HB1935 – Creating a Washington State Green Schools Program.
Prime Sponsor – Representative Bergquist (D; 11th District; Renton) (Co-Sponsor McEntire, R)
Current status – Had a hearing in the House Committee on Education January 15th and passed out of committee on the 29th. Referred to Appropriations, and scheduled for a hearing there at 10:30 AM on Friday February 2nd.
Next step would be – Action by the committee.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Summary –
The bill would have the Superintendent of Public Instruction create a voluntary program to expand resource conservation practices in public schools, including waste reduction, energy reduction, water conservation, urban forestry education, and environmental preservation. It would provide education and leadership opportunities for students seeking to promote conservation practices in their schools. It would complement existing programs, provide opportunities for establishing new ones, support instruction on climate aligned with related state learning standards, and collaborate with DNR on schoolyard greening projects, schoolyard forests, and career learning opportunities within the National Forest’s school forest network and other urban forestry projects.

If money were appropriated for it, the bill would have OSPI create two grant programs. One would provide one year grants of up to $15,000 to to help create or expand these programs in schools; applications for these would have to demonstrate the involvement of a student-based team, group, or club in the selection and support of the projects proposed for funding. The other program would offer grants of up to $600 per school each year to support stipends for school-based advisors who assisted students in learning about, promoting, and implementing resource conservation practices in school facilities. School districts, charter schools and state-tribal education compact schools would be eligible to apply for either of these programs.