S-0870.1/91       _______________________________________________

                                 SENATE BILL 5366

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senators Skratek, Madsen, Talmadge, Sutherland, L. Kreidler, Williams, Murray, Hansen, Owen and Pelz.

Read first time January 29, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Education.Changing provisions for certificated instructional staff.

     AN ACT Relating to certificated instructional staff; amending RCW 28A.305.250 and 28A.150.410; repealing RCW 28A.410.050; and declaring an emergency.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.305.250 and 1990 c 33 s 269 are each amended to read as follows:

     The state board of education and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall review the provisions of the interstate agreement on qualifications of educational personnel under chapter 28A.690 RCW, and advise the governor and the legislature on which interstate reciprocity provisions will require amendment to be consistent with RCW 28A.410.040 ((and 28A.410.050)) by January 1, 1992.

     Sec. 2.  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, 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.))

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.      RCW 28A.410.050 and 1989 c 29 s 2 & 1987 c 525 s 215 are each repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.      This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.