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IN HB1176

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2015

Primary Sponsor

Michael Karickhoff

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Indiana Code IC 20-28-9-1.5 to modify teacher salary increase rules for newly licensed teachers effective July 1, 2015
  • Exempts teachers in their first two school years after obtaining an initial teaching license from the prohibition on receiving raises or increments when rated "ineffective" or "improvement necessary"
  • Requires teacher salary increases or increments to be based on years of experience, educational attainment, evaluation results, instructional leadership roles, and academic student needs (with experience and education accounting for no more than 33% of calculation)
  • Allows teachers who do not receive raises due to ineffective ratings to request a private conference with the superintendent or designee within 5 days of receiving notice
  • Prohibits school corporations from decreasing any teacher's salary below what they earned on or before July 1, 2012, solely to conform to new salary scales

Legislative Description

Teacher compensation. Provides that for the first two school years after a teacher initially receives a teaching license the teacher is not prohibited from receiving a raise or increment for the following year if the teacher receives a rating of ineffective or improvement necessary.

Last Action

Representative Cook added as coauthor

1/26/2015

Committee Referrals

Education1/12/2015

Full Bill Text

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