SB 6089 · P20W System Coordination

Creates infrastructure and a public data dashboard to align Washington's fragmented pre-kindergarten through workforce education systems and improve outcomes tracking for underserved students.

Washington’s education systems — early learning, K-12, higher education, and workforce training — operate with limited coordination across agencies, creating gaps that disproportionately affect students who face systemic barriers. Students of color, students with disabilities, low-income students, and English learners are most likely to fall through these cracks as they transition between educational levels. Existing data infrastructure does not allow policymakers or the public to track student outcomes across the full P–20–Workforce continuum.

SSB 6089 creates a P20W Public-Private Partnership Account in the state treasury and directs the Office of Financial Management to contract with nonprofit organizations to compile existing education initiatives, facilitate coordination between state agencies and philanthropic funders, and build a public-facing data dashboard connecting outcomes across educational levels. Advisory groups will develop recommendations on postsecondary access, data alignment, and transition support. Recommendations are due to the legislature by July 1, 2027; the dashboard must be complete by November 1, 2027. Data must be disaggregated by race, disability status, English learner status, and income. The bill has been placed in the Senate Rules “X” file, meaning it is unlikely to advance this session without further action.

• Disaggregated data across the full education pipeline is essential for identifying where students are being lost and why — this bill’s data infrastructure could significantly strengthen the evidence base for pipeline interventions.
• The racial equity disaggregation requirement is a meaningful provision; outcomes data that doesn’t break down by race and disability status often masks the most significant disparities.
• The bill is stalled; its value depends entirely on implementation quality. Coalition members should engage with the advisory group process if the bill advances in a future session.
• Monitor whether the private partnership structure creates appropriate public accountability and transparency.