SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5274

BYSenators Gaspard, Kiskaddon, Bauer and Smitherman

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

Senate Committee on Education

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

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)

                  March 5, 1987

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS, MARCH 3, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Under the In-service Training Act, school districts are required to conduct a district needs assessment at least every two years to identify the districts' in-service training needs and goals.  Current law does not permit state funded 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 one college credit on the salary schedule developed by the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee (LEAP) for each ten clock hours of approved in-service training attended.

Certified personnel shall receive one college credit on the salary schedule developed by the LEAP Committee for each ten clock hours of continuing education received, as defined by rule adopted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Certificated personnel shall not be required to attend an in- service training program unless the program is approved by an in- service training task force under the In-Service Training Act (RCW 28A.71.210).

EFFECT OF PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE:

Language is added to clarify that the credit to be granted on the LEAP schedule for each ten clock hours of approved in-service training or continuing education shall be the equivalent of a one credit college quarter course.

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.

An effective date of after August 31, 1987 is included to establish when eligible clock hours of in-service or continuing education may be counted toward application on the LEAP schedule.

Language is added to clarify that the State Board of Education rather than the Superintendent of Public Instruction adopts rules for continuing education requirements.

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