SENATE BILL REPORT

                           SHB 2246

   AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 23, 1994

Brief Description:  Changing provisions relating to substitute school employees.

SPONSORS: House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives B. Thomas, Dorn, Brough, Cothern, Brumsickle, Pruitt, Dyer, Karahalios, Stevens, L. Thomas, Eide and Basich)

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Majority Report:  Do pass. 

     Signed by Senators Pelz, Chairman; McAuliffe, Vice Chairman; Gaspard, McDonald, Moyer, Nelson, Rinehart, Skratek, A. Smith and Winsley.

Staff:  Susan Mielke (786‑7439)

Hearing Dates: February 23, 1994

BACKGROUND:

Under current law, the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) may pay for substitutes for certificated employees when a certificated employee is requested by the SPI or the State Board of Education to serve on a committee formed for the purpose of furthering education within the state or the school district, and it is necessary to obtain a substitute to perform the certificated employee's duties.  No similar provision is available for classified employees.

SUMMARY:

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may pay for substitutes for classified employees when a classified employee is requested by the SPI or the State Board of Education to serve on a committee formed for the purpose of furthering education within the state or the school district, and it is necessary to obtain a substitute to perform the classified employee's duties.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

TESTIMONY FOR:

This is an equity issue.  All employees, both classified and certificated, should be able to receive substitute costs.

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  Representative B. Thomas, prime sponsor