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                                  HOUSE BILL 1344

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Representatives Winsley, Peery, G. Fisher, Brough, Holland, Vance, Brumsickle, Ferguson and Broback.

Read first time January 28, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Education/Appropriations.Delaying limits on teachers' compensation for post baccalaureate credit.

     AN ACT Relating to the teachers' salary allocation schedule; and amending RCW 28A.150.410.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.150.410 and 1990 c 33 s 118 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) The legislature shall establish for each school year in the appropriations act a state-wide salary allocation schedule, for allocation purposes only, to be used to distribute funds for basic education certificated instructional staff salaries under RCW 28A.150.260.

     (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall calculate salary allocations for state funded basic education certificated instructional staff by determining the district average salary for basic education instructional staff using the salary allocation schedule established pursuant to this section.  However, no district shall receive an allocation based upon an average basic education certificated instructional staff salary which is less than the average of the district's 1986-87 actual basic education certificated instructional staff salaries, as reported to the superintendent of public instruction prior to June 1, 1987, and the legislature may grant minimum salary increases on that base:  PROVIDED, That the superintendent of public instruction may adjust this allocation based upon the education and experience of the district's certificated instructional staff.

     (3) Beginning January 1, ((1992)) 1997, no more than ninety college quarter-hour credits received by any employee after the baccalaureate degree may be used to determine compensation allocations under the state salary allocation schedule and LEAP documents referenced in the biennial appropriations act, or any replacement schedules and documents, unless:

     (a) The employee has a masters degree; or

     (b) The credits were used in generating state salary allocations before January 1, ((1992)) 1997.