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Committee considers education, paid‑leave, judiciary and veterans bills in full hearing
Summary
The committee also heard bills to move the Imagination Library to OSPI, align IEP and High School & Beyond plans, change PFML rate-setting to actuarial reports, add superior court judges in Skagit and Yakima, and expand veteran tuition waiver eligibility.
Beyond housing and CRP, the Feb. 2 Ways and Means hearing covered a string of distinct bills.
Substitute Senate Bill 5,961 would transfer the Imagination Library of Washington from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Witnesses from Reach Out and Read Northwest and the Imagination Library argued the move aligns the program with K–12 early‑literacy goals and would stabilize local operations; the program currently serves more than 85,000 children, a testifier said.
Substitute Senate Bill…
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