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Bill extends OSPI transition timeline for education of justice-involved students, asks for more planning
Summary
House Bill 18-27 would modify duties tied to OSPI assuming responsibility for delivery and administration of basic education to justice-involved students and extend the timeline from Sept. 2027 to Sept. 2028; staff estimated OSPI expenditures of about $19,000 per year for planning. OSPI and ESDs told the committee that student transitions, credit
House Bill 18-27 would modify the statutory duties tied to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) assuming responsibility for delivering and overseeing basic education for certain justice‑involved students and would extend the statutory timeline for that transition from September 2027 to September 2028.
Committee staff Alex Fair Fortune summarized the legislative background: 2023 legislation made OSPI responsible for delivery and oversight of basic education services to certain justice‑involved students beginning in 2027 and established a Joint Select Committee on Governance and Funding for Institutional Education to recommend changes. The committee's report recommended that OSPI research service delivery options, including expanded…
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