BILL REQ. #:  H-4352.1 

Read first time 01/25/2006.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Education.

     AN ACT Relating to teacher retention in rural school districts; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The legislature finds that recent research by the University of Washington sheds light on teacher retention, attrition, and mobility in Washington. The research attempted to identify statewide and district patterns of teacher behavior based on twenty sample districts. Despite some variation in the district sample based on geographic region and size, however, additional analysis and a more complete data set are necessary to make valid findings for small and rural school districts in the state.
     (2) The University of Washington shall continue its research on teacher retention, attrition, and mobility and complete a study that examines trends and patterns of teacher behavior in small and rural school districts as compared to large and urban school districts. The university shall submit the study findings to the education committees of the legislature by December 1, 2006.