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Assistant superintendent: 2026 legislative session yields limited new education funding and several new requirements
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Maria Stevens told the board the 2026 legislative session produced little new K‑12 funding overall, several targeted grants and new reporting or practice requirements (including HB 1795 rollback, SB 5272 penalties public notice, and timelines for special education reporting); she flagged reductions in bus depreciation funding and a loss of 0.1 FTE opportunity for Ready Start.
Assistant Superintendent Maria Stevens reviewed highlights from the 2026 legislative session and potential impacts for the Mukilteo School District, saying overall there was "not a lot of money that went to education" and that many proposals were imitation bills or modest grants rather than broad new funding.
Stevens said a late change in the prior session that had removed a district exemption (an item that could have had an estimated $500,000 impact to districts) was appealed and…
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