SB 2872: DOE; RETIRANTS; BENEFITS; EXEMPTION; TEACHERS; ADMINISTRATORS; RULES
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-11
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-12: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Repeals the requirement that retirants rehired as teachers or administrators serve in a teacher shortage area identified by the Department of Education. Requires retirants rehired after 6/30/2026 as teachers or administrators in Department or charter schools to be paid the entry level salary for the teacher or administrator position as negotiated in the collective bargaining unit contract. Prohibits retirants rehired after 6/30/2026 from receiving additional employment benefits. Requires the DOE to adopt rules. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
Feb 6, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Education
Feb 6, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology
Feb 6, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Education
Feb 6, 2026