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Committee Hears Opposition to Bill Cutting Running Start, Extending Bus Depreciation and Narrowing TTK Funding

Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

Proposed substitute to SB 6260 would extend school bus depreciation, reduce running start funding from 1.4 to 1.2 FTE, and limit state‑funded transition‑to‑kindergarten (TTK) slots. Community‑college leaders, superintendents and transportation officials warned the changes would reduce access, slow degree completion and delay bus replacements.

The committee received a substitute briefing on Senate Bill 6260, which proposes three major changes in K‑12 and postsecondary funding: extend the minimum anticipated lifetime used in bus depreciation schedules from 8/13 years to 15 years (reducing state depreciation reimbursements), lower the running start funded cap from 1.4 AA FTE to 1.2 (reducing available college credits for high‑school students and summer access), and…

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