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State board says advocacy narrowed proposed cuts; running start funding trimmed pending tax change
Summary
Board staff told members the legislative session left community and technical colleges in a better position than earlier forecasts after advocacy narrowed an initial 1.5% operating cut; summer running start funding was reduced modestly under Senate Bill 6260 with restoration linked to a future tax change.
Board staff briefed the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges on the 2026 legislative session and its implications for the system’s operating and capital budgets. The board’s legislative director summarized how early proposals from the governor’s office would have cut roughly 1.5% from the system’s operating budgets, and said coordinated advocacy helped narrow those impacts.
The legislative director told the board that the operating proposal the system initially faced would have left a significant gap but that staff and partner college presidents worked with legislators to limit the harm. He said the governor’s proposed changes included a rollback…
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