SHB 2594: Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education.
Signed into law: Chapter 201, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Reeves
- Introduced
- January 20, 2026
- Status
- C 201 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 24, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
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, 202694 yea · 1 nay · 3 not voting
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 11, 202695 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 6, 202648 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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