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Board holds public hearing on 2025–26 school spending plans and school fee schedules; House Bill 344 shapes fees
Summary
The board held a public hearing on the 2025–26 school spend plans and fee schedules and discussed House Bill 344, which clarifies what schools may charge fees for; no members of the public spoke at the hearing.
The Washington County School District Board of Education opened and closed a public hearing on the district’s 2025–26 school spending plans and school fee schedules after no members of the public requested to speak.
District staff told the board that House Bill 344 had passed both chambers and been sent to the governor, and that the district expected to use the “proposed change version 2” of the fee schedule available on the district’s website. Staff summarized the bill’s effect: it “more clearly defined what you can charge a fee for and what you can't charge a fee for,” listing five types of high-school courses that count toward graduation for which fees cannot be charged — courses that count toward an English, math, science, history or health credit. Staff said elective classes, including many arts and some career-and-technical-education courses, remain eligible for school fees under the new language.
The board asked no substantive follow-up questions and closed the hearing. No public comments were recorded.
