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IN HB1185
Bill
Status
1/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Sheila Klinker
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AI Summary
HB 1185 Summary
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For compensation plans adopted after June 30, 2018, school corporations must consider possession of a master's or doctorate degree (or completion of credit hours toward such degrees) as a factor in determining teacher salary increases and increments.
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School corporations may negotiate salary increases for teachers earning less than the greater of $50,000 or the state average teacher salary, provided the teacher worked at least 120 days in the previous school year.
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School corporations must demonstrate that any salary increase will not result in deficit financing before providing raises to eligible teachers.
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For compensation plans adopted before July 1, 2018, additional content area degrees beyond employment requirements may account for up to 33.33% of salary increase calculations; plans adopted after June 30, 2018 specify additional content area bachelor's degrees for this purpose.
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Effective date: July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Teacher salaries. Provides that, for a compensation plan adopted after June 30, 2018, one factor on which a school corporation must base an increase or increment in a local salary range for a teacher is the teacher's possession of a master's or doctorate degree or completion, at any time, of credit hours necessary to obtain a master's or doctorate degree. Provides that a school corporation may negotiate an increase or increment for salaries of teachers who make less than the greater of: (1) $50,000; or (2) the state average for teacher yearly salaries; if the teacher worked at least 120
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/9/2018