H-1563.3          _______________________________________________

 

                            SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1256

                  _______________________________________________

 

State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Jones, Peery, Miller, Cole, G. Fisher, Ebersole, Holland, H. Myers, Roland, Hine, Winsley, Forner, Riley, Basich and Inslee).

 

Read first time February 14, 1991.  Allowing teachers continuing education credit for internships with private and public sector organizations.


     AN ACT Relating to school-business partnerships; adding new sections to chapter 28A.415 RCW; and creating a new section.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  It is the intent of the legislature to encourage public school employees to enhance their knowledge of their subject matter by completing internships with private and public sector organizations.  It is the further intent of the legislature to increase the interaction between Washington's schools and the Washington business community.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  Certificated instructional staff who complete internships with private and public sector organizations are eligible to receive continuing education credit. 

     Continuing education credit for internships may be awarded by the superintendent of the employee's school district.

     Eligibility for continuing education credit shall be determined by the superintendent of the school district before the beginning of the internship.  To be eligible for continuing education credit, the certificated instructional staff shall demonstrate that the internship will provide beneficial information and experience in an area directly related to his or her current assignment, or to his or her assignment for the following year.

     Continuing education credit earned by completing internships shall be used to meet any applicable continuing education requirements and for state salary allocation purposes under RCW 28A.150.410.

     Sections 1 through 3 of this act are not intended to affect the granting of credit for internships by postsecondary institutions.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  The equivalent of one college quarter credit shall be awarded for each fifty hours that the certificated instructional staff participates in an internship.  An individual may not receive more than the equivalent of fifteen college quarter credits for internships during a five calendar-year period.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  The superintendent of public instruction, in coordination with state-wide organizations that promote business involvement in the common schools, shall conduct a symposium on school-business education partnerships.  The objective of the symposium shall be to assist educators, businesses, and other organizations in obtaining the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct successful partnerships, and to promote coordinated approaches to school-business partnerships.  The symposium shall be conducted before December 31, 1992.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall constitute a new subchapter in chapter 28A.415 RCW.