THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:	Tuesday, February 17, 2004
TIME:	10:00 AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The following measures were previously heard on February 06-2004:

SB 3239	RELATING TO TEACHERS. Requires the employment term of each full-time teacher in DOE schools to be not less than eleven months annually, provided that no less than one of those months is dedicated to twenty days of professional development; grandfathers existing collective bargaining agreements.	EDU, WAM
SB 3112	RELATING TO TEACHERS. Allows the department to hire professionals as exceptional teachers. Authorizes alternative routes to licensing based on performance-based standards and experience. Permits businesses to allow DOE professional employees to work in the DOE by offering an annual tax credit equivalent to two per cent of their employee's annual salary.	EDU, WAM
SB 3011	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Exempts certified retired teachers from any prerequisite coursework that the department may require of other substitute teachers.	EDU, WAM

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair