HB2927 INTR

H. B. 2927

(By Delegates Dempsey, Hubbard

and Spencer)

[Introduced February 26, 1999; 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 increasing the state minimum salary increments for certain professional educators.

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.
STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE I
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5)(6)(7)
Years4th 3rd 2nd A.B.
Exp.ClassClassClassA.B. +15M.A.
0

18,572

19,209

19,464

20,674

21,409

23,117
1

18,853

19,490

19,745

21,139

21,874

23,582
2

19,134

19,772

20,027

21,604

22,339

24,047
3

19,416

20,053

20,308

22,069

22,804

24,512
4

19,933

20,570

20,826

22,770

23,505

25,213
5

20,214

20,852

21,107

23,235

23,970

25,678
6

20,496

21,133

21,388

23,700

24,435

26,143
7

21,414

21,670

24,165

24,900

26,608
8

21,696

21,951

24,630

25,365

27,073
9

22,232

25,095

25,830

27,538
10

22,513

25,561

26,296

28,004
11

26,026

26,761

28,469
12

26,491

27,226

28,934
13

26,956

27,691

29,399
14

27,421

28,156

29,864
15

27,896

28,621

30,329
16

28,353

29,068

30,794
17

28,816

29,551

31,259
18

29,281

30,016

31,725
19

29,746

30,481

32,189

(8)(9)(10)(11)
YearsM.A.M.A.M.A.Doc-
Exp. +15 +30+45torate
0

23,852

24,587

25,322

26,322
1

24,317

25,052

25,787

26,787
2

24,782

25,517

26,252

27,252
3

25,247

25,982

26,717

27,717
4

25,948

26,683

27,418

28,418
5

26,413

27,148

27,883

28,883
6

26,878

27,613

28,348

29,348
7

27,343

28,078

28,813

29,813
8

27,808

28,543

29,278

30,278
9

28,273

29,008

29,743

30,743
10

28,739

29,474

30,209

31,209
11

29,204

29,939

30,674

31,674
12

29,669

30,404

31,139

32,139
13

30,134

30,869

31,604

32,604
14

30,599

31,334

32,069

33,069
15

31,064

31,799

32,534

33,534
16

31,529

32,264

32,999

33,999
17

31,994

32,729

33,464

34,464
18

32,459

33,194

33,929

34,929
19

32,924

33,659

34,394

35,394
20

33,389

34,124

34,859

35,859
21

33,854

34,589

35,324

36,324
22

34,319

35,054

35,789

36,789
23

35,519

36,254

37,254

35,984

36,719

37,719
25

36,449

37,184

38,184

Subject to a recommendation by the governor for a pay raise through the delivery of an executive message to the Legislature and an appropriation by the Legislature for a pay raise, each teacher shall receive, effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, and thereafter, the amount prescribed in "state minimum salary schedule II" as set forth 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.
STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE II
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Years4th 3rd 2nd A.B.
Exp.ClassClassClassA.B. +15 M.A.
0

