AN ACT Relating to salary allocations for certificated instructional staff; amending section 503, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 1, Laws of 1987 3rd ex. sess. (uncodified); amending section 504, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 2, chapter 1, Laws of 1987 3rd ex. sess. (uncodified); creating a new section; and making appropriations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that a number of certificated instructional staff have improved their educational qualifications after earning their baccalaureate degrees by attending a significant number of courses. The legislature intends to recognize the educational value the credits for these courses represent on the salary allocation schedule and to provide for a salary adjustment for such persons earning a large number of credits after their baccalaureate degrees. The legislature further finds that some certificated instructional staff have taken extra courses that were not required to earn their masters degrees. Financial disincentives or penalties should not be imposed on these efforts.

Sec. 2. Section 503, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 1, Laws of 1987 3rd ex. sess. (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

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@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tj1!tl$!tr((~~3,814,863,000~~))

!tj2!tr3,818,633,000

Revenue Accrual Account Appropriation!w×!tj1!tl$!tr55,100,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tj1!tl$!tr((~~3,869,963,000~~))

!tj2!tr3,873,763,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) $367,786,000 is provided solely for the remaining months of the 1986-87 school year.

(2) Allocations for certificated staff salaries for the 1987-88 and 1988-89 school years shall be determined by multiplying each district's average basic education certificated instructional and administrative salaries as determined under section 504, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, by the districts' formula-generated staff units as follows:

(a) On the basis of average annual full time equivalent enrollments, excluding handicapped full time equivalent enrollment as recognized for funding purposes under section 507, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., and excluding full time equivalent enrollment otherwise recognized for certificated staff unit allocations under (d) through (i) of this subsection:

(i) Forty-six certificated instructional staff units for each one thousand full time equivalent kindergarten through twelfth grade students.

(ii) Four certificated administrative staff units for each one thousand full time equivalent kindergarten through twelfth grade students.

(b)(i) For the 1987-88 school year, an additional two certificated instructional staff units for each one thousand average annual full time equivalent students in kindergarten through third grade.

(ii) For the 1988-89 school year, an additional three certificated instructional staff units for each one thousand average annual full time equivalent students in kindergarten through third grade.

(c) For school districts with a minimum enrollment of 250 full time equivalent students, whose full time equivalent student enrollment count in a given month exceeds the first of the month full time equivalent enrollment count by 5 percent, an additional state allocation of 110 percent of the share that such increased enrollment would have generated had such additional full time equivalent students been included in the normal enrollment count for that particular month.

(d) 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units for each seventeen and one-half full time equivalent students enrolled in a vocational education program approved by the superintendent of public instruction. However, for skill center programs, the ratio shall be 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units for each annual average 16.67 full time equivalent students enrolled in an approved vocational education program.

(e) For districts enrolling not more than twenty-five average annual full time equivalent students in kindergarten through grade eight, and for small school plants within any school district which enroll not more than twenty-five average annual full time equivalent kindergarten through eighth grade students and have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education:

(i) For those enrolling no students in grades seven or eight, 1.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five students, plus one-twentieth of a certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled; and

(ii) For those enrolling students in either grades seven or eight, 1.68 certificated instructional staff units and 0.32 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five students, plus one-tenth of a certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled.

(f) For districts enrolling more than twenty-five but not more than one hundred average annual full time equivalent students in kindergarten through grade eight, and for small school plants within any school district which enroll more than twenty-five average annual full time equivalent kindergarten through eighth grade students and have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education, in the following cases:

(i) For districts and small school plants with enrollments of up to sixty annual average full time equivalent students in kindergarten through grade six, 2.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units;

(ii) For districts and small school plants with enrollments of up to twenty annual average full time equivalent students in grades seven and eight, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units.

(g) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than seventy annual average full time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-8 program or a grades 1-8 program, an additional one-half of a certificated instructional staff unit.

(h) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-6 program or a grades 1-6 program, an additional one-half of a certificated instructional staff unit.

(i) For districts that operate no more than two high schools with enrollments of not more than three hundred average annual full time equivalent students, for enrollments in each such high school, excluding handicapped and vocational full time equivalent enrollments:

(i) Nine certificated instructional staff units and one-half of a certificated administrative staff unit for the first sixty annual average full time equivalent students; and

(ii) Additional certificated staff units based upon a ratio of 0.8732 certificated instructional staff units and 0.1268 certificated administrative staff units per forty-three and one-half average annual full time equivalent students.

(3) Allocations for classified salaries for the 1987-88 and 1988-89 school years shall be calculated by multiplying each district's average basic education classified salary allocation as determined under section 504(2), chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, by the district's formula-generated classified staff units determined as follows:

(a) For enrollments generating certificated staff unit allocations under subsections (2) (e) through (i) of this section, one classified staff unit per each three certificated staff units allocated under such subsections.

