Beginning on page 67, line 35, strike all of subsection (7) and insert the following:

"(7) "Classroom teacher" generally means a person who holds a ((professional education certificate and)) certificate as authorized by the Washington professional educator standards board, is employed in a position for which such certificate is required, and whose primary duty is the daily educational instruction of students. In exceptional cases, people of unusual competence but without certification may teach students so long as a certificated person exercises general supervision, but the hiring of such classified employees shall not occur during a labor dispute, and such classified employees shall not be hired to replace certificated employees during a labor dispute."

Beginning on page 68, line 37, strike all of section 803

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 1, at the beginning of line 7 of the title, strike "28A.410.025,"

EFFECT: Removes language allowing individuals without a teaching certificate to teach students as long as the individual passes a background check.