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               BILL REQUEST - CODE REVISER'S OFFICE

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BILL REQ. #:        H-5003.1/00

ATTY/TYPIST:        SCG:seg

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

6462-S.E AMH ED H5003.1

ESSB 6462 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Education

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds and declares:

    (1) The national board for professional teaching standards has established high and rigorous standards for what highly accomplished teachers should know and be able to do in order to increase student learning results;

    (2) The national board certifies teachers who meet these standards through a rigorous, performance-based assessment process;

    (3) A certificate awarded by the national board attests that a teacher has met high and rigorous standards and has demonstrated the ability to make sound professional judgments about how to best meet students' learning needs and effectively help students meet challenging academic standards;

    (4) Teachers who attain national board certification should be acknowledged and rewarded in order to encourage more teachers to pursue certification for the benefit of Washington students.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.405 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) To the extent funds are appropriated, in addition to the compensation received under the salary schedule adopted in accordance with RCW 28A.405.200, teachers who have attained certification by the national board for professional teaching standards shall receive a bonus.  The bonus established under this section is not part of basic education and is not included in the salary and benefit provisions of RCW 28A.400.200.

    (2) By December 31, 2003, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in cooperation with the state board of education and with the assistance of an advisory committee, shall review the national board certification standards to determine whether additional requirements to the national standards are needed to align the national requirements with Washington state standards for teachers and students under education reform.

    (3) By November 15, 2003, the Washington institute for public policy shall report to the appropriate house of representatives and senate committees on the results and accomplishments of the program to provide bonuses to teachers who have achieved certification from the national board.

    (4) This section expires June 30, 2004."

    Correct the title.

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