House Bill 2676 amends existing education laws. It changes RCW 28A.160.200 to revise how the state reimburses school districts (and certain ESDs) for student transportation vehicles: the superintendent must maintain a reimbursement schedule and revise payments at least annually, use a minimum anticipated vehicle lifetime of 180 months for buses scheduled for depreciation payments as of September 2025 and thereafter, deposit reimbursements into separate transportation vehicle funds or accounts, require districts to operate and maintain vehicles for at least the assigned useful lifetime, create a straight-line depreciation schedule for districts contracting with private carriers, and authorize deductions from future reimbursements equal to the original cost times the fraction of useful life or miles not met if districts fail to follow accepted maintenance and operation standards. The bill also amends RCW 28A.230.215 to require the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to facilitate and implement a universal online high school and beyond plan platform. OSPI must solicit vendor options and cost estimates, select a vendor (subject to appropriations), and develop an implementation plan by specified deadlines; the platform must support numerous capabilities (examples are listed in the bill but the extracted text cuts off before the list is complete), allow local customization and incorporation of required transition plans, and districts must provide student access within two years after the platform is completed and aligned with statutory requirements. OSPI must provide technical assistance, may adopt implementing rules, may withhold up to 1.9 percent of certain district allocations solely to centrally provide platform licenses (not for OSPI salaries or benefits), and must seek stakeholder input. The act also changes Running Start funding and reporting: it allows combined school district and postsecondary enrollment funding up to 1.4 FTE for 2025-26 and 1.2 FTE thereafter, directs OSPI to adopt rules to fund up to 10 college credits per summer term, permits averaging September–June enrollment for FTE calculations, states that service beyond 1.0 FTE is not part of the state basic education program, and requires annual OSPI reporting to legislative fiscal committees. The bill takes effect immediately. The extracted facts do not include the text of the amendment to RCW 28A.600.402, the complete list of required platform capabilities, or the specific completion date or adoption action that triggers district access timelines.

If enacted, school districts and educational service districts will see their state bus replacement program run on a longer minimum depreciation schedule (at least 180 months for buses entering depreciation as of September 2025 and after). That change spreads the state reimbursement to equal replacement cost over a longer period, which likely reduces the annual state payment per bus and slows how quickly districts accumulate replacement funds unless the superintendent raises rates to match rising costs; districts must keep separate transportation vehicle accounts, properly maintain buses or face deductions from future reimbursements equal to the portion of life or miles the vehicle was out of service, and ESDs providing transportation must do the same. The bill also centralizes a universal online high school and beyond planning platform: OSPI will select and implement a vendor, provide guidance, and can withhold up to 1.9 percent of certain district allocations to pay for central licenses (those withheld funds cannot pay OSPI staff salaries). Districts must make the adopted platform available to students within two years of its completion and can customize it to local graduation and transition-plan needs; Running Start combined enrollment funding is capped at 1.4 FTE for 2025–26 and 1.2 FTE thereafter with up to 10 college summer credits funded, which will change how districts and colleges count and receive state funding for students taking heavy college loads. Key implementation details are missing or unclear here—most notably the platform’s final adoption date, some listed platform capabilities, and the text of the amendment to RCW 28A.600.402—so the exact timing and local costs or savings remain uncertain.