SENATE BILL REPORT

SSB 5274

BYSenate Committee on Education (originally sponsored by  Senators Gaspard, Kiskaddon, Bauer and Smitherman)

Recognizing teachers' in-service training and continuing education for compensation purposes.

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 20, 1987; February 18, 1987

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5274 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

      Signed by Senators Gaspard, Chairman; Bauer, Vice Chairman; Rinehart, Vice Chairman; Bender, Smitherman, Warnke.

Senate Staff:Larry Davis (786-7422)

                  February 23, 1987

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Senate Hearing Date(s):March 3, 1987

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5274 as recommended by Committee on Education be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators McDermott, Chairman; Gaspard, Vice Chairman; Bauer, Fleming, Lee, Moore, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Vognild, Warnke, Williams, Wojahn.

Senate Staff:Mike Williams (786-7439)

                  April 14, 1987

AS PASSED SENATE, MARCH 18, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Under the In-service Training Act, school districts are required to conduct an assessment at least every two years to identify in-service training needs and goals.  Current law does not permit state or locally funded in-service training or continuing education credits to count toward salary allocation purposes on the compensation schedule developed by the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee.

SUMMARY:

Certificated personnel shall receive the equivalent of a one quarter college credit course on the salary schedule developed by the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee (LEAP) for each (a) ten clock hours of approved in-service training attended; (b) ten clock hours of continuing education received, as defined by rule adopted by the State Board of Education.

An approved in-service training program shall be: (a) approved by a school district board of directors and developed in participation with an in-service training task force, or (b) offered by an education agency approved by the State Board of Education to provide in-service for continuing education purposes, or (c) approved by a district and offered by a State Board approved provider of in-service for continuing education.

Effective after August 31, 1987, eligible clock hours of in-service or continuing education may be counted toward application on the LEAP schedule.

Fiscal Note:      available

Senate Committee - Testified: EDUCATION:  Bob Pickles, Washington Education Association; Howard Coble, Washington Association of School Administrators; Judy Hartmann, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Senate Committee - Testified: WAYS & MEANS:  No one

HOUSE AMENDMENT:

An approved in-service training program which is approved by a school district board of directors must meet standards adopted by the State Board of Education.