H. B. 2820

(By Delegates Mezzatesta, Williams, Stemple, Swartzmiller, Shaver, Fahey and Harrison)


(Originating in the Committee on Education)

[March 9, 2001]



A BILL to amend and reenact sections two, three, eight and eight- a, article four, chapter eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to salaries of professional educators and school service personnel; providing additional experience increments for professional educators; increasing the salary increment rates for principals; adding service personnel class titles for accounts payable supervisor and payroll supervisor and assigning pay grades; increasing additional pay for service personnel who hold a high school diploma or equivalent; extending the additional pay of service personnel who hold college credit or comparable credit; and removing obsolete provisions.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That sections two, three, eight and eight-a, 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)(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 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
(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) In addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable state minimum salary schedule, each professional educator shall be paid annually the following increment amounts 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

23
200

26
200

29
200

32
200

35
200

§18A-4-3. State minimum annual salary increments for principals
and assistant principals.

In addition to any salary increments for principals and assistant principals, in effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, and paid from local funds, and in addition to the county schedule in effect for teachers, the county board shall pay each principal, a principal's salary increment and each assistant principal an assistant principal's salary increment as prescribed by this section commencing on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, from state funds appropriated for the salary increments.
State funds for this purpose shall be paid within the West Virginia public school support plan in accordance with article nine-a, chapter eighteen of this code.
The salary increment in this section for each principal shall be determined by multiplying the basic salary for teachers in accordance with the classification of certification and of training of the principal as prescribed in this article, by the appropriate percentage rate prescribed in this section according to the number of teachers supervised.
STATE MINIMUM SALARY INCREMENT

