2024 Supplemental Budget Summary

By League of Education Voters Policy Team

The 2024 supplemental budget makes adjustments to the 2023-25 biennial budget and impacts funding for the remainder of the biennium, which ends in June of 2025. The amounts below are in addition to funds that have already been appropriated in the 2023-25 budget. In the final budget agreement, all amounts are per biennium unless noted.

Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) Rate Increases	+$8.3 million To support ECEAP school day and working day rate increases
Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) Rate Increases and Eligibility Expansion	+$7.4 million To increase reimbursement rates for infant care as well as expand eligibility to the program per House Bill 2124
Early Achievers Grant Program	+$801,000 To support childcare providers and early learning educators in attaining a credential in early childhood education
Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) Program	+$30 million To require the Washington state Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to improve how they count babies receiving early support services (House Bill 1916) and to align the reimbursement rate for these services with the proposed K-12 basic education allocation rate
Fingerprinting and Background Checks for Child Care Providers (Federal Funds)	+$254,000 To support DCYF’s capacity to provide fingerprinting and background check services in 10 of their offices around the state (Senate Bill 5774)
Early Learning Facilities (Capital Budget)	+$26.7 million To support building and renovation grants as well as designated projects
K-12: Funding and Educator Workforce
K-12 Funding Increases	+$115 million To increase paraeducator staffing allocations in education funding formulas and increase funding for school operating costs beginning in the current school year (House Bill 2494 and Senate Bill 5882)
Teacher Residency Program Teacher residency programs provide teacher candidates with a paid residency consisting of a full academic year in the classroom	+$3.5 million To support teacher residencies for teachers who specialize in special education
K-12: Student Supports
Inclusionary Practices Project (IPP) Provides professional development to support teachers in adopting and implementing inclusionary practices	+$409,000 To continue the work of the Washington state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Inclusionary Practices Professional Development Project for the 2024-25 school year
Addressing Isolation and Restraint Practices in Schools	No Additional Funding The legislature sees continuing support of the IPP (see above row) as a tool to reduce isolation and restraint
Mental and Behavioral Health	+$1.2 million To continue behavioral health regional services grants and require OSPI to conduct an evaluation of the behavioral health support system
Incorporating Tribal Curriculum into Social Studies	+$400,000 For OSPI to administer a grant program to support districts at incorporating the history, culture, and government of nearby federally recognized tribes into district social studies curriculum
Opioid Use Education and Prevention	+$459,000 For OSPI to review and update the learning standards related to substance use and make materials available to school districts (House Bill 1956)
Student Food Security	+$45 million To fund a previously passed expansion of access to free school meals under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). No new changes in law
Dropout Reengagement and Prevention	+$250,000 To support dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement programs
Ensuring Inclusive Curriculum	+$430,000 To support the implementation of curricula that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive of underrepresented perspectives (Senate Bill 5462)
K-12: Special Education
Special Education Enrollment Cap Currently, districts can only receive state funding for up to 15% of their students receiving special education services	+$19.6 million To increase the funded enrollment cap from 15% to 16% starting in 2024-25
Special Education Safety Net A reimbursement program for districts to account for higher-than-expected costs of providing special education services	+$581,000 To support improvements in the safety net application system (Senate Bill 5852)
Statewide Individualized Educational Program (IEP) Feasibility Study	+$500,000 To conduct a study on the feasibility of an online, statewide IEP system
K-12: Other Program Areas
Compliance Review of School Districts	+$1.5 million For OSPI to conduct a one-time review to assess district compliance with state and federal nondiscrimination laws
College Advising	+$3 million To prepare students to enroll in and enter college through advising, community-building activities, and other supports
Ninth Grade Success Programs	+$3 million To provide grants to school districts to support ninth grade success programs and conduct an evaluation of programs
Statewide Complaint System	+$626,000 To support the implementation of a statewide system on complaints and requires a report on Educator Code of Ethics (House Bill 1239)
Youth Development Capacity-Building	+$100,000 For OSPI to develop and implement capacity-building supports for youth development programs in the state
Higher Education
Washington College Grant Eligibility	+$239,000 To allow students to be automatically considered income-eligible for the Washington College Grant if they are eligible for Basic Food (SNAP) and Washington’s Food Assistance Program (House Bill 2214)
Student Supports	+$767,000 To increase funding for benefit navigators at all Washington public higher education institutions
Financial Aid Eligibility	+$1.5 million To allow recipients of the Washington College Grant, College Bound Scholarship, and Passport to Careers to access funds for up to 150% of program length (Senate Bill 5904)
Capital Budget (Addresses construction and repair of public buildings and other long-term investments)
Capital Improvements for Small districts and Tribal Compacts	+$115 million To support a competitive grant program for building repairs and project planning for districts under 1,000 students
Access to Clean Air in Schools Includes funding from the Climate Commitment and Common School Construction Accounts	+$45 million To support a grant program for HVAC systems and other air quality improvements
School Construction Assistance Program Enhancements	+$79 million To make funding formula changes for fiscal year 2025 to better account for the actual cost of school construction for districts