Senate Bill No. 446
(By Senator Walker)
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[Introduced February 21, 1994; referred to the Committee
on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article four, chapter
eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to education, and
providing the state board of education establish minimum
salary schedule for teachers having specialized training.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, 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-4-4. Minimum salary schedule for teachers having
specialized training.
The state board of education shall establish the minimum
salary schedule for teachers where specialized training may be
required for vocational, technical and adult education, and such
other permits as may be authorized by said board.
On and after the first day of July, one thousand ninehundred eighty-five, any vocational industrial, technical,
occupational home economics, or health occupations teacher who is
required to hold a vocational certificate and is paid a salary
equivalent to the amount prescribed for "A.B. + 15" training
classification in the state minimum salary schedule for teachers
under section two of this article shall, upon application
therefor, receive advanced salary classification and be entitled
to increased compensation on and after such date in respect to
and based upon additional semester hours, approved by the state
board of education and completed prior to or subsequent to such
date. All such hours earned must be from a regionally accredited
institution of higher education.
The advanced salary classification shall be as follows:
(1) Those who have earned fifteen such additional semester
hours shall receive an amount equal to that prescribed for the
"M.A." training classification under section two of this article.
(2) Those who have earned thirty such additional semester
hours shall receive an amount equal to that prescribed for the
"M.A. + 15" training classification under section two of this
article.
(3) Those who have earned forty-five such additional
semester hours shall receive an amount equal to that prescribed
for the "M.A. + 30" training classification under section two of
this article.
(4) Those who have earned sixty such additional semester
hours shall receive an amount equal to that prescribed for the"M.A. + 45" training classification under section two of this
article.
Any such teacher who has a permanent vocational certificate
and who has earned or earns a bachelor's degree prior or
subsequent to the issuance of such certificate shall be entitled
to receive the amount prescribed for the "M.A. + 30" training
classification upon application: Provided, That any such teacher
who has a permanent vocational certificate and who has earned or
earns fifteen graduate hours prior or subsequent to the issuance
of such certificate shall be entitled to receive the amount
prescribed for the "M.A. + 45" training classification upon
application therefor, such advanced salary to take effect
immediately upon qualification therefor: Provided, however, That
any vocational teacher receiving the amount prescribed for the
"M.A. + 30" training classification under prior enactments of
this section who have not been issued a permanent vocational
certificate shall not have such salary reduced as a result of
this section: Provided however further, That any teacher with a
vocational certificate and under contract for the school year one
thousand nine hundred eighty-five--eighty-six who has earned a
bachelor's degree prior to the end of such school year shall be
entitled to receive the amount prescribed for the "M.A. + 30"
training classification, upon application therefor, for the
school year beginning on the first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred eighty-six, and thereafter.
No teacher holding a valid professional certificate shallincur a salary reduction resulting from assignment out of the
teacher's field by the superintendent, with the approval of the
county board, under any authorization or regulation of the state
board.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the state
board of education establish a minimum salary schedule for
teachers having specialized training.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.