RATES FOR PRINCIPALS

No. of Teachers
SupervisedRates
1-76.0% 9.0%
8-146.5% 9.5%
15-247.0% 10.0%
25-387.5% 10.5%
39-578.0% 11.0%
58 and up8.5% 11.5%
The salary increment in this section for each assistant principal shall be determined in the same manner as that for principals, utilizing the number of teachers supervised by the principal under whose direction the assistant principal works, except that the percentage rate shall be fifty percent of the rate prescribed for the principal.
Salaries for employment beyond the minimum employment term shall be at the same daily rate as the salaries for the minimum employment terms.
For the purpose of determining the number of teachers supervised by a principal, the county board shall use data for the second school month of the prior school term and the number of teachers shall be interpreted to mean the total number of professional educators assigned to each school on a full-time equivalency basis: Provided, That if there is a change in circumstances because of consolidation or catastrophe, the county board shall determine what is a reasonable number of supervised teachers in order to establish the appropriate increment percentage rate.
No county may reduce local funds allocated for salary increments for principals and assistant principals in effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, and used in supplementing the state minimum salaries as provided for in this article, unless forced to do so by defeat of a special levy, or a loss in assessed values or events over which it has no control and for which the county board has received approval from the state board prior to making the reduction.
Nothing in this section prevents a county board from providing, in a uniform manner, salary increments greater than those required by this section.
 §18A-4-8. Employment term and class titles of service personnel; definitions.
(a) The purpose of this section is to establish an employment term and class titles for service personnel. The employment term for service personnel may be no less than ten months. A month is defined as twenty employment days: Provided, That the county board may contract with all or part of these service personnel for a longer term. The beginning and closing dates of the ten-month employment term may not exceed forty-three weeks.
(b) Service personnel employed on a yearly or twelve-month basis may be employed by calendar months. Whenever there is a change in job assignment during the school year, the minimum pay scale and any county supplement are applicable.
(c) Service personnel employed in the same classification for more than the two hundred day minimum employment term shall be paid for additional employment at a daily rate of not less than the daily rate paid for the two hundred day minimum employment term.
(d) No service employee, without his or her agreement, may be required to report for work more than five days per week and no part of any working day may be accumulated by the employer for future work assignments, unless the employee agrees thereto.
(e) If an employee whose regular work week is scheduled from Monday through Friday agrees to perform any work assignments on a Saturday or Sunday, the employee shall be paid for at least one-half day of work for each day he or she reports for work, and if the employee works more than three and one-half hours on any Saturday or Sunday, he or she shall be paid for at least a full day of work for each day.
(f) Custodians, aides, maintenance, office and school lunch employees required to work a daily work schedule that is interrupted, that is, who do not work a continuous period in one day, shall be paid additional compensation equal to at least one eighth of their total salary as provided by their state minimum salary and any county pay supplement, and payable entirely from county funds: Provided, That when engaged in duties of transporting students exclusively, aides shall not be regarded as working an interrupted schedule. Maintenance personnel are defined as personnel who hold a classification title other than in a custodial, aide, school lunch, office or transportation category as provided in section one, article one of this chapter.
(g) Upon the change in classification or upon meeting the requirements of an advanced classification of or by any employee, the employee's salary shall be made to comply with the requirements of this article, and to any county salary schedule in excess of the minimum requirements of this article, based upon the employee's advanced classification and allowable years of employment.
(h) An employee's contract as provided in section five, article two of this chapter shall state the appropriate monthly salary the employee is to be paid, based on the class title as provided in this article and any county salary schedule in excess of the minimum requirements of this article.
(i) The column heads of the state minimum pay scale and class titles, set forth in section eight-a of this article, are defined as follows:
(1) "Pay grade" means the monthly salary applicable to class titles of service personnel;
(2) "Years of employment" means the number of years which an employee classified as service personnel has been employed by a board in any position prior to or subsequent to the effective date of this section and including service in the armed forces of the United States, if the employee were employed at the time of his or her induction. For the purpose of section eight-a of this article, years of employment shall be limited to the number of years shown and allowed under the state minimum pay scale as set forth in section eight-a of this article;
(3) "Class title" means the name of the position or job held by service personnel;
(4) "Accountant I" means personnel employed to maintain payroll records and reports and perform one or more operations relating to a phase of the total payroll;
(5) "Accountant II" means personnel employed to maintain accounting records and to be responsible for the accounting process associated with billing, budgets, purchasing and related operations;
(6) "Accountant III" means personnel who are employed in the county board office to manage and supervise accounts payable and/or payroll procedures;
(7) "Accounts payable supervisor" means personnel who are employed in the county board office who have primary responsibility for the accounts payable function, which may include the supervision of other personnel, and who have either completed twelve college hours of accounting courses from an accredited institution of higher education or have at least eight years of experience performing progressively difficult accounting tasks.
(7) (8) "Aide I" means those personnel selected and trained for teacher-aide classifications such as monitor aide, clerical aide, classroom aide or general aide;
(8) (9) "Aide II" means those personnel referred to in the "Aide I" classification who have completed a training program approved by the state board, or who hold a high school diploma or have received a general educational development certificate. Only personnel classified in an Aide II class title may be employed as an aide in any special education program;
(9) (10) "Aide III" means those personnel referred to in the "Aide I" classification who hold a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and have completed six semester hours of college credit at an institution of higher education or are employed as an aide in a special education program and have one year's experience as an aide in special education;
(10) (11) "Aide IV" means personnel referred to in the "Aide I" classification who hold a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and who have completed eighteen hours of state board-approved college credit at a regionally accredited institution of higher education, or who have completed fifteen hours of state board-approved college credit at a regionally accredited institution of higher education and successfully completed an in-service training program determined by the state board to be the equivalent of three hours of college credit;
(11) (12) "Audiovisual technician" means personnel employed to perform minor maintenance on audiovisual equipment, films, supplies and the filling of requests for equipment;
