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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2991

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives Betrozoff, Ferguson, S. Wilson, Forner, Walker, May and Horn

Read first time 1/31/90 and referred to Committees on Education/Appropriations.

AN ACT Relating to incentive grants for school district certificated employees; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     (1) Moneys provided under section 2 of this act shall be distributed to districts on a per capita basis according to the number of full-time-equivalent certificated instructional employees.  The moneys may be expended by districts solely for incentive grants for certificated instructional staff provided through supplemental contracts under RCW 28A.58.0951(4).  The additional compensation shall not become part of an employee's continuing contract.

          (2) School districts shall select employees to receive incentive grants on the basis of locally adopted criteria and performance standards.  The grants may be used:

          (a) As compensation for additional staff development or inservice training days;

          (b) As compensation for additional responsibilities or duties such as supervising student teachers or acting as mentors for other staff;

          (c) To provide additional compensation for first-year teachers; or

          (d) As one-time bonuses for exceeding district performance goals.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     The sum of thirty-five million dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1991, from the general fund to the superintendent of public instruction to be distributed to school districts for incentive grants for teachers and other certificated instructional staff.