HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 982

BYRepresentatives Fuhrman, Valle, Betrozoff, Pruitt, Holland, Ebersole, Walker, L. Smith, Nealey, Doty, Patrick, May, Brough, Ballard, Lewis, B. Williams, Padden, Allen, Cole, Rasmussen, P. King, Belcher, K. Wilson, Sprenkle, Baugher, Beck, Hargrove, C. Smith, Peery, Cooper, Taylor, Chandler, Bumgarner, Sutherland, Day, Kremen, Silver, Ferguson, Todd, Jesernig, Basich, Moyer and Winsley

Permitting the substitution of instructional assistance as a teacher's aide for up to fifteen units of methods and teacher training requirements.

House Committe on Education

Majority Report:     The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (20)

     Signed by Representatives Ebersole, Chair; Spanel, Vice Chair; Betrozoff, Cole, Cooper, Fuhrman, Holland, Holm, P. King, Peery, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rayburn, Rust, Schoon, L. Smith, Taylor, Todd, Valle and Walker.

House Staff:Susan Patrick (786-7111)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION FEBRUARY 27, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Many individuals enter the teaching profession from various routes. The teaching profession also allows an individual to leave the profession for a period of time and then elect to return.  The training requirements for individuals who have experience in providing instruction to children under the supervision of a certificated teacher are the same as for individuals who have no such experience.  Teacher's aide positions in some circumstances are filled by individuals who have a certificate, but have not elected to accept a full time position.  If such an individual holding a certificate is not employed as a teacher for a specified period of time, the certificate must be renewed by completing fifteen units of credit.

SUMMARY:

SUBSTITUTE BILL:  The State Board of Education shall adopt administrative rules that will allow a teacher certification candidate to substitute one year of employment as a teacher's aide for up to fifteen quarter hours of methods and teacher training requirements.  To allow this substitution the candidate must have worked at least 50 percent of the work as a teacher's aide involved in instructional activities with children under the supervision of a certificated teacher and receive an evaluation recommending that the work be substituted for credit by the supervising teacher.  This method of substitution may also be used by teachers who are renewing an expired certificate.  The candidate must have worked a minimum of 630 hours for one school year.

An advisory committee shall advise the State Board of Education on the guidelines for allowing credit for experience as defined in this act. The advisory committee shall consist of representatives of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, public and private teacher preparation institutions, teachers, school administrators, and principals.

SUBSTITUTE BILL COMPARED TO ORIGINAL:  It is made clear that fifteen quarter hours of credit may be earned. One half time is defined to mean 630 hours of work during one full school year. An advisory committee is created to advise the State Board of Education on adopting guidelines for granting credit for experience.

Fiscal Note:    Requested February 19, 1987.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:     Howard Coble, Washington Association of School Administrators; Bob Maier, Washington Education Association; Bob O'Banion, self; Kris Van Gorkum, for Monica Schmidt, Executive Director, State Board of Education; Ben Edlund, Washington State School Directors Association.

House Committee - Testified Against: None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:     It is important that we recognize the importance of experience in working with children in the training of teachers.  This provides a teacher training candidate with a mixture of academic and practical experience.

House Committee - Testimony Against: None Presented.