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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1187

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Sayan, Jacobsen, Day, Ferguson, Hankins, Zellinsky, O'Brien, Jones, Prentice, Leonard, Rayburn, Heavey, Basich, Ballard, Dorn, P. King, Winsley, Dellwo and Youngsman

Read first time 1/18/89 and referred to Committees on Education/Appropriations.

AN ACT Relating to state salary allocations for certificated instructional staff with delayed college graduations; and amending RCW 28A.41.112.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 204, chapter 2, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 4, chapter 1, Laws of 1987 3rd ex. sess. and RCW 28A.41.112 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The legislature shall establish for each school year in the appropriations act a state-wide salary allocation schedule, for allocation purposes only, to be used to distribute funds for basic education certificated instructional staff salaries under RCW 28A.41.140.

          (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall calculate salary allocations for state funded basic education certificated instructional staff by determining the district average salary for basic education instructional staff using the salary allocation schedule established pursuant to this section.  However, no district shall receive an allocation based upon an average basic education certificated instructional staff salary which is less than the average of the district's 1986-87 actual basic education certificated instructional staff salaries, as reported to the superintendent of public instruction prior to June 1, 1987, and the legislature may grant minimum salary increases on that base:  PROVIDED, That the superintendent of public instruction may adjust this allocation based upon the education and experience of the district's certificated instructional staff.

(3)(a) The rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction on state salary allocations beginning with the 1988-89 school year under this section may apply college credits earned before the baccalaureate degree towards advancement on the salary allocation schedule under the following conditions:

(i) Before earning the baccalaureate degree, the employee had been enrolled in higher education institutions and had earned credits equivalent to a full-time course load during more than twelve quarters or eight semesters;

(ii) The institution awarding the degree attests that the additional quarters or semesters of study were due to the unavailability of required courses during the quarter or semester when the employee would otherwise have graduated;

(iii) The college quarter hour credits earned before the baccalaureate degree that are counted for advancement on the salary allocation schedule include only those which the employee may apply to meet requirements for professional level or continuing certification, in excess of these credits or courses otherwise required for initial certification and the baccalaureate degree; and

(iv) The district obtains and submits documentation as may be required by the superintendent of public instruction, including documentation from higher education institutions.

(b) Credits earned before the baccalaureate degree that meet these conditions shall count in addition to a master's degree on the salary allocation schedule only if additional credits earned after the baccalaureate but before the master's degree would count in addition to the master's degree.