HB 4292 Text

H. B. 4292

(By Delegates Dempsey, Marshall, Poling,

Trump, C. White, Hall and Compton)

[Introduced January 29, 2002; referred to the

Committee on Education then Finance.]

A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article four, chapter eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to teachers salaries; increasing the minimum salary paid to West Virginia teachers each year for three years; and, for three years, increasing the experience steps in the state minimum salary schedules from nineteen years to thirty-five years.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section two, article four, chapter eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS.

§18A-4-2. State Minimum salaries for teachers.

(a) Each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the "state minimum salary schedule I" as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article during the contract year: Provided, That beginning on the first day of July, the second quarter of the teacher's employment term in the school year two thousand one two and continuing through the thirtieth day of June, two thousand two three, and thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in "state minimum salary schedule II" as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article during the contract year. Beginning on the first day of July, two thousand three and continuing through the thirtieth day of June, two thousand four, each teacher shall receive the minimum amount prescribed in "state minimum salary schedule III" as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county salary supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article during the contract year. Beginning on the

first day of July, two thousand four, and thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in "state minimum salary schedule IV" as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county salary supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article during each contract year.

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE I
1 Yrs Exp	2 4^th Class	3 3^rd Class	4 2^nd Class	5 A.B.	6 A.B. +15	7 M.A.	8 M.A. +15	9 M.A. +30	10 M.A. +45	11 Doctorate
0	20,084	20,721	20,976	22,186	22,921	24,629	25,364	26,099	26,834	27,834
1	20,365	21,002	21,257	22,651	23,386	25,094	25,829	26,564	27,299	28,299
2	20,646	21,284	21,539	23,116	23,851	25,559	26,294	27,029	27,764	28,764
3	20,928	21,565	21,820	23,581	24,316	26,024	26,759	27,494	28,229	29,229
4	21,445	22,082	22,338	24,282	25,017	26,725	27,460	28,195	28,930	29,930
5	21,726	22,364	22,619	24,747	25,482	27,190	27,925	28,660	29,395	30,395
6	22,008	22,645	22,900	25,212	25,947	27,655	28,390	29,125	29,860	30,860
7	22,008	22,926	23,182	25,677	26,412	28,120	28,855	29,590	30,325	31,325
8	22,008	23,208	23,463	26,142	26,877	28,585	29,320	30,055	30,790	31,790
9	22,008		23,744	26,607	27,342	29,050	29,785	30,520	31,255	32,255
10	22,008		24,025	27,073	27,808	29,516	30,251	30,986	31,721	32,721
11	22,008			27,538	28,273	29,981	30,716	31,451	32,186	33,186
12	22,008			28,003	28,738	30,446	31,181	31,916	32,651	33,651
13	22,008			28,468	29,203	30,911	31,646	32,381	33,116	34,116
14	22,008					31,376	32,111	32,846	33,581	34,581
15	22,008					31,841	32,576	33,311	34,046	35,046
16	22,008					32,306	33,041	33,776	34,511	35,511
17	22,008							34,241	34,976	35,976
18	22,008							34,706	35,441	36,441
19	22,008							35,171	35,906	36,906

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE II I
1 Yrs Exp	2 4^th Class	3 3^rd Class	4 2^nd Class	5 A.B.	6 A.B. +15	7 M.A.	8 M.A. +15	9 M.A. +30	10 M.A. +45	11 Doctorate
0	21,084	21,721	21,976	23,186	23,921	25,629	26,364	27,099	27,834	28,834
1	21,365	22,002	22,257	23,651	24,386	26,094	26,829	27,564	28,299	29,299
2	21,646	22,284	22,539	24,116	24,851	26,559	27,294	28,029	28,764	29,764
3	21,928	22,565	22,820	24,581	25,316	27,024	27,759	28,494	29,229	30,229
4	22,445	23,082	23,338	25,282	26,017	27,725	28,460	29,195	29,930	30,930
5	22,726	23,364	23,619	25,747	26,482	28,190	28,925	29,660	30,395	31,395
6	23,008	23,645	23,900	26,212	26,947	28,655	29,390	30,125	30,860	31,860
7	22,008	23,926	24,182	26,677	27,412	29,120	29,855	30,590	31,325	32,325
8	22,008	24,208	24,463	27,142	27,877	29,585	30,320	31,055	31,790	32,790
9	22,008		24,744	27,607	28,342	30,050	30,785	31,520	32,255	33,255
10	22,008		25,025	28,073	28,808	30,516	31,251	31,986	32,721	33,721
11	22,008			28,538	29,273	30,981	31,716	32,451	33,186	34,186
12	22,008			29,003	29,738	31,446	32,181	32,916	33,651	34,651
13	22,008			29,468	30,203	31,911	32,646	33,381	34,116	35,116
14	22,008					32,376	33,111	33,846	34,581	35,581
15	22,008					32,841	33,576	34,311	35,046	36,046
16	22,008					33,306	34,041	34,776	35,511	36,511
17	22,008							35,241	35,976	36,976
18	22,008							35,706	36,441	37,441
19	22,008							36,171	36,906	37,906
31	23,542	24,742	25,559	30,002	30,737	33,840	34,575	36,705	37,440	38,440
32	24,076	25,276	26,093	30,536	31,271	34,374	35,109	37,239	37,974	38,974
33	24,610	25,810	26,627	31,070	31,805	34,908	35,643	37,773	38,508	39,508
34	25,144	26,344	27,161	31,604	32,339	35,442	36,177	38,307	39,042	40,042
35	25,678	26,878	27,695	32,138	32,873	35,976	36,711	38,841	39,576	40,576

