BILL · 2017–18 SESSION
HB 2717: Public schools
Concerning public schools.
Summary
- Increases school salary allocations for districts next to a district with a higher regionalization factor, and for districts with higher than average experience and education levels for certificated instructional staff beginning in the 2018-19 school year.
- Excludes some salary changes from temporary limitations on 2018-19 school year salary increases for school staff.
- Establishes a Technical Working Group on School Employee Salaries and a School Employee Salary Council to convene by July 2022 and make recommendations regarding basic education employee salaries.
- Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to allocate the greater of the 2017-18 salary allocation adjusted for inflation or the current year salary allocation to school districts.
- Allows a school to receive high poverty-based Learning Assistance Program allocations if it no longer meets the definition of a qualifying school, to be phased out over three years.
- Increases staff values in the prototypical school formula with the intent to provide funding for paid sick leave.
From the House Bill Analysis 2018 (HB 2717), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 12, 2018
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Laurie Dolan (D-22)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2018 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 2018
- Companion bill
- SB 6397
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to public schools;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Laurie Dolan (D-22)
7 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
HB 2717 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2717 (2025–26) Highly capable student alloc
- HB 2717 (2019–20) Learning assistance program
- HB 2717 (2015–16) Tacoma Narrows bridge tolls
- HB 2717 (2013–14) Sheep blood
- HB 2717 (2011–12) Higher education innovations
- HB 2717 (2009–10) Leave from state facilities
- HB 2717 (2007–08) Overtime compensation
- HB 2717 (2005–06) Mobile home parks