SB 6089 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Increasing coordination and alignment throughout the P20W system.

SB 6089 creates a new "P20W public-private partnership account" managed by the state treasurer to improve coordination between Washington's education and workforce systems (from early learning through K-12, postsecondary, and careers). It requires contracting a nonprofit organization to help align state and private funding, develop recommendations for better data sharing, and convene a diverse advisory committee. The bill directly affects state agencies, educational institutions, and private donors by establishing a formal process to coordinate efforts and update performance metrics across the education-to-workflow system. It does not mandate state funding but provides a structure for leveraging philanthropic resources to strengthen existing initiatives. The focus is on creating a transparent system for tracking progress toward shared goals like equitable access and workforce readiness.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 26, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill was amended to broaden stakeholder involvement in the P20W partnership, clarify that no state funding is required for the new account, and update reporting deadlines and responsibilities. The changes ensure the data dashboard is managed by the Education Data Center rather than the Office of Financial Management and add specific privacy safeguards for student information.
Scope change
The scope of the partnership was expanded to explicitly include labor, business, and community-based organizations, and the entity responsible for creating the data dashboard was changed from the Office of Financial Management to the Education Data Center.
REQUIREMENT

Added language requiring the partnership to include relevant stakeholders from labor, business, and community-based organizations.

Added a restriction preventing the contracted nonprofit organization from having rule-making or policy-making authority.

Changed the entity responsible for creating the data dashboard from the Office of Financial Management to the Education Data Center.

Added a requirement for the data dashboard to incorporate safeguards protecting confidential student information consistent with FERPA and state laws.

Updated the reporting timeline to require the advisory committee to develop and approve recommendations before submission to the legislature.

FISCAL

Added a provision clarifying that the new P20W public-private partnership account does not require state funding.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for creating the public-facing data dashboard from November 1, 2027, to November 1, 2028.

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Total actions
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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