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE II
1 Yrs Exp	2 4^th Class	3 3^rd Class	4 2^nd Class	5 A.B.	6 A.B. +15	7 M.A.	8 M.A. +15	9 M.A. +30	10 M.A. +45	11 Doctorate
0	21,684	22,321	22,576	23,786	24,521	26,229	26,964	27,699	28,434	29,434
1	22,005	22,642	22,897	24,291	25,026	26,734	27,469	28,204	28,939	29,939
2	22,326	22,964	23,219	24,796	25,531	27,239	27,974	28,709	29,444	30,444
3	22,648	23,285	23,540	25,301	26,036	27,744	28,479	29,214	29,949	30,949
4	23,205	23,842	24,098	26,042	26,777	28,485	29,220	29,955	30,690	31,690
5	23,526	24,164	24,419	26,547	27,282	28,990	29,725	30,460	31,195	32,195
6	23,848	24,485	24,740	27,052	27,787	29,495	30,230	30,965	31,700	32,700
7		24,806	25,062	27,557	28,292	30,000	30,735	31,470	32,205	33,205
8		25,128	25,383	28,062	28,797	30,505	31,240	31,975	32,710	33,710
9			25,704	28,567	29,302	31,010	31,745	32,480	33,215	34,215
10			26,025	29,073	29,808	31,516	32,251	32,986	33,721	34,721
11				29,578	30,313	32,021	32,756	33,491	34,226	35,226
12				30,083	30,818	32,526	33,261	33,996	34,731	35,731
13				30,588	31,323	33,031	33,766	34,501	35,236	36,236
14				30,628	31,363	33,536	34,271	35,006	35,741	36,741
15				30,668	31,403	34,041	34,776	35,511	36,246	37,246
16				30,708	31,443	34,546	35,281	36,016	36,751	37,751
17				30,748	31,483	34,586	35,321	36,521	37,256	38,256
18				30,788	31,523	34,626	35,361	37,026	37,761	38,761
19				30,828	31,563	34,666	35,401	37,531	38,266	39,266
20				31,402	32,137	35,240	36,975	38,105	38,840	39,840
21				31,976	32,711	35,814	36,549	38,679	39,414	40,414
22				32,550	33,285	36,388	37,123	39,253	39,988	40,988

31	23,888	25,168	26,065	33,124	33,859	36,962	37,697	39,827	40,562	41,562
32	23,928	25,208	26,105	33,698	34,433	37,536	38,271	40,401	41,136	42,136
33	23,968	25,248	26,145	34,272	35,007	38,110	38,845	40,975	41,710	42,710
34	24,008	25,288	26,185	34,846	35,581	38,684	39,419	41,549	42,284	43,284
35	24,048	25,328	26,225	35,420	36,155	39,258	39,993	42,123	42,858	43,858

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE III
1 Yrs Exp	2 4^th Class	3 3^rd Class	4 2^nd Class	5 A.B.	6 A.B. +15	7 M.A.	8 M.A. +15	9 M.A. +30	10 M.A. +45	11 Doctorate
0	22,284	22,921	23,176	24,386	25,121	26,829	27,564	28,299	29,034	30,034
1	22,668	23,305	23,560	24,954	25,689	27,397	28,132	28,867	29,602	30,602
2	23,052	23,690	23,945	25,522	26,257	27,965	28,700	29,435	30,170	31,170
3	23,437	24,074	24,329	26,090	26,825	28,533	29,268	30,003	30,738	31,738
4	24,057	24,694	24,950	26,894	27,629	29,337	30,072	30,807	31,542	32,542
5	24,441	25,079	25,334	27,462	28,197	29,905	30,640	31,375	32,110	33,110
6	24,826	25,463	25,718	28,030	28,765	30,473	31,208	31,943	32,678	33,678
7		25,847	26,103	28,598	29,333	31,041	31,776	32,511	33,246	34,246
8		26,232	26,487	29,166	29,901	31,609	32,344	33,079	33,814	34,814
9			26,871	29,734	30,469	32,177	32,912	33,647	34,382	35,382
10			27,255	30,303	31,038	32,746	33,481	34,216	34,951	35,951
11				30,871	31,606	33,314	34,049	34,784	35,519	36,519
12				31,439	32,174	33,882	34,617	35,352	36,087	37,087
13				32,007	32,742	34,450	35,185	35,920	36,655	37,655
14				32,110	32,845	35,018	35,753	36,488	37,223	38,223
15				32,213	32,948	35,586	36,321	37,056	37,791	38,791
16				32,316	33,051	36,154	36,889	37,624	38,359	39,359
17				32,419	33,154	36,257	36,992	38,192	38,927	39,927
18				32,522	33,257	36,360	37,095	38,760	39,495	40,495
19				32,625	33,360	36,463	37,198	39,328	40,063	41,063
20				33,262	33,997	37,100	37,835	39,965	40,700	41,700
21				33,899	34,634	37,737	38,472	40,602	41,337	42,337
22				34,536	35,271	38,374	39,109	41,239	41,974	42,974
23				35,173	35,908	39,011	39,746	41,876	42,611	43,611
24				35,810	36,545	39,648	40,383	42,513	43,248	44,248
25				36,447	37,182	40,285	41,020	43,150	43,885	44,885

