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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 727

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Barnes, Hine, Ebersole and Isaacson

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to  a salary survey; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     To enable the legislature to provide salaries for teachers and school administrators which are comparable to salaries paid for other vocations requiring  similar education and experience, the department of personnel shall undertake a salary survey relating to the salaries of teachers and administrators in the state's public schools.  The study shall be conducted during 1985 and the results forwarded to the governor and director of financial management for their use in preparing the budget to be submitted to the 1987 legislative session.  A copy of the report and supporting documentation shall be furnished to the legislative budget committee and the standing committees for appropriations in the senate and house of representatives.  The survey shall be conducted for the purpose of determining the degree of similarity between the current salaries of teachers and school administrators with professional and managerial jobs in both the private sector and other parts of the public sector.  The survey shall examine the degree of similarity of both average salary and the range between minimum and maximum salaries.  The survey shall relate both teacher and school administrator salaries to professional and managerial jobs which are characterized by similar training, responsibility, years of experience, length of work year, and working conditions.  The survey shall include, but not be limited to, similar jobs in engineering, accounting, sales-marketing, business administration, science, economics-finance, and computer sciences.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     There is appropriated from the general fund to the department of personnel for the biennium ending June 30, 1987, the sum of forty-eight thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the purposes of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.