19,328

19,965

20,220

21,430

22,165

23,873
1

19,609

20,246

20,501

21,895

22,630

24,338
2

19,890

20,528

20,783

22,360

23,095

24,803
3

20,172

20,809

21,064

22,825

23,560

25,268
4

20,689

21,326

21,582

23,526

24,261

25,969
5

20,970

21,608

21,863

23,991

24,726

26,434
6

21,252

21,889

22,144

24,456

25,191

26,899
7

22,170

22,426

24,921

25,656

27,364
8

22,452

22,707

25,386

26,121

27,829
9

22,988

25,851

26,586

28,294
10

23,269

26,317

27,052

28,760
11

26,782

27,517

29,225
12

27,247

27,982

29,690
13

27,712

28,447

30,155
14

28,177

28,912

30,620
15

28,642

29,377

31,085
16

29,107

29,842

31,550
17

29,572

30,307

32,015
18

30,037

30,772

32,480
19

30,502

31,237

32,945
20

33,410
21

33,875
22

34,340

(8)(9)(10)(11)
YearsM.A.M.A.M.A.Doc-
Exp. +15 +30+45torate
0

24,608

25,343

26,078

27,078
1

25,073

25,808

26,543

27,543
2

25,538

26,273

27,008

28,008
3

26,003

26,738

27,473

28,473
4

26,704

27,439

28,174

29,174
5

27,169

27,904

28,639

29,639
6

27,634

28,369

29,104

30,104
7

28,099

28,834

29,569

30,569
8

28,564

29,299

30,034

31,034
9

29,029

29,764

30,499

31,499
10

29,495

30,230

30,965

31,965
11

29,960

30,695

31,430

32,430
12

30,425

31,160

31,895

32,895
13

30,890

31,625

32,360

33,360
14

31,355

32,090

32,825

33,825
15

31,820

32,555

33,290

34,290
16

32,285

33,020

33,755

34,755
17

32,750

33,485

34,220

35,220
18

33,215

33,950

34,685

35,685
19

33,680

34,415

35,150

36,150
20

34,145

34,880

35,615

36,615
21

34,610

35,345

36,080

37,080
22

35,075

35,810

36,545

37,545
23

36,275

37,010

38,010
24

36,740

37,475

38,475
25

37,205

37,940

38,940

If "state minimum salary schedule II" becomes effective on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, and the governor recommends a pay raise through the delivery of an executive message to the Legislature and the Legislature appropriates money for a pay raise, each teacher shall receive, effective the first day of July, two thousand, and thereafter, the amount prescribed in "state minimum salary schedule III" as set forth 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.
STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE III
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5)(6)(7)
Years4th 3rd 2nd A.B.
Exp.ClassClassClassA.B. +15M.A.
0

20,084

20,721

20,976

22,186

22,921

24,629
1

20,365

21,002

21,257

22,651

23,386

25,094
2

20,646

21,284

21,539

23,116

23,851

25,559
3

20,928

21,565

21,820

23,581

24,316

26,024
4

21,445

22,082

22,338

24,282

25,017

26,725
5

21,726

22,364

22,619

24,747

25,482

27,190
6

22,008

22,645

22,900

25,212

25,947

27,655
7

22,926

23,182

25,677

26,412

28,120
8

23,208

23,463

26,142

26,877

28,585
9

23,744

26,607

27,342

29,050
10

24,025

27,073

27,808

29,516
11

27,538

28,273

29,981
12

28,003

28,738

30,446
13

28,468

29,203

30,911
14

28,933

29,688

31,376
15

29,398

30,133

31,841
16

29,863

30,598

32,306
17

30,328

31,063

32,771
18

30,793

31,528

33,236
19

31,285

31,993

33,701
20

34,166
21

34,631
22

35,096

(8)(9)(10)(11)
YearsM.A.M.A.M.A.Doc-
Exp. +15 +30+45torate
0

25,364

26,099

26,834

27,834
1

25,829

26,564

27,299

28,299
2

26,294

27,029

27,764

28,764
3

26,759

27,494

28,229

29,229
4

27,460

28,195

28,930

29,930
5

27,925

28,660

29,395

30,395
6

28,390

29,125

29,860

30,860
7

28,855

29,590

30,325

31,325
8

29,320

30,055

30,790

31,790
9

29,785

30,520

31,255

32,255
10

30,251

30,986

31,721

32,721
11

30,716

31,451

32,186

33,186
12

31,181

31,916

32,651

33,651
13

31,646

32,381

33,116

34,116
14

32,111

32,846

33,581

34,581
15

32,576

33,311

34,046

35,046
16

33,041

33,776

34,511

35,511
17

33,506

34,241

34,976

35,976
18

33,971

34,706

35,441

36,441
19

34,436

35,171

35,906

36,906
20

34,901

35,636

36,371

37,371
21

35,366

36,101

36,836

37,836
22

35,831

36,576

37,301

38,301
23

37,031

37,766

38,766
24

37,496

38,231

39,231
25

37,961

38,696

39,696

(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.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the state minimum salary increments for professional educators by adding an additional 6 years to each section of the schedule from AB to Doctorate. Each step would increase salaries by $465 in each category.

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