The Costs of I-2117 to Washington’s Kids & Schools
Clean Air: Ends the requirement for the state to take immediate action to improve air quality. Stops expansion of our regional air quality monitoring network that helps alert families when levels of air pollution are dangerous.
Funding for Cleaner School Buildings: Cuts to programs that include steps like installing and updating ventilation, heating, and air conditioning systems, air filtration improvements, and other air quality improvements.
Upgrading Tribal School Buildings: Cuts would also impact a program to modernize Tribal schools through steps like installing new ventilation, heating, and cooling systems.
Safe Routes to School: Designed to protect our kids by making it easier and safer for children to walk and bike to school. It supports investments in community priorities like crosswalks and traffic safety signage near schools and playgrounds.
Free Transit for Youth: Ends funding for the program that provides people under 18 with free transit passes across the state.
100% Clean School Buses: Slashes funding to help schools purchase clean, zero-emission school buses.
Raising Energy Costs & Cutting Programs That Lower Expenses for Working Families: I-2117 would raise energy prices by cutting programs that lower costs for working families in Washington, like rebates on utility bills and energy-efficiency upgrades.
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