BILL REQ. #:  H-3910.1 

Read first time 01/18/2006.   Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

     AN ACT Relating to salary schedules for educational staff associate positions and vocational certified instructors; and amending RCW 28A.150.410.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28A.150.410 and 2002 c 353 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature shall establish for each school year in the appropriations act a statewide 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) Salary allocations for state-funded basic education certificated instructional staff shall be calculated by the superintendent of public instruction by determining the district's average salary for certificated instructional staff, using the statewide salary allocation schedule and related documents, conditions, and limitations established by the omnibus appropriations act.
     (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 omnibus 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.
(4) Beginning in the 2006-07 school year, the determination of years of service for occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, nurses, social workers, counselors, and psychologists, regulated under Title 18 RCW, may include experience in schools and other nonschool positions as occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, nurses, social workers, counselors, or psychologists. One year of service in nonschool positions shall be counted as one year of service for purposes of this chapter. A maximum of five years of service in nonschool positions may be included in the determination of years of service.
     (5) Beginning in the 2006-07 school year, the determination of years of service for vocational certified instructors may include related nonschool experience for vocational certified instructors with a degree from an accredited institution of higher education that was attained before receiving a vocational certificate. A maximum of five years of service in nonschool positions may be included in the determination of years of service.