S-0766.1
SENATE BILL 5596
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senators Wellman, Harris, and Hasegawa
Read first time 01/30/25. Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
AN ACT Relating to repealing the interstate teacher mobility compact; amending RCW 28A.405.220 ; and repealing RCW 28A.420.005 , 28A.420.010 , 28A.420.020 , 28A.420.030 , 28A.420.040 , 28A.420.050 , 28A.420.060 , 28A.420.070 , 28A.420.080 , 28A.420.090 , 28A.420.100 , 28A.420.110 , and 28A.420.120 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28A.405.220 and 2024 c 317 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 28A.405.210 , every person employed by a school district in a teaching or other nonsupervisory certificated position shall be subject to nonrenewal of employment contract as provided in this section during the first three years of employment by such district, unless: (a) The employee has previously completed at least two years of certificated employment in another school district in the state of Washington, in which case the employee shall be subject to nonrenewal of employment contract pursuant to this section during the first year of employment with the new district; or (b) the employee has received an evaluation rating below level 2 on the four-level rating system established under RCW 28A.405.100 during the third year of employment, in which case the employee shall remain subject to the nonrenewal of the employment contract until the employee receives a level 2 rating; or (c) the school district superintendent may make a determination to remove an employee from provisional status if the employee has received one of the top two evaluation ratings during the second year of employment by the district. Employees as defined in this section shall hereinafter be referred to as "provisional employees."