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SB 6260 - Public education funding ¶

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📰 Articles ¶

03/09/2026 Washington St Pta - Week 8: It's the Final Countdown - WSPTA
03/04/2026 The Center Square - WA Senate narrowly advances bill to reduce education spending by $176M through 2031 | Washington | thecentersquare.com
03/02/2026 Washington St Pta - Week 7: Budget Negotiations Begin, Final Push for Bills This Week - WSPTA
02/23/2026 Washington St Pta - Revenues up, budgets released, and House and Senate propose cuts to K12 education - WSPTA
02/02/2026 Washington St Pta - February 4 Policy Cutoff Looms | One Third of 2026 Session Complete - WSPTA
01/26/2026 Washington St Pta - Write your Legislators during Focus on Advocacy Week - WSPTA

Meetings ¶

Thu 03/05 08:00 AM - Appropriations (APP): ESSB 6260 Public education funding ¶

26 👍 - Pro ¶

1894 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

Ben Gauyan - Superintendent, Walla Walla Public Schools
Derek Sarley - Director, Walla Walla Public Schools
💵Julie Salvi - Washington Education Association
Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center
Cassidy Miller - Washington Association for Pupil Transportation
Kevin Brockbank - Community Colleges of Spokane
Suzy Ames - Peninsula College
Jamie Traugott - Washington's State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Rebekah Woods - Columbia Basin College
💵Clifford Traisman - Northshore, Bellevue, Highline and Seattle Public School Districts
Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kandice Hansen - Wilson Creek School District
Jeff Chamberlin - Superintendent- University Place School District
Zach Johnson - Wenatchee Valley College
Andie Webb - Superintendent, Kahlotus School District
Isis Barnes - Running Start student at Grays Harbor College
Jessie Sprouse - Carbonado School District
Paula Dawson - Dieringer School District 343
Tom Spellman - Lake Washington School District
Michael Olsen - Kettle Falls School District
💵Jeff Snell - Washington Association of School Administrators
William Hatzenbeler - Orting School District
Ruffaro Guzha - WA State Board for Community and Technical College
Lori Christmas - Grays Harbor College
Harmony Adams
Bruce Polley
Francesca Burnett
Jeff Baerwald
Jazmine Stallings
Reilly Schick
Pedro Lopez
Bria Bodenman
Jesus San German Cerritos
Alexandria Arias Lopez
Lily Lightfoot
Nick Heming
Johnson Lin
DON HALL
Shannon Barnett - Kalama, Woodland, Ridgefield and LaCenter School Districts
Shannon Johnston - Central Valley School District
KACEY CHAVEZ

3 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Jay Tyus - Wilbur Creston Cooperative School Districts

Thu 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 6260 Public education funding ¶

8 👍 - Pro ¶

482 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

💵Sienna Jarrard - Former Running Start Student
💵Jacqui Cain - American Federation of Teachers (AFT-WA)
Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center
Chemene Crawford - Everett Community College
Jamie Traugott - Washington's State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Sara Thompson Tweedy - Big Bend Community College
Tim Stokes - South Puget Sound Community College
Abdi Battal
Jesus San German Cerritos
Pedro Lopez
Harmony Adams
James Everett - Meridian School District
💵Katy Warren - WA St. Assn of Head Start and ECEAP
Kristine Wilson - Opportunity Council Early Learning & Family Services
Denise Tracy - Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA)
Tom Spellman - Lake Washington School District
💵Nasue Nishida - Washington Education Association
Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
KENNEDY GARRISON - Cordata Elementary
💵Marissa Rathbone - WA Assoc of School Admin (WASA) & WA Assoc of School Business Officials (WASBO)
Charlie Brown - Puget Sound School Coalition and South Sound Superintendents
Carli Schiffner - Grays Harbor College
Haley Rodriguez-Flores
Nimi Oladosu - C4C
Alex Beliakov
Luly Mai
Candace Harris - Valley Early Learning Center
Ruffaro Guzha - WA State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Lisa Lowary
Elise Almeda - Communities for our Colleges
Holly Muenchow - Washington State PTA
Rebecca Clifford - South Whidbey School District
Dawnett Wright - Washington Association for Pupil Transportation
Cassidy Miller
Nathaniel Gullett
Kimberly Ortiz Ortiz
Chevelle Bussart
Terri Holley
Colleen Frerks - Quincy School District
Bowen Mitchell - Entiat School District #127
Callidora Liapakis - Associated of Tacoma Community College
Jaiden Greco-Peterson
Chad Prewitt - Davenport School District - Superintendent

2 ❓ - Other ¶

Tue 01/27 08:00 AM - Early Learning & K-12 Education (EDU): SB 6260 Public education funding ¶

12 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Sheri Sawyer - Office of Financial Management

712 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Barbara Posthumus - Lake Washington School District
Megan Larkin - Washington State PTA
Carli Schiffner - Grays Harbor College
Chio Flores - Pierce College Puyallup
David May - Bellevue College
Jamie Traugott - Washington's State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Joyce Loveday - Clover Park Technical College
Justin Guillory - Whatcom Community College
Teresa Rich - Yakima Valley College
Owen Sharp
Ruffaro Guzha - Washington's State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Bria Bodenman
Bryce Humpherys - Big Bend Community College
Jesse Humpherys
Jesus San German Cerritos
Pedro Lopez
Kevin Kildun - Clover Park Technical College
Robert Maxwell - Superintendent Pullman Public Schools
Lori Christmas - Grays Harbor College
Ronin Wachter
Chris Arizabal-Jackson
💵Jenny Morgan - Washington School Counselor Association
Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center
Evan Banal
Tiffany Lam

0 ❓ - Other ¶

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