Providing adequate and predictable student transportation.

This bill changes how Washington school districts receive funding for student transportation. It requires the state to collect detailed data on transportation costs by student group - including special education, homeless students, foster care youth, and those at skill centers - and develop a new funding model by 2028. The bill specifically creates a $400 flat-rate payment per homeless student for transportation costs, based on reports submitted under existing rules. It aims to address current funding gaps that leave rural districts, urban districts, and vulnerable student populations underfunded.