5625-S2 AMS PREN S2663.2

2SSB 5625 - S AMD 284

By Senators Prentice, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Regala, Winsley, Fairley, Rasmussen and Eide

                                                  ADOPTED 04/11/01

    On page 9, beginning on line 32, after "agreement." strike all material through "individual." on line 35 and insert "The performance agreement may include waivers of state laws or local policies and agreements if waivers are necessary to improve student learning and to implement the performance agreement and the employee bargaining representative organizations show evidence of support of the waivers."

    On page 12, after line 28, insert the following:

    "(c) Any waiver of state laws or local policies and agreements under an intervention plan shall be considered an educational policy decision.  If any such waiver requires a renegotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, then the parties to the collective bargaining agreement shall enter into bargaining subject to the procedures under chapter 41.56 or 41.59 RCW, as applicable, on the effect of school-specific issues for inclusion in an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement.  If agreement is not reached within forty-five days, then the public employment relations commission shall mediate."

    On page 33, beginning on line 11, strike all material through "act." on line 15 and insert the following:

    "Any waiver of state laws or local policies and agreements under an intervention plan under chapter 28A.655 RCW shall be considered an educational policy decision.  If any such waiver requires a renegotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, then the parties to the collective bargaining agreement shall enter into bargaining subject to the procedures in this chapter on the effect of school-specific issues for inclusion in an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement.  If agreement is not reached within forty-five days, then the public employment relations commission shall mediate."

    On page 33, beginning on line 18, strike all material through "act." on line 22 and insert the following:

    "Any waiver of state laws or local policies and agreements under an intervention plan under chapter 28A.655 RCW shall be considered an educational policy decision.  If any such waiver requires a renegotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, then the parties to the collective bargaining agreement shall enter into bargaining subject to the procedures in this chapter on the effect of school-specific issues for inclusion in an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement.  If agreement is not reached within forty-five days, then the public employment relations commission shall mediate."

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