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ID H0504
Bill
Status
3/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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Establishes $850 per full-time equivalent instructional staff position annually available for leadership premiums distributed by school districts to eligible teachers
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Leadership premiums may be awarded for eight specified reasons including: holding a content area master's degree, teaching dual high school/college credit courses, serving in hard-to-fill positions, mentoring, or providing career/academic counseling
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School district boards of trustees determine which employees receive premiums and in what amounts without subjection to collective bargaining; individual employees may receive multiple premiums but cannot exceed 25% of base salary
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Requires legislature to annually review base salary figures, minimum instructional salary figures, and leadership premium figures
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Department of Education must report annually by January 15 on leadership premium usage including number issued by district, average amounts, and percentage of instructional staff receiving premiums
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for a subtraction from total state funds for leadership premiums; to provide that the Legislature shall annually review base salary figures, minimum instructional salary figures and leadership premium figures; to revise provisions relating to obligations to retirement and social security benefits; to establish provisions relating to leadership premiums for instructional staff employees and to provide that leadership premiums may be made for certain reasons.
EDUCATION
Last Action
Reported Signed by Governor on March 13, 2014 Session Law Chapter 83 Effective: 07/01/2014
3/13/2014