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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5085

SB 5085: School principals/employment

Concerning principal and assistant principal terms of employment.

Summary

  • Removes statutory limitations on the scope of collective bargaining for bargaining units containing only supervisors, or principals and assistant principals, or both.
  • Requires the citation of specific evaluation criteria when transferring a principal or an assistant principal to a subordinate certificated position.
  • Requires that years of administrator experience count towards total years in future positions when a principal or assistant principal is transferred to a nonadministrative subordinate position.
  • Applies employment provisions relating to principals to assistant principals as well.
  • Requires evaluators of principals and assistant principals to receive training in evaluation procedures.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5085), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2023
  2. Out of committeeJan 20, 2023
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lisa Wellman (D-41)
Introduced
January 9, 2023 in the Senate
Last action
February 15, 2024
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5085, SSB 5085

AN ACT Relating to principal and assistant principal terms of employment;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lisa Wellman (D-41)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mark Mullet D-5Senator D-22John Lovick D-44Kevin Van De Wege D-24Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5085)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. On motion, referred to Rules. (SSB 5085)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5085)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. On motion, referred to Rules.
  7. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5085)
  8. Senate Rules "X" file.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5085)
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5085)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5085)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5085)
  15. Minority; do not pass.
  16. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  18. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5085 in other sessions

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

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