1330-S AMH HOLL DARA50

SHB 1330 - H AMD 410 FAILED 4-6-91

      By Representatives Holland, Marshall, Paris, May, Vance, Bowman, Forner, Wood, Horn, Ferguson, Casada and Broback

      On page 102, after line 14, insert the following new subsection:

      "(17) Salary increase monies granted under this section may be used by a school district to reduce the ratio of pupils to classroom staff from those levels that would have occurred if these monies were applied entirely for salary increase purposes.  If a district chooses to spend a portion of monies allocated in this section in this manner then it will be exempt from salary conditions and limitations is subsections (11), (12), (14) and (15)."

EFFECT:  Provides option of using salary increase funding for class size reduction; if a district chooses this then salary restrictions placed on salaries for teachers with one and two years experience are waived.