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MS SB2001

Bill

Status

Failed

6/9/2020

Primary Sponsor

Dennis DeBar

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a new 2020-2021 minimum teacher salary schedule with increases across all license levels and experience years, with starting salaries ranging from $37,000 (Class A license) to $41,608 (Class AAAA license) for teachers with 0-2 years of experience
  • Maximum salaries for teachers with 35+ years of experience range from $55,285 (Class A) to $69,870 (Class AAAA), representing a $1,000 increase at each license level from the previous 2019-2020 schedule
  • Increases the minimum annual salary for teacher assistants from $14,000 to $15,000 for the 2020-2021 school year
  • Maintains existing $6,000 annual salary supplements for National Board Certified teachers, nationally certified school counselors, certified school nurses (capped at 35), and certified speech-language pathologists
  • Provides an additional $4,000 annual supplement for National Board Certified teachers working in 16 designated high-need counties including Adams, Bolivar, Coahoma, Holmes, Leflore, Washington, and Yazoo

Legislative Description

Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.

Last Action

Died In Committee

6/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Education1/14/2020

Full Bill Text

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