Official Text and Analysis.

Adds visual and performing arts to the statutory list of subjects included in the common school curriculum. • Requires Washington State public schools to offer regular instruction in at least one visual art and one performing art throughout the academic school year, beginning with the 2023-24 school year.

Requires Washington state public schools to offer instruction in at least one visual art or at least one performing art throughout the school year, instead of at least one visual art and at least one performing art, beginning in the 2023-24 school year.

(1) Specifies that every student must have access to arts education, as part of basic education; (2) Provides that arts instruction be accessible to all students, in a manner that is commensurate with instruction in other core subject areas (rather than requiring arts instruction to take place during the regular school day and with instruction time equal to time devoted to other core subject areas); (3) Requires arts instruction to be provided by either: A certificated teacher with an endorsement in the relevant arts discipline; or a certificated teacher actively pursuing an endorsement in the relevant arts discipline; and adds intent language to this effect; (4) Continues to require that arts instructors be "consulted" in the process of determining which arts courses to offer in the district, but removes the requirement that arts instructors be "given an equal part in this decision process".

(1) Limits the arts instruction requirements to school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal compact schools, with more than 200 enrolled students; and (2) Allows a person holding a limited teaching certificate to provide arts instruction while either: (a) the school district recruits and hires a certificated teacher with, or actively pursuing, an endorsement in the relevant arts discipline; or (b) the certificated teacher with, or actively pursuing, an endorsement in the relevant arts discipline takes leave as provided in the school district's written leave policy.

Restores language that requires instruction in at least one arts discipline to students throughout middle school, in addition to elementary school and high school.

Senate concurred in House amendments. Passed final passage.