(b) For all other enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve, including vocational but excluding handicapped full time equivalent enrollments, one classified staff unit for each sixty average annual full time equivalent students.

(c) For each nonhigh school district with an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, an additional one-half of a classified staff unit.

(4) Fringe benefit allocations shall be calculated at a rate of 19.41 percent in the 1987-88 school year and 19.53 percent in the 1987-88 school year of certificated salary allocations provided under subsection (2) of this section, and a rate of 17.00 percent in the 1987-88 school year and 17.12 percent in the 1988-89 school year of classified salary allocations provided under subsection (3) of this section.

(5) Insurance benefit allocations for the 1987-88 and 1988-89 school years shall be calculated at a rate of $167 per month for the number of certificated staff units determined in subsection (2) of this section and for the number of classified staff units determined in subsection (3) of this section multiplied by 1.152.

(6)(a) For nonemployee related costs with each certificated staff unit allocated under subsections (2) (a), (b), (c), and (e) through (i) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $5,973 per certificated staff unit in the 1987-88 school year and a maximum of $6,188 per certificated staff unit in the 1988-89 school year.

(b) For nonemployee related costs with each certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(d) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $11,382 per certificated staff unit in the 1987-88 school year and a maximum of $11,792 per certificated staff unit in the 1988-89 school year.

(7) Allocations for costs of substitutes for classroom teachers shall be distributed at a maximum rate of $275 per full time equivalent basic education classroom teacher during the 1987-88 and 1988-89 school years.

(8) The superintendent may distribute a maximum of $3,209,000 outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 1988 and 1989 as follows:

(a) For fire protection for school districts located in a fire protection district as now or hereafter established pursuant to chapter 52.04 RCW, a maximum of $342,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1988 and a maximum of $342,000 in fiscal year 1989.

(b) For summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of $1,099,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1988 and a maximum of $1,135,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1989.

(9) Formula enhancements are provided under this section which are not attributable to enrollment or workload changes, compensation increases, or inflationary adjustments. For the purposes of section 101, chapter 2, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., the following allocations for the 1987-88 school year shall be recognized as levy reduction funds:

(a) For certificated instructional staff units generated under subsection (2)(b)(i) of this section, all allocations for nonemployee-related costs and one-half of all allocations for certificated salaries and benefits.

(b) For certificated instructional staff units generated under subsection (2)(b)(ii) of this section, one-third of all allocations including nonemployee-related costs and certificated staff salaries and benefits.

(10) For the purposes of section 101, chapter 2, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., the increase per full time equivalent student in the state basic education appropriation provided under this section is 2.75 percent between the 1986-87 and 1987-88 school years, and 3.52 percent between the 1987-88 and 1988-89 school years.

(11) The revenue accrual account appropriation is provided solely for allocations for employer contributions to the teachers' retirement system included under subsection (4) of this section.

(12) A maximum of $372,000 may be distributed to enhance funding provided in subsections (1) through (8) of this section for remote and necessary school plants on islands without scheduled public transportation which are the sole school plants serving students in elementary grades on these islands. Any school district receiving an allocation under this subsection must certify that funding distributed for its remote and necessary school plants under this subsection and subsection (2)(e) of this section is used solely for programs for students enrolled in these school plants. The superintendent of public instruction shall ensure compliance with this subsection, including appropriate distribution of school district overhead costs. The superintendent shall study and, in a report submitted to the legislature prior to December 1, 1988, make recommendations on adequate but not excessive funding formulas for remote and necessary school plants serving less than twenty-five students.

(13) The appropriations in this section include $119,343,000 allocated for compensation increases for basic education staff, as provided pursuant to section 504, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended.

Sec. 3. Section 504, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 2, chapter 1, Laws of 1987 3rd ex. sess. (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

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For the purposes of section 503, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, and this section, the following conditions and limitations apply:

(1) (a) Districts shall certify to the superintendent of public instruction such information as may be necessary regarding the years of service and educational experience of basic education certificated instructional employees for the purposes of calculating certificated instructional staff salary allocations pursuant to this section. Any change in information previously certified, on the basis of additional years of experience or educational credits, shall be reported and certified to the superintendent of public instruction at the time such change takes place.

(b) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section, "basic education certificated instructional staff" is defined as provided in section 203, chapter 2, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess.

(c) "LEAP Document 1" means the computerized tabulation establishing staff mix factors for basic education certificated instructional staff according to education and years of experience, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on August 18, 1987, at 13:26 hours.

(d) "LEAP Document 10" means the computerized tabulation of 1986-87 average salary allocations for basic education certificated administrative staff and basic education classified staff, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on May 11, 1987, at 11:06 hours.

