• HB 1624 and SB 5612, which would require development of a curriculum for middle and high school instruction about the Holocaust and other instances of genocide, were referred to their respective education committees
• HB 1658, which would allow the issuance of a conditional teaching certificate in special education to paraeducators who hold a subject matter certificate in special education, was referred to the House Education committee
• HB 1660, which would remove barriers to participation in extracurricular activities for low-income students, was referred to the House Education committee
• HB 1715 and SB 5669, which would remove districts' ability to withhold pupils' grades and transcripts, were referred to their respective education committees
• HB 1720, which would reduce state assessment requirements to only those required for federal purposes in order to remove equity barriers to students, was referred to the House Education committee
• HB 1763, which would authorize certain school employees, except for classroom teachers, to possess and carry a concealed pistol at school if the employee holds a concealed pistol license and has been certified as completing specialized training courses, was referred to the Civil Rights and Judiciary committee
• HB 1779, which would provide educational equity regardless of immigration or citizenship status of students, was referred to the House Education committee
• SB 5685, which would require each school building to designate a primary contact person to recognize, screen and respond to emotional or behavioral distress in students, was referred to the Senate EL&K12 Education committee
• SB 5689, which would require modifications to school districts' harassment, intimidation, bullying and discrimination policies, was referred to the Senate EL&K12 Education committee
• SB 5736, which would modify the funding allocation for special education programs, was referred to the Senate Ways & Means committee
• SB 5757, which would address equitable access to high quality early learning programs by expanding the definition of basic education to include certain programs for children who are three and four years of age, was referred to the Senate EL&K12 Education committee
• SB 5758, which would exempt homeowners from the state property tax if their children attend private schools, was referred to Senate Ways & Means
• SB 5773, which concerns regionalization factors used for Federal Way SD compensation, was referred to the Senate EL&K12 Education committee
• SB 5777, which would build capacity within the educator workforce to improve student mental health and well-being, was referred to the Senate EL&K12 Education committee

• SB 5023, concerning an ethnic studies curriculum for public school students, was passed to Ways & Means
• SB 5028, which would declare September to be the "Month of the Kindergartner," was passed to the Rules committee for 2^nd reading
• SB 5067, which would provide funding for dropout prevention programs, stand-alone civics courses and 2^nd-grade reading assessments, was passed to the Rules committee for 2^nd reading
• SB 5068, which would change the name Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) to Student Learning Standards (SLSs), was passed to the Rules committee for 2^nd reading
• SB 5082, which would create a committee to promote and expand social emotional learning in K-12 schools, was passed to Ways & Means

• HB 1076 (beginning at 00:25), would authorize required civics content and instruction to be embedded in CTE equivalency courses, revise the criteria for the 2nd-grade reading assessment and require OSPI to provide districts with funds for assessment materials and professional learning needed to implement reading assessment systems. Offering testimony in favor of this bill were representatives from OSPI and WEA. Testifying as "other" was a representative from the WA State Council for the Social Studies, who expressed concern about the embedding of Civics instruction in CTE courses
• HB 1164 (beginning at 17:55), would authorize high schools to receive competitive grants from the Academic Acceleration Incentive Program more than once and make numerous changes to the funding for College in the High School programs in order to expand opportunities for students. Testifying in favor of this bill were representatives from OSPI, the Youth Legislative Advisory Council, University of Washington and Stand for Children. Testifying against the bill were representatives from Central Washington University and Eastern Washington University who voiced concern about negative impact on access for students from rural schools
• HB 1182, (beginning at 1:26:30), would require the use of the Washington Integrated Student Supports Protocol (WISSP) in planning for and expending Learning Assistance Program (LAP) funds, make changes to LAP related to best practices and strategies and expand the Extended Learning Opportunities program to ninth and tenth grades. Representatives from WEA and OSPI spoke in support of this bill as an approach to address opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by students
• HB 1265 (beginning at 1:41:09), would phase in increased allocations for guidance counselors and require that guidance counselors spend at least 80% of their time providing direct services to students. Speaking in support of this bill were representatives from the WA School Counselor Association and the WA Association of School Social Workers

• SB 5324 (beginning at 00:35), would require each K-12 public school to establish a building point of contact to identify and support homeless and unaccompanied homeless youth and make changes to two grant programs supporting students experiencing homelessness. Beginning at 47:23, representatives from the Legislative Youth Advisory Council, Building Changes, the Mockingbird Society, OSPI, and a number of school districts offered powerful testimony in support of this bill
• SB 5379 (beginning at 1:15:53), would allow minors who are parents to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families regardless of income and resources of their parents/guardians, require authorization for full-day child care during the school year for a minor parent, create a grant program to help school districts establish a Graduation, Reality, and Dual-Role Skills (GRADS) program and require school districts to provide transportation to students who are transporting their infants. Representatives from Wellspring Family Services, OSPI and the Faith Action Network testified in favor of this bill