House Bill 503 Summary

• Amends Idaho Code Section 33-1004B to revise the teacher career ladder compensation structure and allocation schedules for instructional staff and pupil service staff.

• Establishes specific salary allocation tables for fiscal years 2015-2016 through 2019-2020, with residency and professional compensation rungs containing 10 cells each.

• Creates additional education allocations for staff holding professional endorsements with advanced degrees: $800-$2,000 per year for bachelor's degrees with 24+ credits and $1,400-$3,500 per year for master's degrees, increasing through July 1, 2019.

• Provides $3,000 additional allocation for career technical education instructional staff holding occupational specialist certificates and counts all prior occupational therapy/physical therapy experience for therapist-endorsed personnel.

• Establishes evaluation quality review process requiring annual sampling of administrator evaluations statewide and mandates districts submit performance data to determine staff advancement and compensation eligibility.