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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2851

HB 2851: School director compensation

Concerning compensation of school directors.

Summary

  • Increases the maximum allowable compensation for school board directors from $4,800 per year to an amount equaling 50 percent of the annual salary of a beginning certificated teacher in the applicable district.
  • Delays the effective date of a board-approved compensation increase until January 1 after the adoption of a compensation increase resolution and the election of one or more district directors.
  • Requires school district boards of directors to, beginning August 1, 2017, and every two years thereafter, report the amount of their directors' compensation to the Washington State School Directors' Association.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 2851), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2016
  3. Passed HouseFeb 11, 2016
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Noel Frame (D-36)
Introduced
January 22, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 6259
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2851, SHB 2851

AN ACT Relating to increasing compensation for school directors;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Noel Frame (D-36)

23 co-sponsors (18 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Chad Magendanz R-5Steve Bergquist D-11Mark Hargrove R-47Gerry Pollet D-46Paul Harris R-17Luis Moscoso D-1Dick Muri R-28Senator D-22Eric Pettigrew D-37Larry Springer D-45Ruth Kagi D-32Patty Kuderer D-48Judy Clibborn D-41David Sawyer D-29Eileen Cody D-34Derek Stanford D-1Timm Ormsby D-3Tana Senn D-41Jessyn Farrell D-46Zack Hudgins D-11Jim Moeller D-49Linda Kochmar R-30Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 11, 2016
Version voted on: SHB 2851
60 Yea 36 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat47300
Republican133301
How each member voted

Yea (60)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2851)
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 2851)
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SHB 2851)
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2851)
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2851)
  6. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2851)
  7. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2851)
  8. EDU - Majority; do pass. (SHB 2851)
  9. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. (SHB 2851)
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 2851)
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 2851)
  12. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 2851)
  13. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2851)
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  16. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2851)
  17. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  18. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2851)
  19. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2851)
  20. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. Minority; do not pass.
  22. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2851 in other sessions

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

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