COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2349
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump)
[By Request of the Executive]
(Originating in the Committee on Finance)
(March 2, 1999)
A BILL to amend article four, chapter eighteen-a of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
two-a, relating to providing a salary bonus for classroom
teachers who hold a valid certificate issued by the National
Board of Professional Teaching standards.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article four, chapter eighteen-a of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section two- a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS.
§18A-4-2a. State minimum salary bonus for classroom teachers with National Board Certification.
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
rigorous standards and process for certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) helps to
promote the quality of teaching and learning. Therefore,
classroom teachers in the public schools of West Virginia should
be encouraged to achieve national board certification through an
additional salary bonus which reflects their additional
certification to be paid in accordance with subsection (b) of
this section.
(b) One thousand dollars shall be paid annually to each
classroom teacher who holds a valid certificate at the conclusion
of the first semester issued by the National Board of
Professional Teaching Standards. Utilizing current funds
appropriated to the department of education, the payment shall be
dispersed to the qualifying classroom teacher at the conclusion
of the first semester by the department of education.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.