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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5703

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Gaspard, Murray, von Reichbauer and Rinehart

Read first time 2/2/89 and referred to Committee on  Education.

AN ACT Relating to the salary allocation schedule; amending RCW 28A.41.112; and creating a new section.

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) As used in this section, "eligible credit or credits" means credits that may be applied to satisfy requirements for endorsements as defined by the state board of education or credits that satisfy general knowledge or pedagogy requirements as adopted by the state board of education.

(4) For the purpose of determining placement on the allocation schedule, education credits earned while pursuing and beyond awarded or conferred bachelor's and master's degrees shall be determined by the superintendent of public instruction by calculating the total eligible credits including:

(a) Credits earned in excess of those required for the awarding or conferring of the employee's first bachelor's or master's degree;

(b) Credits earned after the awarding or conferring of the employee's first bachelor's or master's degrees;

(c) Credits earned on or before October 1 of the year for which allocations are being calculated pursuant to this chapter; and

(d) Credits earned from a locally approved in-service training program meeting standards adopted by the state board of education, or a state-approved continuing education agency.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     Certificated employees may submit a letter identifying credits which are not currently counted in the employee's placement on the salary allocation model, but which the employee believes qualify under the terms outlined in RCW 28A.41.112.  The letter and transcript shall be submitted to the school district for review during the 1989-90 school year.  The letter must state whether the credits are being claimed as applying to an endorsement or to fulfill pedagogy requirements.  No application shall be accepted after June 10, 1990.  Credits that are accepted by the school district shall be counted toward the employee's placement on the salary allocation model for the 1990-91 school year.