Washington 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 8 D cosponsors

SB 5993 — Modifying collective bargaining law to authorize providing additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 5993 allow community and technical colleges in Washington to provide salary increases to academic employees that exceed the limits set by the state legislature. This change is significant because it gives colleges greater flexibility to attract and retain skilled educators, which can improve the quality of education offered to students. It also establishes a process for negotiation if state funding changes affect previously agreed salary increases, ensuring that both parties have a mechanism to address funding fluctuations collaboratively.

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S-4897.1SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5993State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Saldaña, Kuderer, Conway, Chase, Van De Wege, Hunt, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Frockt, Palumbo, Liias, Darneille, Wellman, Nelson, Hobbs, McCoy, Miloscia, Takko, Rolfes, Mullet, Billig, and Dhingra)READ FIRST TIME 02/06/18.AN ACT Relating to modifying collective bargaining law to authorize providing additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges;
S-3151.1SENATE BILL 5993State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senators Keiser, Saldaña, Kuderer, Conway, Chase, Van De Wege, Hunt, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Frockt, Palumbo, Liias, Darneille, Wellman, Nelson, Hobbs, McCoy, Miloscia, Takko, Rolfes, Mullet, Billig, and DhingraPrefiled 12/04/17.
amending RCW 28B.52.035 and 28B.50.140;
Read first time 01/08/18.
and creating a new section.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that community and technical colleges provide important access to continuing education, preparation for a university, and workforce training that improve the quality of life and economic vitality of the state.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.AN ACT Relating to modifying collective bargaining law to authorize providing additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges;
The legislature further finds that a funding gap was created in the 2017-2019 biennium between the amount of state general fund and the amount that was assumed to come from tuition increases.
and amending RCW 28B.52.035 and 28B.50.140.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.52.035 and 1991 c 238 s 148 are each amended to read as follows:At the conclusion of any negotiation processes as provided for in RCW 28B.52.030, any matter upon which the parties have reached agreement shall be reduced to writing and acted upon in a regular or special meeting of the boards of trustees, and become part of the official proceedings of said board meeting.
Therefore the legislature intends to fill the gap created in the 2017-2019 biennium and to fund salary and benefit increases with sixty-six percent state general fund.Sec. 2.  RCW 28B.52.035 and 1991 c 238 s 148 are each amended to read as follows:At the conclusion of any negotiation processes as provided for in RCW 28B.52.030, any matter upon which the parties have reached agreement shall be reduced to writing and acted upon in a regular or special meeting of the boards of trustees, and become part of the official proceedings of said board meeting.
A board of trustees may provide additional compensation to academic employees that exceeds that provided by the legislature.Sec. 3.  RCW 28B.50.140 and 2016 sp.s.
A board of trustees may provide additional compensation to academic employees that exceeds that provided by the legislature.Sec. 2.  RCW 28B.50.140 and 2016 sp.s.
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Action History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. Minority; without recommendation.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  8. Minority; without recommendation.

  9. Minority; do not pass.

  10. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  11. Referred to Ways & Means.

  12. Minority; do not pass.

  13. And refer to Ways & Means.

  14. LBRC - Majority; do pass.

  15. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

  16. Prefiled for introduction.

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1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Keiser

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (128)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5993?
SB 5993 is sponsored by Chase, Keiser, Kuderer, Manka Dhingra (Democrat), Frockt, Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Marko Liias (Democrat), McCoy, Miloscia, Nelson, Jamie Pedersen (Democrat), Billig, Steve Conway (Democrat), Darneille, Hobbs, Mullet, Palumbo, Rolfes, Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), Lisa Wellman (Democrat), Takko, Victoria Hunt (Democrat), and Van De Wege.
What is the current status of SB 5993?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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