BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 5479

SB 5479: Provisnl certificatd employe

Changing time periods for provisional status for certificated employees.

Summary

Teachers and other non-supervisory certificated staff are provisional district employees during the first three years of employment. An exception remains for new hires with two or more years certificated work experience in another Washington school district; their provisional employment status with the new district lasts one year.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5479), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 28, 1997
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 11, 1997
Passed Housestopped here
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Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced: January 28, 1997 in the Senate
Last action: March 12, 1998
Versions: SB 5479, ESSB 5479

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 11, 1997

Version voted on: ESSB 5479

47 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	21	2	0	0
Republican	26	0	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (47)

Nay (2)

Margarita Prentice D-11
Lena Swanson D-35

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Senate · Final Passage

February 6, 1998

Version voted on: ESSB 5479

28 Yea 19 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	3	18	0	2
Republican	25	1	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (28)

Nay (19)

Excused (2)

Albert Bauer D-49
Julia Patterson D-33

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1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

House · AMD 603 QUALL

April 16, 1997

Version voted on: ESSB 5479

48 Yea 47 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	41	1	0	0
Republican	7	46	0	3

How each member voted

Yea (48)

Nay (47)

Excused (3)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5479 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5479 (2025–26) Open space incidental use · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5479 (2023–24) Long-term care/referendum · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5479 (2021–22) Beverage alcohol/workforce · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5479 (2019–20) State credit union act · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5479 (2017–18) Shared parental leave · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5479 (2015–16) Contractor fining by DES · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5479 (2013–14) Safekeeping of firearms · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5479 (2011–12) High school math & science · Did not pass · died in committee

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SB 5479: Provisnl certificatd employe

Summary

Sponsors

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

Yea (47)

Nay (2)

Senate · Final Passage

Yea (28)

Nay (19)

Excused (2)

House · AMD 603 QUALL

Yea (48)

Nay (47)

Excused (3)

History

SB 5479 in other sessions