Tuesday, April 5, 2011

RIF bill, 2261 phase-in suspension bill up for public hearings

Two bills are before the Senate Ways & Means Committee tomorrow for public hearing, including:

SB 5919 - would eliminate the phase-in schedule for ESHB 2261 (2009) that was defined in SHB 2776 (2010). The bill would suspend all the dates and put the legislature in the driver's seat to set the new timeline.

SB 5914 - would create the Excellent Teachers for Every Student Act. The bill would set up new policies, procedures and processes for addressing teacher and principal performance, placement issues and other issues.