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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2976

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representative Tate

Read first time 1/29/90 and referred to Committees on Education/Appropriations.

AN ACT Relating to the salary allocation schedule for instructional staff; amending RCW 28A.41.112; and declaring an emergency.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 204, chapter 2, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 16, Laws of 1989 1st 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) Beginning January 1, 1992, no more than ninety college quarter-hour credits received by any employee after the baccalaureate degree may be used to determine compensation allocations under the state salary allocation schedule and LEAP documents referenced in the biennial appropriations act, or any replacement schedules and documents, unless:

          (a) The employee has a masters degree; or

          (b) The credits were used in generating state salary allocations before January 1, 1992.

(4) Instructional staff who earn or have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university or college and who, while in pursuit of the degree, earn or earned more units or credits than needed for the degree shall have the additional units or credits reported for determining the salary level for the state-wide salary allocation schedule for instructional staff.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.