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Committee adopts substitutes and issues due‑pass recommendations in executive session on two bills

Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee · January 22, 2026

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Summary

In executive session the committee adopted proposed substitutes for SB 59 56 (automation/surveillance/AI in schools) and SB 59 01 (on‑base school construction) and issued due‑pass recommendations: SB 5956 substitute received a due pass to Rules; SB 5901 substitute received a due pass to Ways & Means. Both passed subject to signatures.

After the public hearing portion of the Jan. 22 meeting the Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee met in executive session and considered substitute amendments and recommendations.

For SB 59 56 (prohibitions and guidance related to automated decision systems, school surveillance technology and biometric data), the committee adopted a proposed substitute labeled A offered by Senator Nobles. According to staff, the substitute clarifies prohibitions (including limiting automated decision systems from being the sole basis for risk scores or watch lists), provides exceptions for non‑biometric behavior analysis used solely for educator professional development, and tasks WASDA to develop model policies. The committee then moved that the proposed substitute receive a due‑pass recommendation to the Rules Committee; the motion carried and the bill was recorded as passed subject to signatures.

For SB 59 01 (school construction for on‑base instructional facilities), the committee adopted a proposed substitute labeled B offered by Senator Nobles. The substitute replaces language that would have excluded on‑base facilities from inventory calculations with a provision increasing the computed state assistance percentage by an additional 15% for projects on military bases. The committee moved that the proposed substitute receive a due‑pass recommendation to the Ways & Means Committee; that motion also carried and the bill was recorded as passed subject to signatures.

The executive session transcript records adoption motions, aye/nay calls and that both bills "passed subject to signatures," but it does not name the individual member who made each motion in the public record excerpt.