SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5737

BYSenators Bailey, Rinehart, Lee, Fleming, Smitherman, Bender, Metcalf and Murray; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Providing for annual leave for employees of educational service districts.

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Hearing Date(s):March 1, 1989

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Bailey, Chairman; Lee, Vice Chairman; Anderson, Bender, Benitz, Craswell, Fleming, Gaspard, Metcalf, Murray, Rinehart.

Senate Staff:Susan Finkel (786-7483)

                  March 16, 1989

AS PASSED SENATE, MARCH 15, 1989

BACKGROUND:

Currently there are no provisions in statute allowing educational service districts (ESD) to grant annual leave and sick leave for educational service district employees, or for such employees to transfer such leave.

SUMMARY:

Every educational service district board of directors must adopt written policies to provide annual and sick leave of at least ten days for their future employees.  Part-time employees accrue leave proportionately.  Sick leave may not accrue in excess of 12 days per year.

For certificated and non-certificated employees, annual leave accrues at a rate not to exceed 12 days per fiscal year.  Provisions of current contracts, which may conflict with requirements of this statute, continue in effect until the contract expires.  All new contracts must be consistent with this statute.

Leave may not accumulate beyond a maximum of 180 days.  Up to 12 days of unused sick leave per year may be cashed out.

Leave accumulated at the educational service district level may be transferred to other educational service districts, school districts or the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

Leave earned prior to the effective date of this act shall be added to leave accumulated after the effective date of this act.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Don Johnson, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (pro)