This bill amends an existing Washington statute (RCW 28A.345.120) to require the Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) to identify or develop and periodically update governance training programs that align with school director governance standards in RCW 28A.345.115. The required training must include building government-to-government relationships with federally recognized tribes, multicultural education, and principles of English language acquisition. WSSDA may collaborate with other entities in developing the programs. The bill requires WSSDA to provide the identified or developed training at no cost to school directors and at whatever frequency is needed for school directors to meet the requirement in RCW 28A.343.100, and it requires a virtual option beginning with the 2025-26 school year. The terms "cultural competency," "diversity," "equity," and "inclusion" are to have the meanings given in RCW 28A.415.443. This is a procedural change that modifies existing law by adding content and delivery requirements for required governance training; it does not create a new crime or change criminal penalties. The bill was read for the first time on 02/24/25. The exact standards from RCW 28A.345.115, the precise training frequency in RCW 28A.343.100, and the definitions in RCW 28A.415.443 are not included in the extracted text, and prior deleted language referenced in the text is not shown.

School board members will gain free, regularly updated governance training that focuses on cultural competency, diversity, equity, inclusion, tribal government-to-government relationships, multicultural education, and English learner principles, with a virtual option required starting in the 2025–26 school year—making it easier for directors to meet the existing training frequency required by law (the exact timing of that requirement is not included here). Federally recognized tribes may see more consistent attention in boards’ training because tribal relations are an explicit topic. The Washington State School Directors’ Association will be responsible for finding, creating, updating, and delivering these programs (and may partner with others), which likely increases its workload and operating costs for curriculum development and virtual delivery; however, the bill text provided does not identify funding sources, payment mechanisms, or enforcement details, so who bears these costs and how compliance will be monitored is unclear.