H-4308.1
HOUSE BILL 2982
State of Washington
65th Legislature
2018 Regular Session
By Representative Haler
Read first time 02/01/18. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
AN ACT Relating to the Kennewick and Pasco school district regionalization factors used for compensation; amending 2017 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 503 (uncodified); and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that the Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco school districts serve students connected by a common local economy, community, and region. These districts are treated differently in the regionalization factors applied to school salaries under the changes made to basic education funding in the 2017 session, with Richland receiving regional adjustments of six percent, and Pasco and Kennewick receiving no adjustment. In recognition of the similar economic characteristic of the communities served by these school districts and the common economy and region they share, the legislature finds that regionalization factors should treat these school districts equally.
Sec. 2.  2017 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 503 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONBASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
(1) The following calculations determine the salaries used in the state allocations for certificated instructional, certificated administrative, and classified staff units as provided in House Bill No. 2242 (fully funding the program of basic education), RCW 28A.150.260, and under section 502 of this act:
(a) For the 2017-18 school year, salary allocations for certificated instructional staff units are determined for each district by multiplying the district's certificated instructional total base salary shown on LEAP Document 2 by the district's average staff mix factor for certificated instructional staff in that school year, computed using LEAP document 1.
(b) For the 2017-18 school year, salary allocations for certificated administrative staff units and classified staff units for each district are determined based on the district's certificated administrative and classified salary allocation amounts shown on LEAP Document 2.
(c) For the 2018-19 school year salary allocations for certificated instructional staff, certificated administrative staff, and classified staff units are determined for each school district by multiplying the statewide minimum salary allocation for each staff type by the school district's regionalization factor shown in LEAP Document 3.
 
 
Statewide Minimum Salary Allocation
For School Year 2018-19
 
 
Certificated Instructional Staff
$59,333.55
 
 
Certificated Administrative Staff
$79,127.50
 
Classified Staff
$39,975.50
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "LEAP Document 1" means the staff mix factors for certificated instructional staff according to education and years of experience, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on June 22, 2017, at 1:14 hours; and
(b) "LEAP Document 2" means the school year salary allocations for certificated administrative staff and classified staff and derived and total base salaries for certificated instructional staff as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on June 22, 2017, at 1:14 hours.
(c) "LEAP Document 3" means the school district regionalization factors for certificated instructional, certificated administrative, and classified staff, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on ((June 22, 2017, at 1:14)) January 26, 2018, at 12:59 hours.
(3) Incremental fringe benefit factors are applied to salary adjustments at a rate of 22.85 percent for school year 2017-18 and 22.85 percent for school year 2018-19 for certificated instructional and certificated administrative staff and 21.10 percent for school year 2017-18 and 21.10 percent for the 2018-19 school year for classified staff.
(4)(a) Pursuant to RCW 28A.150.410, the following state-wide salary allocation schedule for certificated instructional staff are established for basic education salary allocations for the 2017-18 school year:
 
 
 
Table Of Total Base Salaries For Certificated Instructional Staff
For School Year 2017-18
*** Education Experience ***
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 MA+90
 
of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 OR
 
 
Service
   BA   
BA+15
BA+30
BA+45
BA+90
BA+135
   MA   
MA+45
Ph.D.
 
0
36,521
37,507
38,529
39,554
42,840
44,957
43,785
47,072
49,191
 
1
37,013
38,013
39,048
40,117
43,438
45,543
44,272
47,593
49,697
 
2
37,481
38,491
39,537
40,688
44,000
46,127
44,762
48,073
50,201
 
3
37,964
38,983
40,040
41,229
44,534
46,712
45,227
48,529
50,709
 
4
38,437
39,501
40,565
41,794
45,119
47,313
45,714
49,038
51,234
 
5
38,926
39,995
41,069
42,367
45,679
47,918
46,209
49,522
51,760
 
6
39,428
40,474
41,585
42,948
46,244
48,494
46,716
50,013
52,262
 
7
40,312
41,373
42,498
43,935
47,280
49,593
47,666
51,010
53,324
 
8
41,604
42,724
43,876
45,431
48,822
51,219
49,161
52,552
54,949
 
9
 
44,122
45,332
46,943
50,413
52,892
50,672
54,143
56,623
 
10
 
 
46,805
48,533
52,049
54,611
52,263
55,780
58,340
 
11
 
 
 
50,169
53,761
56,375
53,899
57,492
60,104
 
12
 
 
 
51,753
55,520
58,211
55,600
59,250
61,942
 
13
 
 
 
 
57,322
60,093
57,360
61,052
63,823
 
14
 
 
 
 
59,132
62,046
59,172
62,981
65,776
 
15
 
 
 
 
60,671
63,660
60,710
64,618
67,486
 
 
16 or more
 
 
 
 
61,884
64,932
61,924
65,910
68,836
(b) As used in this subsection, the column headings "BA+(N)" refer to the number of credits earned since receiving the baccalaureate degree.
(c) For credits earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree, any credits in excess of forty-five credits may be counted after the masters degree. Thus, as used in this subsection, the column headings "MA+(N)" refer to the total of:
(i) Credits earned since receiving the masters degree; and
(ii) Any credits in excess of forty-five credits that were earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree.
(5) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "BA" means a baccalaureate degree.
(b) "MA" means a masters degree.
(c) "PHD" means a doctorate degree.
(d) "Years of service" shall be calculated under the same rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.
(e) "Credits" means college quarter hour credits and equivalent in-service credits computed in accordance with RCW 28A.415.020 and 28A.415.023.
(6) 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 this part V, 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.
(7) The salary allocations established in this section are for allocation purposes only except as provided in this subsection, and do not entitle an individual staff position to a particular paid salary except as provided in RCW 28A.400.200, as amended by House Bill No. 2242 (fully funding the program of basic education).
(8) For school year 2018-19, the salary allocations for each district shall be the greater of:
(a) The derived school year 2018-19 salary allocations in subsection (1) of this section; or
(b) The derived salary allocations for school year 2017-18 increased by 2.3 percent.
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