31	24,889	26,295	27,318	37,084	37,819	40,922	41,657	43,787	44,522	45,522
32	24,952	26,358	27,381	37,721	38,456	41,559	42,294	44,424	45,159	46,159
33	25,015	26,421	27,444	38,358	39,093	42,196	42,931	45,061	45,796	46,796
34	25,078	26,484	27,507	38,995	39,730	42,833	43,568	45,698	46,433	47,433
35	25,141	26,547	27,570	39,632	40,367	43,470	44,205	46,335	47,070	48,070

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE IV
1 Yrs Exp	2 4^th Class	3 3^rd Class	4 2^nd Class	5 A.B.	6 A.B. +15	7 M.A.	8 M.A. +15	9 M.A. +30	10 M.A. +45	11 Doctorate
0	22,884	23,521	23,776	24,986	25,721	27,429	28,164	28,899	29,634	30,634
1	23,331	23,968	24,223	25,617	26,352	28,060	28,795	29,530	30,265	30,265
2	23,778	24,416	24,671	26,248	26,983	28,691	29,426	30,161	30,896	31,896
3	24,226	24,863	25,118	26,879	27,614	29,322	30,057	30,792	31,527	32,527
4	24,909	25,546	25,802	27,746	28,481	30,189	30,924	31,659	32,394	33,394
5	25,356	25,994	26,249	28,377	29,112	30,820	31,555	32,290	33,025	34,025
6	25,804	26,441	26,696	29,008	29,743	31,451	32,186	32,921	33,656	34,656
7		26,888	27,144	29,639	30,374	32,082	32,817	33,552	34,287	35,287
8		27,336	27,591	30,270	31,005	32,713	33,448	34,183	34,918	35,918
9			28,038	30,901	31,636	33,344	34,079	34,814	35,549	36,549
10			28,485	31,533	32,268	33,976	34,711	35,446	36,181	37,181
11				32,164	32,899	34,607	35,342	36,077	36,812	37,812
12				32,795	33,530	35,238	35,973	36,708	37,443	38,443
13				33,426	34,161	35,869	36,604	37,339	38,074	39,074
14				33,592	34,327	36,500	37,235	37,970	38,705	39,705
15				33,758	34,493	37,131	37,866	38,601	39,336	40,336
16				33,924	34,659	37,762	38,497	39,232	39,967	40,967
17				34,090	34,825	37,928	38,663	39,863	40,598	41,598
18				34,256	34,991	38,094	38,829	40,494	41,229	42,229
19				34,422	35,157	38,260	38,995	41,125	41,860	42,860
20				35,122	35,857	38,960	39,695	41,825	42,560	43,560
21				35,822	36,557	39,660	40,395	42,525	43,260	44,260
22				36,522	37,257	40,360	41,095	43,225	43,960	44,960
23				37,222	37,957	41,060	41,795	43,925	44,660	45,660
24				37,922	38,657	41,760	42,495	44,625	45,360	46,360
25				38,622	39,357	42,460	43,195	45,325	46,060	47,060
26				39,322	40,057	43,160	43,895	46,025	46,760	47,760
27				40,022	40,757	43,860	44,595	46,725	47,460	48,460
28				40,722	41,457	44,560	45,295	47,425	48,160	49,160
29				41,422	42,157	45,260	45,995	48,125	48,860	49,860
30				42,122	42,857	45,960	46,695	48,825	49,560	50,560
31	25,867	27,399	38,548	42,822	43,557	46,660	47,395	49,525	50,260	51,260
32	25,930	27,462	28,611	43,522	44,257	47,360	48,095	50,225	50,960	51,960
33	25,993	27,525	28,674	44,222	44,957	48,060	48,795	50,925	51,660	52,660
34	26,056	27,588	28,737	44,922	45,657	48,760	49,495	51,625	52,360	53,360
35	26,119	27,651	28,800	45,622	46,357	49,460	50,195	52,325	53,060	54,060

(b) Six hundred dollars shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least twenty years of teaching experience. The payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable state minimum salary schedule; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.

(c) Effective the first day of July, two thousand one, in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable state minimum salary schedule, each professional educator shall be paid annually the following incremental increases in accordance with their years of experience. The payments shall be paid in equal monthly installments and shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.

Years of Experience Increment

31 534

32 534

33 534

34 534

35 534

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase teachers salaries to a level that ensures that we are able to keep and attract highly competent teachers in West Virginia schools.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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