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SENATE BILL NO. 5672
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State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By Senators Lee, Rinehart, Bailey, Murray, Gaspard, Fleming, Anderson, Warnke and Bauer
Read first time 2/1/89 and referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to educational food service employees; adding a new section to chapter 28A.41 RCW; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature recognizes that adequate nutrition is essential for optimum student learning. A well-balanced breakfast and lunch offered by public schools contributes to a healthy learning environment. The legislature also recognizes food service employees as essential to providing a well-rounded program.
Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to provide to food service employees the same salary increases that are provided for other school district personnel.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28A.41 RCW to read as follows:
In addition to other money appropriated by the legislature for classified staff, money shall be appropriated to provide salary and benefit increases for food service personnel when salary and benefit increases are provided for other classified personnel.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The sum of .......... 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 for the purposes of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. 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.