HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  SB 5257

             As Reported By House Committee On:

                          Education

Title:  An act relating to changing the name of the noncertificated employee category.

Brief Description:  Changing the name of the noncertificated employee category.

Sponsors:  Senators Hochstatter, McAuliffe, Johnson, Zarelli, Finkbeiner, Rasmussen, Goings and Sheldon.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Education:  3/28/97, 4/1/97 [DP].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 11 members:  Representatives Johnson, Chairman; Hickel, Vice Chairman; Cole, Ranking Minority Member; Keiser, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Linville; Quall; Smith; Sterk; Sump; Talcott and Veloria.

Staff:  Joe Hauth (786-7111).

Background:  School district personnel include Acertificated@ and Aclassified@ personnel.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction issues four types of certificates:

$teacher certificates;

$administrator certificates for principals, superintendents, or program administrators;

$educational staff associate certificates for personnel such as counselors, librarians, school nurses, and psychologists; and

$vocational certificates for vocational education instructors.

Classified personnel include clerks, custodians, bus drivers, educational assistants, maintenance employees, food service workers, and supervisors.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction does not certify classified personnel.

Currently, the terms  Aclassified@ and Anoncertificated@ are used synonymously in the education code.

Summary of Bill:  References to Anoncertificated@ staff are changed to Aclassified.@

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.  However, section 2 of this act takes effect September 1, 2000, unless a law is enacted by September 1, 2000, stating that a school accountability and academic assessment system is not in place.

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  None.