5967 AMS HARG GREL 197

SB 5967 - S AMD to S AMD (S-5227.3) 239

By Senators Hargrove, Ranker, Frockt, Rolfes, McAuliffe, Conway, Kilmer, Harper, Eide, Brown, Shin

NOT ADOPTED 03/02/2012

    On page 156, line 20, strike "$72,279,000" and insert "$90,017,000".

    Adjust total appropriation accordingly.

    On page 157, line 28, after "(($40,681,000)) ", strike "$21,555,000" and insert "$39,293,000".

    On page 157, line 34, after "a bonus of ", strike "(($5,090)) $2,500", and insert "$5,090".

    On page 158, line 14, after "Bonuses in (a)", strike "(((i) and))", and insert "(i) and".

EFFECT:  Restores current base bonus policies for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' certification, returning base bonuses to $5,090 per teacher with first-year recipients receiving a pro-rated 60 percent of the annual bonus. Returns base-bonus policy to payment for the length of certification (10 years), eliminating the five-year limit.

FISCAL IMPACT: $17.738 million. General Fund-State.   

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