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Yakima board hears budget outlook and legislative deadlines as revenue forecast approaches
Summary
Board members received updates on legislative deadlines and the district's financial position. Director Rice summarized fast‑moving bills and a proposal to lower bond approval thresholds; CFO Jake Cooper reviewed cash‑flow timing, enrollment changes and budgetary swings tied to COLA/IPD and retirement contribution proposals.
Director Rice told the Yakima School District board on Feb. 18 that the state legislative session was accelerating as committee deadlines approached and highlighted several items of interest to districts, including proposals that would change school bond thresholds.
"The first deadline for moving bills out of their House of Origin Policy Committee... is this Friday," Rice said, adding that fiscal committee deadlines follow for bills with fiscal notes. She said legislators were considering proposals that would lower the voter passage threshold for bonds; some proposals discussed a simple majority while others would require constitutional amendment and follow a multi‑step process.
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