This bill reenacts and amends RCW 28A.335.180 to add new options for how school districts and educational service districts may dispose of surplus personal property. Instead of using only the existing public-notice disposal process, districts and ESDs may grant surplus property at no cost to governmental entities or indigent persons for K–12 educational use, loan surplus property to nonreligious, nonsectarian private entities for K–12 educational use on a nondiscriminatory basis, sell surplus technology hardware to public school students at its depreciated cost, or grant surplus technology hardware at no cost to public school students from low-income families. Sales and grants of surplus technology hardware must be documented by an agreement showing the depreciated cost (for grants, if any), and public school students from low-income families are given priority. The bill preserves the existing default procedure that requires written notice in a newspaper of general circulation and to requesting public or approved private schools, and a 30-day waiting period after publication before selling to nongovernmental entities when texts and other items are declared surplus. It also states that the notice requirement does not apply to the sale or transfer of assistive devices under RCW 28A.335.205 or chapter 72.40 RCW. The amendment defines key terms: "low-income families" (students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals or families at or below 185% of the federal poverty level at the time of the grant), "public school students" (including recent graduates and those enrolled at any time during the 12 months before a sale or grant), and "surplus technology hardware" (laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices issued by the public school for student use during a school year). The change is a procedural and substantive amendment to existing law governing disposal of surplus school property rather than a new crime or penalty change. The extracted material references other statutes (RCW 28A.320.230, RCW 28A.335.205, and chapter 72.40 RCW) whose texts are not included here, shows an altered citation that may depend on prior statutory numbering, and indicates the bill contains at least a new section and a reenactment/amendment section; any additional sections or amendments are not shown in the provided facts.

If enacted, school districts and educational service districts would get clearer, faster options to move surplus items, especially computers and tablets, directly into K–12 use: they could give surplus property free to government agencies or indigent persons, loan items to nonreligious nonsectarian private organizations for K–12 use, sell student-issued technology to public school students at its depreciated cost, or give that technology free to low-income students who get priority. The existing route that requires publishing a written notice in a newspaper and waiting at least 30 days before selling to nongovernmental buyers would still apply when districts use the default disposal process for texts and other items, and assistive devices remain exempt from the notice requirement. Practically, districts and ESDs will have more flexibility to get devices into students’ hands quickly and may reduce storage or disposal burdens, but they will also take on duties to document sales and grants (including recording depreciated cost), verify low-income or student eligibility at the time of transfer, and potentially forego some revenue compared with selling at full market value. Low-income families and recent or recently enrolled public school students are most likely to benefit; some implementation details—such as exactly how depreciated cost is calculated and how cross-referenced statutes affect procedures—are not included in the provided text and remain unclear.