5714 AMS TOM S2379.1

SB 5714  - S AMD97
     By Senators Tom, King

ADOPTED 03/09/2009

     On page 2, beginning on line 7, after "conditional" strike all material through "fee" on line 8 and insert "two thousand dollars or the amount set by the office of the superintendent of public instruction to reflect the current assessment fee, not including the initial up-front candidacy payment"

     On page 2, line 16, after "the" strike "twenty-five hundred dollars" and insert "assessment fee, not including the initial up-front candidacy payment, as set by the national board for professional teaching standards and administered by the office of the superintendent of public instruction"

     On page 2, line 18, after "the terms for" insert "initial grant of the assessment fee and"

EFFECT:  Reduces the amount of money the state would grant from $2,500 to $2,000. Requires candidates to contribute $500 to the candidacy process. Provides flexibility for OSPI to set the amount the state will grant if the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards changes the assessment fee. Gives OSPI the ability to create rules surrounding the initial granting of the fee.

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