The bill creates a new Washington state green schools program housed in the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) by adding new sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW. The voluntary program is for public schools (as defined in RCW 28A.150.010) and is intended to support and expand resource conservation practices and student education and leadership in areas such as waste reduction, energy reduction, water conservation, urban forestry education, and environmental preservation. The bill also authorizes OSPI to establish and administer a school-based advisor stipend program, subject to amounts appropriated. Stipends are capped at $600 per school per year, may be prioritized for schools or districts where more than 50% of students are eligible for free and reduced-price meals, and are available to school districts, charter schools under chapter 28A.710 RCW, and state-tribal education compact schools under chapter 28A.715 RCW. School districts must apply on OSPI-developed forms; nothing in the bill prevents districts from providing additional funding. The legislature expresses an intent that the program be funded with revenues from the climate commitment act, but specific funding mechanisms and amounts are not provided. Agencies and groups identified include OSPI, school districts, charter and state-tribal compact schools, students, school-based advisors, the Department of Natural Resources, counties or other entities with resource conservation programs, and national forest school/urban forestry projects. The bill is a program-creation and procedural change, not a criminal or penalty change. Key procedural details are unspecified in the provided text: exact new section numbers, specific appropriation amounts or funding mechanisms, detailed award criteria, timelines, and the scope of collaborations with other agencies are not included.

If enacted, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction would create a voluntary "green schools" program to encourage school-run conservation projects like cutting waste, saving energy and water, and adding urban forestry education. OSPI would also be able to run a small stipend program—up to $600 per school per year, subject to available appropriations—to pay school-based advisors who help students plan and run those projects, with priority possible for schools where more than half the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. School districts, charter schools, and state-tribal compact schools could apply for the stipends and may choose to add more local funding if they want to expand the work. The practical impacts are that OSPI will take on new administrative duties to set application forms, award criteria, and run the stipend program, while schools gain an option for modest funding to support conservation advisors and student leadership in environmental projects. The reach and sustainability of the program depend on legislative appropriations and intended climate commitment act revenues, which are not detailed here, so funding uncertainty and limited stipend size mean many schools may get little financial support and OSPI’s administrative workload could increase without guaranteed ongoing resources.