State lawmaker wants closer look at public records burden for WA school districts

By: Erick Bengel

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 608

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A bill moving through the Washington legislature seeks to find ways to discourage people from misusing the state’s Public Records Act to target school districts.

Introduced by state Rep. Skyler Rude, R-Walla Walla, HB 2661 concerns records requests that are “frivolous, retaliatory, or harassing” and that place a heavy burden on school district resources and personnel.

Rude’s original bill proposed a task force to look at how …

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