BILL REQ. #:  S-3304.5 

Read first time 01/15/14.   Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

     AN ACT Relating to providing internet access to public school data and expenditure information; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   It is the legislature's intent to provide the public and the legislature easy access to school district data. No public centralized database exists with information regarding school collective bargaining information. The information communicated through school collective bargaining information will provide valuable feedback to the public and the legislature as additional basic education investments are provided.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall implement, maintain, and create rules for an internet-based portal that provides public access to school district collective bargaining agreements and data elements provided in subsection (2) of this section.
     (2) For each school district-approved and renewed collective bargaining agreement, the school district shall provide the office of the superintendent of public instruction with information on the agreement within twenty days of its approval. The agreement information must be provided on a form prescribed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction and must include but is not limited to:
     (a) The term of the agreement;
     (b) The total supplemental salary amount and average supplemental salary per employee;
     (c) The total number of in-service days;
     (d) The total number of sick leave days, personal leave days, and holidays;
     (e) The maximum contracted class size by grade and overload concessions;
     (f) Additional compensation provided for time, responsibility, incentives, or other purposes;
     (g) Annual percentage of change in total salary from prior year;
     (h) District-wide average hours of student instructional time per school year by grade;
     (i) Provisions addressing actions taken specifically to eliminate the opportunity gap;
     (j) Any items, terms, policies, practices, customs, or conditions in the agreement, that were not included in information provided to the office of the superintendent of public instruction in any prior year; and
     (k) Whether the agreement contains a no strike clause.