The bill creates a new state matching grant program in chapter 28A.300 RCW administered by the Office of Native Education (RCW 28A.300.105). State grants, awarded only as appropriated, are available to school districts and state-tribal education compact schools that were eligible for and received the federal Indian education formula grant (Title VI, Part A of ESSA) in the prior school year. Recipients must submit a strategic plan with goals, measures, outcomes, and supporting data; funds may be used to support education of American Indian and Alaska Native students and to enhance federal grant activities (including cultural identity/awareness, family engagement, academic achievement, attendance, and engagement). Grant awards are to be based on the latest published federal award amounts. The bill makes several procedural changes: it requires tribal consultation when a district’s combined state and federal Title VI funding is $40,000 or more, meaningful parental consultation consistent with the federal program, and participation in OSPI professional learning communities. OSPI must provide technical assistance to help apply for the federal grant and must report annually to the appropriate legislative committees beginning June 30, 2026, summarizing awards, uses, outcomes, and recommending any eligibility or funding adjustments. The act adds new sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW. The text does not specify appropriation amounts, the state match percentage or total funding, exact statutory subsection numbers, detailed procedures or standards for tribal or parental consultation, the source identified as the “latest published” federal awards, which legislative committees will receive reports, or administrative application deadlines and review procedures.

If the legislature provides money, districts and state‑tribal compact schools that already get the federal Title VI Indian education grant would likely receive matching state dollars tied to their most recent federal awards, so some districts could expand supports for American Indian and Alaska Native students (things like cultural programs, family engagement, attendance and academic supports). Those recipients will need to produce strategic plans with measurable goals and data, take part in OSPI-organized professional learning, and when combined federal and state funding to a district reaches $40,000, schedule formal tribal consultation that covers how both federal and state funds will be used. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Office of Native Education would administer the program, provide technical help, and start reporting annually to the Legislature in 2026, which increases oversight and likely adds administrative work. School districts and compact schools could gain new funding but also face new planning, reporting, consultation, and participation requirements that consume staff time and coordination with tribes and parents; the bill leaves key practical details unclear, including how much money will be appropriated, the exact matching formula, application and award procedures, and specific consultation standards.