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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5183: First year teacher salaries

Providing a bonus for certain first year teachers.

Summary

  • Beginning math and science teachers who graduated from a college or university with a 3.5 grade point average receive a $5,000 bonus, awarded over four years: $2,000 in the first year and $1,000 in each of the second, third, and fourth years of teaching.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5183), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
January 17, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to first year teachers' salaries;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Val Stevens R-39Tracey Eide D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Education.

SB 5183 in other sessions

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

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