5919‑S2 Not Adopt 3/18/91.476
2SSB 5919 - S AMD
By Senator Talmadge
Not Adopted 3/18/91 - Roll Call 24-25
On page 80, after line 11, insert the following:
"PART XV
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES OFFICE"
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1501. A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a professional practices office to receive, investigate, and process written complaints or reports of lack of good moral character and personal fitness and acts of unprofessional conduct by certificated school staff, including reports or complaints of suspected acts of child abuse and neglect by school staff on school grounds or in school facilities.
The professional practices office, under the authority of the superintendent of public instruction, shall also enforce the code of professional conduct adopted by rule by the state board of education.
(2) Any person may submit a written report or complaint to the superintendent of public instruction. The written report or complaint shall include documentation, as specified by rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction, that the person did first take the report or complaint to the local school district superintendent and school board for resolution. The professional practices office shall investigate all written reports and complaints.
(3) The superintendent of public instruction may, upon the findings of an investigation, and when appropriate, prepare cases for formal action by the attorney general of Washington state.
(4) The superintendent of public instruction may establish a panel of educators to review cases prepared by the professional practices office. The panel may review cases and make recommendations to the superintendent of public instruction regarding actions only in those instances when a formal hearing has been held by the professional practices office.
The superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee is responsible for making the final determination regarding potential actions, including but not limited to: Recommendation for suspension, letter of reprimand, certificate revocation, or request for legal action by the attorney general.
(5) The professional practices office may work with the department of social and health services or law enforcement agencies in conducting investigations.
(6) The superintendent of public instruction shall report annually to the legislature on the number of written reports and complaints received and the resolution of those complaints. The report shall include a breakdown indicating the number of reports received by parents, students, teachers, administrators, other school personnel, and others."
Renumber the remaining parts and sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
2SSB 5919 - S AMD
By Senator Talmadge
On page 83, after line 23, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1525. If specific funding for the purposes of section 1501 of this act, referencing this act by bill and section number, is not provided by June 30, 1991, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 1501 of this act shall be null and void."