committee – Education

Notes: Scheduled for Executive session Mar 20, 2025 House Education at 8:00 AM. Public hearing held March 13. Companion Bill SB 5570

HB 1692— Exempting certain data related to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Indian tribes from public inspection and copying.

Sponsors: Lekanoff, Parshley, Ormsby, Kloba, Hill, Ramel

Washington State Legislature - HB1692

Status: In Committee – State Government & Tribal Relations

Notes: Public hearing held February 12.

EHB 1393—Providing public school students with opportunities for cultural expression at commencement ceremonies.

Sponsors: McEntire, Morgan, Stonier, Simmons, Thai, Bergquist, Taylor, Springer, Wylie, Pollet, Ormsby, Hill, Santos

Washington State Legislature - HB1393

Status: In Committee - Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education / Passed in House

Notes: Scheduled for Executive session Mar 20, 2025 Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM. House: Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 3 March 4. Placed on second reading February 28. Referred to Rules 2 Review February 20. Executive action taken in House Committee on Education February 18. Public hearing held February 13.

SB 5247—Transferring ownership of the Naselle Youth Camp property to the Chinook Indian Nation.

Sponsors: Wilson, J., Chapman

Washington State Legislature - SB5247

Status: In Committee – State Government & Tribal Relations

HB 1540—Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college.

Sponsors: Timmons, Eslick, Ortiz-Self, Ramel, Reed, Duerr, Kloba, Macri, Callan, Zahn, Ormsby, Pollet, Scott, Doglio, Hill, Simmons

Washington State Legislature - HB1540

Status: Passed in House

Notes: Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 3 February 20. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee February 18. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations February 10. Public hearing held January 29. Companion Bill SB 5304.

SB 5304— Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college.

Sponsors: Kauffman, Nobles, Frame, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Liias, Riccelli, Slatter, Trudeau, Valdez, Wilson, C.

Washington State Legislature - SB5304

Status: In Committee – Placed on second reading by Rules Committee

Notes: Placed on second reading by Rules Committee on February 26. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading February 19. Executive action taken in Ways & Means February 18. Public hearing for Ways & Means February 10. Companion Bill HB 1540.

SB 5784— Encouraging agency demographic data collection.

Sponsors: Hasegawa

Washington State Legislature - SB5784

Status: In Committee – State Government & Tribal Relations

Notes: First reading March 5.

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