FINAL BILL REPORT

                 ESHB 1182

                          C 69 L 94

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Allowing retired teachers to work in educational institutions for ninety days per school year without a reduction in benefits.

By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Brumsickle, Karahalios, Dorn, Chandler, Peery, G. Cole, Zellinsky, Chappell, Jacobsen, Basich, Carlson, Wood, Thomas, Brough, Cothern, Van Luven, Johanson, Shin, Jones, Morton, Ballard, Padden, Fuhrman, Sheahan, Talcott, Schoesler, Long, Eide, Flemming, Wang, Horn, Mielke, Tate, Springer, Cooke, Dyer, Leonard, Foreman, Vance, Pruitt and Finkbeiner).

House Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Education

Background:  Retired teachers on Teachers' Retirement System Plan I (TRS I) may serve as substitute teachers for up to 75 days a school year without affecting their retirement benefits.

Summary:  The TRS I limitation of 75 days per year of substitute teaching without reduction of retirement benefits may be extended 15 days for retired substitutes working in school districts or in multi-district substitute cooperatives in which it has been determined that a shortage of substitutes exists.  This determination must be made by school districts annually.  The change shall be effective beginning September 1, 1994.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  98 0

Senate 43 0 (Senate amended)

House  96 0 (House concurred)

Effective:  June 9, 1994