(e) "LEAP Document 11" means the computerized tabulation of 1986-87 derived base salaries for basic education certificated instructional staff, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on August 19, 1987, at 10:29 hours.

(f) "Derived base salary" means a school district's average salary for basic education certificated instructional staff, divided by the district's average staff mix factor for such staff computed using LEAP Document 1.

(2)(a)(i) For the 1987-88 school year, average salary allocations for basic education certificated administrative staff under section 503, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, shall be the district's 1986-87 certificated administrative average salary shown on LEAP Document 10, increased by 2.1 percent of the 1986-87 LEAP Document 10 state-wide average salary for certificated administrative staff.

(ii) For the 1988-89 school year, average salary allocations for basic education certificated administrative staff under section 503, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, shall be the district's certificated administrative average salary allocation for the 1987-88 school year provided under this section, further increased by 2.14 percent of the 1986-87 LEAP Document 10 state-wide average salary.

(b)(i) For the 1987-88 school year, average salary allocations for basic education classified staff under section 503, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, shall be the district's 1986-87 classified average salary shown on LEAP Document 10, increased by 2.7 percent of the 1986-87 LEAP Document 10 state-wide average salary for classified staff.

(ii) For the 1988-89 school year, average salary allocations for basic education classified staff under section 503, chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, shall be the district's classified average salary allocation for the 1987-88 school year provided under this section, further increased by 2.77 percent of the 1986-87 LEAP Document 10 state-wide average classified salary.

(c) Allocations for certificated instructional salaries in the 1987-88 school year under section 503(2), chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, shall be the greater of:

(i) The district's average salary as determined by placing the district's actual full time equivalent basic education certificated instructional staff for that school year on the 1987-88 state-wide salary allocation schedule established in subsection (3)(a) of this section; or

(ii) The district's actual average annual basic education certificated instructional staff salary for the 1986-87 school year, as reported to the superintendent of public instruction prior to June 1, 1987, improved by 2.1 percent; or

(iii) The district's 1986-87 derived base salary for basic education certificated instructional staff as shown on LEAP Document 11, multiplied by the district's average staff mix factor determined using LEAP Document 1 for 1987-88 basic education certificated instructional staff, and further increased by 2.1 percent.

(d) Allocations for certificated instructional salaries in the 1988-89 school year under section 503(2), chapter 7, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., as amended, shall be the greater of:

(i) The district's average salary as determined by placing the district's actual full time equivalent basic education certificated instructional staff for that school year on the 1988-89 state-wide salary allocation schedule established in subsection (3)(b) of this section; or

(ii) For districts which received salary allocations for the 1987-88 school year under subsection (2)(c)(ii) or (iii) of this section, the district's actual 1987-88 derived base salary for basic education certificated instructional staff computed by the superintendent of public instruction using LEAP Document 1, multiplied by the district's average staff mix factor determined using LEAP Document 1 for 1988-89 basic education certificated instructional staff, and further increased by 2.1 percent.

(3) Pursuant to section 204, chapter 2, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess., the following state-wide salary allocation schedules for certificated instructional staff, for allocation purposes only, are established:

@LB @h0(a) 1987-88 STATE-WIDE SALARY ALLOCATION SCHEDULE

FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

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!trof

!trService!trBA!trBA+15!trBA+30!trBA+45

!w×

@h1

!tr0!tr17,050!tr17,510!tr17,988!tr18,465

!tr1!tr17,681!tr18,158!tr18,653!tr19,164

!tr2!tr18,329!tr18,823!tr19,335!tr19,897

!tr3!tr19,011!tr19,522!tr20,051!tr20,648

!tr4!tr19,710!tr20,255!tr20,801!tr21,432

!tr5!tr20,443!tr21,006!tr21,568!tr22,250

!tr6!tr21,210!tr21,773!tr22,370!tr23,103

!tr7!tr21,995!tr22,574!tr23,188!tr23,972

!tr8!tr22,796!tr23,410!tr24,041!tr24,893

!tr9!tr!tr24,279!tr24,944!tr25,831

!tr10!tr!tr!tr25,865!tr26,820

!tr11!tr!tr!tr!tr27,843

!tr12!tr!tr!tr!tr

!tr13!tr!tr!tr!tr

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@h01987-88 STATE-WIDE SALARY ALLOCATION SCHEDULE

FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

!tp1,1,1,1,1,1 !TRYears

!trof!tj4!trMA+90

!trService !trBA+90!trBA+135!trMA!trMA+45!tror!sc ,001PHD

!w×

@h1

!tr0!tr20,000!tr20,989!tr20,000!tr21,210!tr22,250

!tr1!tr20,750!tr21,756!tr20,750!tr21,995!tr23,069

!tr2!tr21,517!tr22,557!tr21,517!tr22,813!tr23,921

!tr3!tr22,301!tr23,393!tr22,301!tr23,648!tr24,808

!tr4!tr23,137!tr24,262!tr23,137!tr24,518!tr25,728

!tr5!tr23,989!tr25,166!tr23,989!tr25,439!tr26,666

!tr6!tr24,876!tr26,087!tr24,876!tr26,376!tr27,655

!tr7!tr25,797!tr27,058!tr25,797!tr27,348!tr28,678

!tr8!tr26,751!tr28,064!tr26,751!tr28,354!tr29,752

!tr9!tr27,740!tr29,104!tr27,740!tr29,411!tr30,843

!tr10!tr28,763!tr30,179!tr28,763!tr30,502!tr31,986

!tr11!tr29,838!tr31,287!tr29,838!tr31,628!tr33,162

!tr12!tr30,946!tr32,446!tr30,946!tr32,804!tr34,390

!tr13!tr32,088!tr33,640!tr32,088!tr34,015!tr35,669

!tr14!sc ,1or!sc ,1more!tr!tr34,884!tr33,265!tr35,276!tr36,981

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@h0(b) 1988-89 STATE-WIDE SALARY ALLOCATION SCHEDULE

FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

!tp1,1,1,1,1 !TRYears

!trof

!trService !trBA!trBA+15!trBA+30!trBA+45

!w×

@h1

!tr0!tr17,600!tr18,075!tr18,568!tr19,061

!tr1!tr18,251!tr18,744!tr19,254!tr19,782

!tr2!tr18,920!tr19,430!tr19,958!tr20,539

!tr3!tr19,624!tr20,152!tr20,698!tr21,314

!tr4!tr20,346!tr20,909!tr21,472!tr22,123

!tr5!tr21,102!tr21,683!tr22,264!tr22,968

!tr6!tr21,894!tr22,475!tr23,091!tr23,848

!tr7!tr22,704!tr23,302!tr23,936!tr24,746

!tr8!tr23,531!tr24,165!tr24,816!tr25,696

!tr9!tr!tr25,062!tr25,749!tr26,664

!tr10!tr!tr!tr26,699!tr27,685

!tr11!tr!tr!tr!tr28,741

!tr12!tr!tr!tr!tr

!tr13!tr!tr!tr!tr

!tr14!sc ,1or!sc ,1more!tr!tr!tr!tr

@h3

@h01988-89 STATE-WIDE SALARY ALLOCATION SCHEDULE

FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

!tp1,1,1,1,1,1 !TRYears

!trof!tj4!trMA+90

!trService !trBA+90!trBA+135!trMA!trMA+45!tror!sc ,001PHD

!w×

@h1

!tr0!tr20,645!tr21,666!tr20,645!tr21,894!tr22,968

!tr1!tr21,419!tr22,458!tr21,419!tr22,704!tr23,813

!tr2!tr22,211!tr23,285!tr22,211!tr23,549!tr24,693

!tr3!tr23,021!tr24,147!tr23,021!tr24,411!tr25,608

!tr4!tr23,883!tr25,045!tr23,883!tr25,309!tr26,558

!tr5!tr24,763!tr25,978!tr24,763!tr26,259!tr27,526

!tr6!tr25,678!tr26,928!tr25,678!tr27,227!tr28,547

!tr7!tr26,629!tr27,931!tr26,629!tr28,230!tr29,603

!tr8!tr27,614!tr28,970!tr27,614!tr29,269!tr30,712

!tr9!tr28,635!tr30,043!tr28,635!tr30,360!tr31,838

!tr10!tr29,691!tr31,152!tr29,691!tr31,486!tr33,018

!tr11!tr30,800!tr32,296!tr30,800!tr32,648!tr34,232

!tr12!tr31,944!tr33,493!tr31,944!tr33,862!tr35,499

!tr13!tr33,123!tr34,725!tr33,123!tr35,112!tr36,819

!tr14!sc ,1or!sc ,1more!tr!tr36,010!tr34,338!tr36,414!tr38,174

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@LA (c) As used in this subsection:

(i) "BA" means a baccalaureate degree;

(ii) "MA" means a masters degree;

(iii) "PHD" means a doctorate degree;

(iv) "+(N)" means the number of college quarter hour credits earned since the highest degree.

(4) Allocations for certificated instructional salaries for the 1988-89 school year under subsection (2)(d) of this section for staff with an equal number of years experience who earned one hundred thirty-five quarter hour credits after receiving their baccalaureate degree and prior to receiving their masters degree shall be determined using the greater of:

(a) The salary allocation for certificated instructional staff who have earned a baccalaureate degree and one hundred thirty-five quarter hour credits; or

(b) The salary allocation for certificated instructional staff who have earned a masters degree.