Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28A Common School Provisions - Chapter 28A.400 Employees

28A.400.010 Employment of superintendent -- Superintendent's qualifications, general powers, term, contract renewal
In all districts the board of directors shall elect a superintendent who shall have such qualification as the local school board alone shall determine. The ...
28A.400.020 Directors' and superintendents' signatures filed with auditor
Every school district director and school district superintendent, on assuming the duties of his or her office, shall place his or her signature, certified to ...
28A.400.030 Superintendent's duties
In addition to such other duties as a district school board shall prescribe the school district superintendent shall: (1) Attend all meetings of the board ...
28A.400.100 Principals and vice principals -- Employment of -- Qualifications -- Duties
School districts may employ public school principals and/or vice principals to supervise the operation and management of the school to which they are assigned. Such ...
28A.400.110 Principal to assure appropriate student discipline -- Building discipline standards -- Classes to improve classroom management skills
Within each school the school principal shall determine that appropriate student discipline is established and enforced. In order to assist the principal in carrying out ...
28A.400.200 Salaries and compensation for employees -- Minimum amounts -- Limitations -- Supplemental contracts
(1) Every school district board of directors shall fix, alter, allow, and order paid salaries and compensation for all district employees in conformance with this ...
28A.400.205 Cost-of-living increases for employees
(1) School district employees shall be provided an annual salary cost-of-living increase in accordance with this section. (a) The cost-of-living increase shall be calculated by ...
28A.400.206 Cost-of-living increases -- Duty of state
The Washington Constitution establishes "the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children." Providing quality education for all ...
28A.400.210 Employee attendance incentive program -- Remuneration or benefit plan for unused sick leave
Every school district board of directors may, in accordance with chapters 41.56 and 41.59 RCW, establish an attendance incentive program for all certificated and classified ...
28A.400.212 Employee attendance incentive program -- Effect of early retirement
An employee of a school district that has established an attendance incentive program under RCW 28A.400.210 who retires under section 1 or 3, chapter 234, ...
28A.400.220 Employee salary or compensation -- Limitations respecting
(1) No school district board of directors or administrators may: (a) Increase an employee's salary or compensation to include a payment in lieu of providing ...
28A.400.230 Deposit of cumulative total of earnings of group of employees -- Authorized -- Conditions
Any school district authorized to draw and issue their own warrants may deposit the cumulative total of the net earnings of any group of employees ...
28A.400.240 Deferred compensation plan for school district or educational service district employees -- Limitations
In addition to any other powers and duties, any school district or educational service district may contract with any classified or certificated employee to defer ...
28A.400.250 Tax deferred annuities
The board of directors of any school district, the Washington state teachers' retirement system, the superintendent of public instruction, and educational service district superintendents are ...
28A.400.260 Pension benefits or annuity benefits for certain classifications of employees -- Procedure
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school district shall have the authority to provide for all employees within an employment classification pension benefits or ...
28A.400.270 Employee benefit -- Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 28A.400.275 and 28A.400.280. (1) "School district employee benefit plan" means the ...
28A.400.275 Employee benefits -- Contracts
(1) Any contract for employee benefits executed after April 13, 1990, between a school district and a benefit provider or employee bargaining unit is null ...
28A.400.280 Employee benefits -- Employer contributions
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, school districts may provide employer fringe benefit contributions after October 1, 1990, only for basic ...
28A.400.285 Contracts for services performed by classified employees
(1) When a school district or educational service district enters into a contract for services that had been previously performed by classified school employees, the ...
28A.400.300 Hiring and discharging of employees -- Written leave policies -- Seniority and leave benefits of employees transferring between school districts
Every board of directors, unless otherwise specially provided by law, shall: (1) Employ for not more than one year, and for sufficient cause discharge all ...
28A.400.301 Information on past sexual misconduct -- Requirement for applicants -- Limitation on contracts and agreements -- Employee right to review personnel file
(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Applicant" means an applicant for employment in a ...
28A.400.303 Record checks for employees
(1) School districts, educational service districts, the state school for the deaf, the state school for the blind, and their contractors hiring employees who will ...
28A.400.305 Record check information -- Access -- Rules
The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules as necessary under chapter 34.05 RCW on record check information. The rules shall include, but not be ...
28A.400.306 Fingerprints accepted by the state patrol -- Fingerprints forwarded to the federal bureau of investigation -- Conditions
The state patrol shall accept fingerprints obtained under this chapter only if it can ensure that the patrol will not retain a record of the ...
28A.400.310 Law against discrimination applicable to districts' employment practices
The provisions of chapter 49.60 RCW as now or hereafter amended shall be applicable to the employment of any certificated or classified employee by any ...
28A.400.315 Employment contracts
Employment contracts entered into between an employer and a superintendent, or administrator as defined in RCW 28A.405.230, under RCW 28A.400.010, 28A.400.300, or 28A.405.210: (1) Shall ...
28A.400.317 Physical abuse or sexual misconduct by school employees -- Duty to report -- Training
(1) A certificated or classified school employee who has knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that a student has been a victim of physical abuse ...
28A.400.320 Crimes against children -- Mandatory termination of classified employees -- Appeal
(1) The school district board of directors shall immediately terminate the employment of any classified employee who has contact with children during the course of ...
28A.400.330 Crimes against children -- Contractor employees -- Termination of contract
The school district board of directors shall include in any contract for services with an entity or individual other than an employee of the school ...
28A.400.340 Notice of discharge to contain notice of right to appeal if available
Any notice of discharge given to a classified or certificated employee, if that employee has a right to appeal the discharge, shall contain notice of ...
28A.400.350 Liability, life, health, health care, accident, disability, and salary insurance authorized -- When required -- Premiums
(1) The board of directors of any of the state's school districts or educational service districts may make available liability, life, health, health care, accident, ...
28A.400.360 Liability insurance for officials and employees authorized
The board of directors of each school district may purchase liability insurance with such limits as they may deem reasonable for the purpose of protecting ...
28A.400.370 Mandatory insurance protection for employees
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after August 9, 1971 boards of directors of all school districts shall provide their employees with insurance protection covering ...
28A.400.380 Leave sharing program
Every school district board of directors and educational service district superintendent may, in accordance with RCW 41.04.650 through 41.04.665, establish and administer a leave sharing ...
28A.400.391 Insurance for retired and disabled employees -- Application -- Rules
(1) Every group disability insurance policy, health care service contract, health maintenance agreement, and health and welfare benefit plan obtained or created to provide benefits ...
28A.400.395 Insurance for retired employees and their dependents -- Method of payment of premium
A group disability insurance policy, health care service contract, health maintenance agreement, or health and welfare benefit plan that provides benefits to retired school district ...
28A.400.400 District contributions to the public employees' and retirees' insurance account
Notes: Reviser's note: RCW 28A.400.400 was amended by 1994 c 153 § 11 without reference to its repeal by 1994 c 153 § 15, effective ...
28A.400.410 Payment to the public employees' and retirees' insurance account
(1) In a manner prescribed by the state health care authority, school districts and educational service districts shall remit to the health care authority for ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009