TWIO - Special Edition: Sine Die

In fact, the intent language also says, “the Legislature will invest in the ongoing support of K–12 education and early learning and child care by dedicating revenues from this Act to the Education Legacy Trust Account and the Common School Construction Account.” Cleverly, the bill deposits proceeds into the Education Legacy Account, which “may be used only for support of the common schools, and f. [...] Pupil transportation funding for the upcoming 2021–22 school year will have a full “hold harmless.” Proviso language in the new biennial budget clarifies that OSPI “must provide student transportation allocations for the 2021–22 school year equal to the greater of allocations provided in the 2019–20 school year or the student transportation allocations” as calculated under current law. [...] The requirement that the school district must be open for in-person instruction at the beginning of the 2021–22 school year in order to utilize these provisions remained in the final version of the bill.) School Funding Stabilization—$16.2 million The original Senate budget provided $190.7 million to ensure all school districts received at least $1,500 per pupil for COVID-19 relief funding when co. [...] ● Summer Meals ($4.0 million)—Funding is provided to OSPI for grants for supplies, equipment, staffing, and services to increase access to summer meals and safe school meals in the 2021–22 school year and the summer prior to the start of the school year. [...] The following programs are funded in the budget: April 26, 2021 ● $326 million is provided to the Washington State Broadband Office for grants continued to eligible applicants for broadband infrastructure projects; ● $60 million is provided for loans and grants to be competitively awarded by the Public Works Board to promote expanding access to broadband service in unserved areas of the state; and.