Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education - 2/18/2026 10:30 AM

Washington Senate Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee · February 18, 2026

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Opening; agenda and bill order announced

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Chair Wellman opened the committee, reviewed that Senate bills were completed and the committee would start House bills, and called the first hearing on House Bill 17‑96 (school district authority to contract indebtedness).

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Committee heard bills on school construction financing (HB 1796), parental access to special education evaluation reports (HB 2557), licensing exemptions for school‑based ECAP/Head Start programs (HB 2317), and codifying McKinney‑Vento protections for unhoused students (HB 2594). Several panels of supporters and opponents testified; two bills were moved out in exec session.

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