This bill (Substitute Senate Bill 6130) adds a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW creating an annual observance called "National Voter Registration Day" and requires public high schools to observe it on the third Tuesday of September (or the following Tuesday if that day is a major religious holiday). It directs schools, as resources allow, to coordinate a classroom voter registration event in each history or social studies class attended by seniors (and when possible other grades) on that day or within a two-week window before or after, requires teachers to make voter sign-up and registration available to students, requires availability of paper forms for students who cannot use online registration, and directs county auditors to assist as resources allow. The bill also requires the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the secretary of state, to update and distribute youth voter registration materials annually, to provide registration methods that enable electronic collection of the number of students who registered on National Voter Registration Day (with a stated goal of at least 50,000 new high school registrations annually), and to report each year to the governor and relevant legislative committees on progress and recommendations. It amends RCW 28A.230.150 (Temperance and Good Citizenship Day) to add a requirement that schools, as resources allow, coordinate a voter registration event on January 16 (or the preceding Friday if January 16 is a nonschool day) to catch eligible students who missed the September opportunity. Legally, the measure creates new statutory requirements (a new section in chapter 28A.230 RCW) and amends an existing statute (RCW 28A.230.150) to impose procedural duties on school officials, the superintendent, and the secretary of state related to voter registration activities and reporting. The extracted text does not show any creation of new crimes or changes to criminal penalties. Important implementation details are not provided in the extracted facts: the exact new section number in chapter 28A.230 is not given, and funding, specific electronic registration methods, data-sharing mechanisms, and how "as resources allow" will be determined are not specified.

If enacted, every public high school will be expected to set aside class time each September for a coordinated voter registration push aimed at students 16 and older, with teachers required to offer ways to sign up or register and paper forms for those who can’t use online tools. The state superintendent must create and update materials with input from the secretary of state, collect electronic counts of how many students register, and report annually by county on progress toward a stated goal of at least 50,000 new high‑school registrants; county auditors can help where they have capacity. This shifts planning and modest operational work onto high schools, principals, and history/social studies teachers (time in class, handing out forms, and tracking participation), and creates new reporting and coordination duties for the superintendent and secretary of state, while county auditors may take on occasional assistance. The law leaves funding and exact electronic methods unspecified and uses “as resources allow,” so schools and auditors may face uncertainty about staff time and costs and the degree to which events can be fully supported.