WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2472: Teacher salaries & mentoring

Improving the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers by raising salaries and strengthening teacher mentoring.

Summary

  • Declares legislative intent to increase teacher salaries and provide support for beginning teachers with robust mentoring.
  • Increases state allocations for Certificated Instructional Staff by increasing beginning teacher salary allocations to $40,000 and by increasing state allocations for teachers of all other experience levels by at least 1 percent.
  • Increases state allocations for Certificated Administrative Staff and Classified Staff by 1 percent.
  • Makes appropriations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for: the salary allocation increases; local effort assistance; and the Beginning Educator Support Team program.
  • Makes appropriations to the Washington State School for the Blind and the Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss for the increased state salary allocations.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2472), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)
Introduced
January 13, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 6241
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers by raising salaries and strengthening teacher mentoring;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)

16 co-sponsors (16 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

David Sawyer D-29Chris Reykdal D-22Ruth Kagi D-32Laurie Jinkins D-27Steve Tharinger D-24Brady Walkinshaw D-43Jake Fey D-27Gael Tarleton D-36Derek Stanford D-1Chris Kilduff D-28Mike Sells D-38Joan McBride D-48Steve Bergquist D-11Timm Ormsby D-3Senator D-22Roger Goodman D-45

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2472 in other sessions

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