Loading chat...
IN HB1383
Bill
Status
1/13/2016
Primary Sponsor
Ben Smaltz
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Requires school corporations to pay teachers a $1,500 supplement during the school year immediately following completion of a master's degree in a content area related to their taught courses, effective July 1, 2016.
-
Master's degree must be obtained from an accredited postsecondary institution with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale.
-
Provides an additional $1,000 annual supplement in each school year after the initial year if the teacher teaches at least one dual credit course during that school year.
-
Applies only to teachers who obtain their master's degree after June 30, 2016.
-
Supplements are in addition to any salary increases provided under section 1.5(b) of Indiana Code chapter 20-28-9.
Legislative Description
Teacher salary supplement. Requires a school corporation to pay a supplement to a teacher who obtains a master's degree in a content area directly related to the subject matter of a course taught by the teacher: (1) of $1,500 during the school year that begins after the teacher earns the master's degree; and (2) of $1,000 each year thereafter if the teacher teaches at least one dual credit course during the school year.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/13/2016