The bill amends existing law by changing school board director compensation and related procedures and by adding a new training requirement. It raises per-day pay for directors under RCW 28A.343.400 from $50 to $100 per day or portion thereof, sets an annual compensation cap of $13,750, and requires board approval at a regularly scheduled meeting for any director compensation over $3,000 per year. Director pay must come only from locally collected excess levy funds and may not create any present or future state funding obligation. Directors may waive compensation in writing (filed after election and before payment) for specified months. The bill also confirms that compensation is in addition to reimbursement for actual expenses (including child care) for meetings and certain school representatives and candidates, references state auditor procedures for advances, and directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to review and adjust compensation limits at least every five years to reflect cumulative cost-of-living changes. These changes amend RCW 28A.343.400 and RCW 28A.320.050. The bill creates a new procedural requirement by adding a section to chapter 28A.345 RCW requiring the Washington State School Directors' Association to develop and provide a fee-free training program on school district funding and finance for all school board members. Directors must be compensated for participation. Current directors must complete the training within one year after the training section takes effect (effective date January 1, 2027); new directors must complete it within the first year of their term, and directors are strongly encouraged to retake it at least once each term. Section 4 (the training requirement) is contingent: if specific funding for it is not included in the omnibus appropriations act by June 30, 2026, section 4 is null and void. The bill therefore effects compensation and procedural changes rather than creating new crimes or penalties. Important implementation details are not specified in the extracted text: the amount or source of funding needed to implement the training, precise definitions or operational procedures for "locally collected excess levy funds," how director compensation for attending the required training is calculated or funded, and the specifics of disbursement procedures beyond the references to existing state auditor rules and RCW 43.03.150–43.03.210.

If enacted, school board members would get paid twice the current per-day rate for meetings and related work (from $50 to $100) up to a new annual cap of $13,750, but any pay over $3,000 a year must be approved at a regular board meeting and may only come from locally collected excess levy money, so districts will likely see a modest new local cost pressure but cannot shift that cost to the state. The bill also preserves reimbursement of actual expenses (including child care), lets directors waive pay in writing, and requires the superintendent’s office to review and adjust pay limits at least every five years for cost-of-living changes, so districts should expect periodic upward adjustments tied to inflation. The Washington State School Directors' Association would have to create and deliver a no-fee training on school funding and finance that directors must take (current directors within a year after the training becomes available, new directors within their first year) and for which directors must be paid to attend; however, that training requirement only takes effect January 1, 2027 and is null and void if specific funding for it is not included in the omnibus appropriations act by June 30, 2026. Key implementation details are unclear from the text provided, including how much funding is needed and where it will come from, how training participation payments are calculated or funded, and the precise meaning and handling of “locally collected excess levy funds.”