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Committee weighs bill to increase ESD oversight and tighten financial accountability for districts
Summary
SB 6247 would expand Educational Service Districts’ role in oversight of financially distressed districts, require expanded budget governance training for school directors, and impose additional penalties for financial misconduct; testimony balanced support for early intervention with caution about oversight roles.
Lawmakers heard SB 6,247, a three-part proposal to strengthen fiscal oversight and governance for Washington school districts. Committee staff explained the bill would require Educational Service Districts (ESDs) to provide enhanced budget oversight to districts in binding conditions or showing indicators of distress, require governance training for school board directors through WASDA beginning in the 2027 calendar year, and…
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