BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5942: Bilingual instruction staff

Providing a salary bonus for bilingual instructional staff who use both languages in the classroom.

Summary

Certificated instructional staff who can demonstrate that they are fluent in two languages and use both languages in the classroom instruction of their students will receive an annual bonus of 10 percent of the salary associated with the recipient's education and experience on the statewide salary allocation schedule for the relevant year.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5942), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to bilingual instructional staff salary bonuses;

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

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

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SB 5942 (2019–20) Budgeting/servs for children · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5942 (2017–18) School siting/GMA · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5942 (2015–16) Nat. guard youth challenge · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5942 (2013–14) Higher ed appropriations · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5942 (2011–12) Liquor warehousing · Enacted · Chapter 45, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session