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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6158

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Senator Bailey

Read first time 1/13/88 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to school involvement programs; adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.16 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.04 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) Any employee of the state of Washington may participate in school involvement programs established under RCW 28A.58.642 for up to twenty hours during any calendar year during the regular hours of their employment without any loss in salary, seniority, retirement, or other benefits:  PROVIDED, That the employee's absence from his or her job, due to participation in a local school district school involvement program, does not require someone else having to perform the employee's work-related responsibilities.

          (2) The twenty hours of leave for school involvement, or so much thereof as may be used, shall be deducted from accrued sick leave.  If the employee has no accrued sick leave, the employee may not participate in the program.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 41.06 RCW to read as follows:

          The state personnel board shall adopt rules to carry out its duties under section 1 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.16 RCW to read as follows:

          The higher education personnel board and related boards, as provided under RCW 28B.16.080, shall adopt rules to carry out their duties under section 1 of this act.