PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Subject of Possible Rule Making: School district eligibility for state salary allocations for three additional days in the school year.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.150.290 and section 503(7) of ESSB 5180.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rules are needed to implement the salary allocation formula for school district certificated instructional staff as defined in the 1999-2001 State Operating Appropriations Act. Rules will determine how districts can qualify for the enhanced funding for three additional days.
Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of public comments and recommendations respecting new, amended or repealed rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by sending written comments to Rules Coordinator, Legal Services, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200, fax (360) 753-4201, TDD (360) 664-3631. For telephone assistance contact Ross Bunda, (360) 753-3585.
May 18, 1999
Dr. Terry Bergeson
Superintendent of
Public Instruction