H.B. No. 0072

Teacher merit pay.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Madden and Teeters and Senator(s) Coe and Landen

 

AN ACT relating to education; creating a special committee to develop recommendations regarding a teacher merit pay plan; requiring a report; providing appropriations; providing for contingent repeal of the committee and transfer of the committee's functions; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/6/2011       Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2011      H Received for Introduction

1/12/2011      H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/17/2011      H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Burkhart, Connolly, Freeman, Kroeker, Krone, Loucks, Madden and Teeters

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/17/2011      H Placed on General File

 

HB0072HS001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 1-line 3           Delete "program" insert "plan".

Page 1-line 14          Delete "may" insert "shall".

Page 2-line 1           After "staff" insert ", representatives of school district boards and teachers".

Page 2-line 5           Delete "any" insert "the".

Page 2-after line 15    Insert: "(ii)  Whether a merit pay plan should be implemented;"

Page 2-line 17          Delete "(ii)" insert "(iii)".

Page 2-line 23          Delete "(iii)" insert "(iv)". TEETERS, CHAIRMAN 

 

HB0072HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 4           After "report;" insert "providing an appropriation;".

Page 1-lines 14 and 15  Delete entirely including the standing committee amendment (HB0072HS001/AC) to these lines.

Page 2-lines 1 and 2    Delete entirely including the standing committee amendment (HB0072HS001/AC) to these lines; insert:

"(b)  The state superintendent shall form a special committee which shall include school district administrators and staff, representatives of school district boards, teachers and two (2) legislative members, in the development of recommendations under this section.  The legislative members shall be a senator appointed by the president of the senate and a representative appointed by the speaker of the house.  The legislative members shall receive salary and reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the committee as provided in W.S. 28‑5‑101.".

Page 3-after line 5     Insert:

"Section 2.  There is appropriated five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the salary, per diem and travel for the legislative members of the special committee.  Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2012.". 

Page 3-line 7           Delete "Section 2." insert "Section 3." TEETERS, MADDEN

 

1/18/2011      H Passed CoW

 

HB0072H2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1           Delete "the state superintendent of public".

Page 1-line 2           Delete entirely; insert "education; creating a special committee to develop".

Page 1-line 10          After "(a)" delete balance of the line.

Page 1-line 11          Delete "shall" insert "There is created a committee to".

Page 1-lines 14 and 15  Delete entirely including the standing committee amendment (HB0072HS001/AC) and the Teeters, et al., committee of the whole amendment (HB0072HW001/A) to these lines.

Page 2-lines 1 and 2    Delete entirely including the standing committee amendment (HB0072HS001/AC) and the Teeters, et al., committee of the whole amendment (HB0072HW001/A) to these lines.

Page 2-After line 2     Insert:

      "(b)  The committee shall consist of two (2) senators appointed by the president of the senate, two (2) representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, one (1) member of a school board, one (1) school administrator and one (1) teacher.  The nonlegislative members shall be appointed by the governor.  The legislative members shall receive salary and reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the commission, as provided in W.S. 28‑5‑101.".

Page 2-line 5           Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0072HS001/AC) to this line; delete the line through "special" insert "the".

Page 3-line 2           Delete "state superintendent" insert "committee".

Page 3-after line 5     In the Teeters, et al., committee of the whole amendment (HB0072HW001/A), in section 2 created by that amendment delete "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)" insert "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)".  HARSHMAN

 

1/19/2011      H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0072H3001/ADOPTED

Page 2-After line 2     In the Harshman second reading amendment (HB0072H2001/A) to this line delete "commission" insert "committee"; After "28‑5‑101." insert "The committee shall be staffed by the legislative service office.".  HARSHMAN

 

HB0072H3002/ADOPTED

Delete the Harshman third reading amendment (HB0072H3001/A) entirely.

Page 1-line 4           Before "and" insert "providing for contingent repeal of the committee and transfer of the committee's functions;".

Page 2-After line 2     Delete the Harshman second reading amendment (HB0072H2001/A) to this line; insert:

"(b)  The committee shall consist of the senate education committee chairman, one (1) additional senator appointed by the president of the senate, the house education committee chairman, one (1) additional representative appointed by the speaker of the house, one (1) member of a school board, one (1) school administrator and one (1) teacher.  The nonlegislative members shall be appointed by the governor.  The legislative members shall receive salary and reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the committee, as provided in W.S. 28‑5‑101.  The committee shall be staffed by the legislative service office.".

Page 3-Before line 7    Insert:

"Section 3.

(a)  If 2011 Senate File 70 is enacted into law:

(i)  The committee created by this act shall not be formed and the duties of the committee shall be assumed by the select committee on education accountability established by Senate File 70;

(ii)  The select committee may seek advice from the advisory committee created by Senate File 70 as it determines appropriate in carrying out its duties under this act;

(iii)  The appropriation in section 2 of this act may be expended for salaries, per diem and travel of the select committee members in the performance of their duties.".

Renumber as necessary.  TEETERS

 

HB0072H3003/ADOPTED

Delete the Harshman third reading amendment (HB0072H3001/A) entirely.

Page 1-line 4           In the Teeters, et al., committee of the whole amendment (HB0072HW001/A) to this line delete "an appropriation" insert "appropriations".

Page 2-After line 2     In the Teeters third reading amendment (HB0072H3002/A) to this line: After "school administrator" insert ", one (1) parent".

Page 2-After line 24    Insert:

"(e)  The committee may, with the approval of management council, contract with private sector consultants with expertise in human resource optimization, the use of merit based compensation and the establishment of objective evaluation systems to drive excellence to assist the committee with developing recommendations under this section.".

Page 3-line 2           Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".

Page 3-after line 5     Delete the Teeters, et al., committee of the whole amendment (HB0072HW001/A) to this line; delete the Harshman second reading amendment (HB0072H2001/A) to this line; insert:

"Section 2. 

(a)  There is appropriated fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) from the school foundation account to the legislative service office to contract with private sector consultants as provided in subsection 1(e) of this act.

(b)  There is appropriated ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the salary, per diem and travel for the legislative members of the special committee. 

(c)  Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from these appropriations shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2012.".  

Page 3-Before line 7    In the Teeters third reading amendment (HB0072H3002/A) to this line, delete paragraph (iii) and insert:

"(iii)  The appropriation in subsection 2(b) of this act may be expended for salaries, per diem and travel of the select committee members in the performance of their duties;

(iv)  The appropriation in subsection 2(a) of this act may be expended by the select committee to contract with private sector consultants as provided in subsection 1(e) of this act.".  WALLIS

 

HB0072H3005/FAILED

Page 2-After line 2     In the Teeters third reading amendment (HB0072H3002/A) to this line:  delete "governor" insert "state superintendent of public instruction".  KROEKER

 

1/20/2011      H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Peasley, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Byrd, Madden and Patton

Excused:  Representative(s) Goggles

Ayes 56    Nays 3    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2011      S Received for Introduction

1/31/2011      S Introduced and Referred to S04

2/9/2011       S04 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Jennings, Landen and Rothfuss

 

Nays:  Senator(s) Barnard

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2011       S Placed on General File

2/10/2011      S Rereferred to S02

2/15/2011      S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hastert, Nicholas, P., Peterson and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2011 S Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW