SHB 2594 — Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education.

What this bill does

Establishes state-based requirements for ensuring that homeless children and youths have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as is provided to other children and youths. Provides that actions of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and school districts that meet requirements of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act also satisfy equivalent requirements established in the bill.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2026
  94 yea · 1 nay · 3 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 11, 2026
  95 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 6, 2026
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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