H. B. 2245


(By Delegates Dempsey, Hubbard and Spencer)

[Introduced February 15, 2001 ; 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)(8)(9)(10)(11)
Years 4th3rd2ndA.B.M.A.M.A.M.A. Doc-
Exp.Class ClassClass A.B.+15M.A.+15+30+45 trate
0 18,572 19,209 19,464 20,674 21,409 23,117 23,852 24,587 25,322 26,322
1 18,853 19,490 19,745 21,139 21,874 23,582 24,317 25,052 25,787 26,787
2 19,134 19,772 20,027 21,604 22,339 24,047 24,782 25,517 26,252 27,252
3 19,416 20,053 20,308 22,069 22,804 24,512 25,247 25,982 26,717 27,717
4 19,933 20,570 20,826 22,770 23,505 25,213 25,948 26,683 27,418 28,418
5 20,214 20,852 21,107 23,235 23,970 25,678 26,413 27,148 27,883 28,883
6 20,496 21,133 21,388 23,700 24,435 26,143 26,878 27,613 28,348 29,348
7 20,496 21,414 21,670 24,165 24,900 26,608 27,343 28,078 28,813 29,813
8 20,496 21,696 21,951 24,630 25,365 27,073 27,808 28,543 29,278 30,278
9 20,496   22,232 25,095 25,830 27,538 28,273 29,008 29,743 30,743
10 20,496   22,513 25,561 26,296 28,004 28,739 29,474 30,209 31,209
11 20,496     26,026 26,761 28,469 29,204 29,939 30,674 31,674
12 20,496     26,491 27,226 28,934 29,669 30,404 31,139 32,139
13 20,496     26,956 27,691 29,399 30,134 30,869 31,604 32,604
14 20,496         29,864 30,599 31,334 32,069 33,069
15 20,496         30,329 31,064 31,799 32,534 33,534
16 20,496         30,794 31,529 32,264 32,999 33,999
17 20,496             32,729 33,464 34,464
18 20,496             33,194 33,929 34,929
19 20,496             33,659 34,394 35,394

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)(8)(9)(10)(11)
Years 4th3rd2ndA.B.M.A.M.A.M.A. Doc-
Exp.Class ClassClass A.B.+15M.A.+15+30+45 trate
0 19,328 19,965 20,220 21,430 22,165 23,873 24,608 25,343 26,078 27,078
1 19,609 20,246 20,501 21,895 22,630 24,338 25,073 25,808 26,543 27,543
2 19,890 20,528 20,783 22,360 23,095 24,803 25,538 26,273 27,008 28,008
3 20,172 20,809 21,064 22,825 23,560 25,268 26,003 26,738 27,473 28,473
4 20,689 21,326 21,582 23,526 24,261 25,969 26,704 27,439 28,174 29,174
5 20,970 21,608 21,863 23,991 24,726 26,434 27,169 27,904 28,639 29,639
6 21,252 21,889 22,144 24,456 25,191 26,899 27,634 28,369 29,104 30,104
7 21,252 22,170 22,426 24,921 25,656 27,364 28,099 28,834 29,569 30,569
8 21,252 22,452 22,707 25,386 26,121 27,829 28,564 29,299 30,034 31,034
9 21,252   22,988 25,851 26,586 28,294 29,029 29,764 30,499 31,499
10 21,252   23,269 26,317 27,052 28,760 29,495 30,230 30,965 31,965
11 21,252     26,782 27,517 29,225 29,960 30,695 31,430 32,430
12 21,252     27,247 27,982 29,690 30,425 31,160 31,895 32,895
13 21,252     27,712 28,447 30,155 30,890 31,625 32,360 33,360
14 21,252         30,620 31,355 32,090 32,825 33,825
15 21,252         31,085 31,820 32,555 33,290 34,290
16 21,252         31,550 32,285 33,020 33,755 34,755
17 21,252             33,485 34,220 35,220
18 21,252             33,950 34,685 35,685
19 21,252             34,415 35,150 36,150
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.
 020,08420,72120,97622,18622,92124,629
120,36521,00221,25722,65123,38625,094
220,64621,28421,53923,11623,85125,559
320,92821,56521,82023,58124,31626,024
421,44522,08222,33824,28225,01726,725
521,72622,36422,61924,74725,48227,190
622,00822,64522,90025,21225,94727,655
722,92623,18225,67726,41228,120
823,20823,46326,14226,87728,585
923,74426,60727,34229,050
1024,02527,07327,80829,516
1127,53828,27329,981
1228,00328,73830,446
1328,46829,20330,911
1428,93329,68831,376
1529,39830,13331,841
1629,86330,59832,306
1730,32831,06332,771
 1830,79331,52833,236
 1931,28531,99333,701
 2034,166
 2134,631
 2235,096
 (8)(9)(10)(11)
YearsM.A.M.A.M.A.Doc-
Exp. +15 +30+45torate
 025,364 26,09926,83427,834
1 25,829 26,56427,29928,299
2 26,29427,02927,76428,764
3 26,759 27,49428,22929,229
4 27,460 28,19528,93029,930
5 27,925 28,66029,39530,395
6 28,390 29,12529,86030,860
728,855 29,59030,32531,325
829,320 30,055 30,79031,790
9 29,785 30,52031,25532,255
10 30,251 30,98631,72132,721
11 30,716 31,45132,18633,186
12 31,181 31,91632,65133,651
13 31,646 32,381 33,11634,116
14 32,11132,84633,58134,581
15 32,576 33,31134,04635,046
16 33,041 33,77634,51135,511
1733,50634,24134,97635,976
1833,97134,70635,44136,441
1934,43635,17135,90636,906
2034,90135,63636,37137,371
 2135,36636,10136,83637,836
 2235,83136,57637,30138,301
 2337,03137,76638,766
 2437,49638,23139,231
 2537,96138,69639,696
(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.