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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5546: Beginning teacher salaries

Establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries.

Summary

  • Increases state allocations and school districts' minimum pay requirements for beginning educators to the comparable wage established by the compensation technical work group as adjusted for inflation.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
January 23, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1616

AN ACT Relating to establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

7 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Maralyn Chase D-32Steve Conway D-29Christine Rolfes D-23Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Karen Keiser D-33

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5546 in other sessions

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