(12) (13) "Auditor" means personnel employed to examine and verify accounts of individual schools and to assist schools and school personnel in maintaining complete and accurate records of their accounts;
(13) (14) "Autism mentor" means personnel who work with autistic students and who meet standards and experience to be determined by the state board: Provided, That if any employee has held or holds an aide title and becomes employed as an autism mentor, the employee shall hold a multiclassification status that includes aide and autism mentor titles, in accordance with section eight-b of this article;
(14) (15) "Braille or sign language specialist" means personnel employed to provide braille and/or sign language assistance to students: Provided, That if any employee has held or holds an aide title and becomes employed as a braille or sign language specialist, the employee shall hold a multiclassification status that includes aide and braille or sign language specialist title, in accordance with section eight-b of this article;
(15) (16) "Bus operator" means personnel employed to operate school buses and other school transportation vehicles as provided by the state board;
(16) (17) "Buyer" means personnel employed to review and write specifications, negotiate purchase bids and recommend purchase agreements for materials and services that meet predetermined specifications at the lowest available costs;
(17) (18) "Cabinetmaker" means personnel employed to construct cabinets, tables, bookcases and other furniture;
(18) (19) "Cafeteria manager" means personnel employed to direct the operation of a food services program in a school, including assigning duties to employees, approving requisitions for supplies and repairs, keeping inventories, inspecting areas to maintain high standards of sanitation, preparing financial reports and keeping records pertinent to food services of a school;
(19) (20) "Carpenter I" means personnel classified as a carpenter's helper;
(20) (21) "Carpenter II" means personnel classified as a journeyman carpenter;
(21) (22) "Chief mechanic" means personnel employed to be responsible for directing activities which ensure that student transportation or other board-owned vehicles are properly and safely maintained;
(22) (23) "Clerk I" means personnel employed to perform clerical tasks;
(23) (24) "Clerk II" means personnel employed to perform general clerical tasks, prepare reports and tabulations and operate office machines;
(24) (25) "Computer operator" means qualified personnel employed to operate computers;
(25) (26) "Cook I" means personnel employed as a cook's helper;
(26) (27) "Cook II" means personnel employed to interpret menus, to prepare and serve meals in a food service program of a school and shall include personnel who have been employed as a "Cook I" for a period of four years, if the personnel have not been elevated to this classification within that period of time;
(27) (28) "Cook III" means personnel employed to prepare and serve meals, make reports, prepare requisitions for supplies, order equipment and repairs for a food service program of a school system;
(28) (29) "Crew leader" means personnel employed to organize the work for a crew of maintenance employees to carry out assigned projects;
(29) (30) "Custodian I" means personnel employed to keep buildings clean and free of refuse;
(30) (31) "Custodian II" means personnel employed as a watchman or groundsman;
(31) (32) "Custodian III" means personnel employed to keep buildings clean and free of refuse, to operate the heating or cooling systems and to make minor repairs;
(32) (33) "Custodian IV" means personnel employed as head custodians. In addition to providing services as defined in "custodian III," their duties may include supervising other custodian personnel;
(33) (34) "Director or coordinator of services" means personnel who are assigned to direct a department or division. Nothing in this subdivision may prohibit professional personnel or professional educators as defined in section one, article one of this chapter, from holding this class title, but professional personnel may not be defined or classified as service personnel unless the professional personnel held a service personnel title under this section prior to holding class title of "director or coordinator of services." Directors or coordinators of service positions shall be classified as either a professional personnel or service personnel position for state aid formula funding purposes and funding for directors or coordinators of service positions shall be based upon the employment status of the director or coordinator either as a professional personnel or service personnel;
(34) (35) "Draftsman" means personnel employed to plan, design and produce detailed architectural/engineering drawings;
(35) (36) "Electrician I" means personnel employed as an apprentice electrician helper or who holds an electrician helper license issued by the state fire marshal;
(36) (37) "Electrician II" means personnel employed as an electrician journeyman or who holds a journeyman electrician license issued by the state fire marshal;
(37) (38) "Electronic technician I" means personnel employed at the apprentice level to repair and maintain electronic equipment;
(38) (39) "Electronic technician II" means personnel employed at the journeyman level to repair and maintain electronic equipment;
(39) (40) "Executive secretary" means personnel employed as the county school superintendent's secretary or as a secretary who is assigned to a position characterized by significant administrative duties;
(40) (41) "Food services supervisor" means qualified personnel not defined as professional personnel or professional educators in section one, article one of this chapter, employed to manage and supervise a county school system's food service program. The duties would include preparing in-service training programs for cooks and food service employees, instructing personnel in the areas of quantity cooking with economy and efficiency and keeping aggregate records and reports;
(41) (42) "Foremen" means skilled persons employed for supervision of personnel who work in the areas of repair and maintenance of school property and equipment;
(42) (43) "General maintenance" means personnel employed as helpers to skilled maintenance employees and to perform minor repairs to equipment and buildings of a county school system;
(43) (44) "Glazier" means personnel employed to replace glass or other materials in windows and doors and to do minor carpentry tasks;
(44) (45) "Graphic artist" means personnel employed to prepare graphic illustrations;
(45) (46) "Groundsmen" means personnel employed to perform duties that relate to the appearance, repair and general care of school grounds in a county school system. Additional assignments may include the operation of a small heating plant and routine cleaning duties in buildings;
(46) (47) "Handyman" means personnel employed to perform routine manual tasks in any operation of the county school system;
(47) (48) "Heating and air conditioning mechanic I" means personnel employed at the apprentice level to install, repair and maintain heating and air conditioning plants and related electrical equipment;
(48) (49) "Heating and air conditioning mechanic II" means personnel employed at the journeyman level to install, repair and maintain heating and air conditioning plants and related electrical equipment;
(49) (50) "Heavy equipment operator" means personnel employed to operate heavy equipment;
(50) (51) "Inventory supervisor" means personnel who are employed to supervise or maintain operations in the receipt, storage, inventory and issuance of materials and supplies;
(51) (52) "Key punch operator" means qualified personnel employed to operate key punch machines or verifying machines;
(52) (53) "Locksmith" means personnel employed to repair and maintain locks and safes;
(53) (54) "Lubrication man" means personnel employed to lubricate and service gasoline or diesel-powered equipment of a county school system;
(54) (55) "Machinist" means personnel employed to perform machinist tasks which include the ability to operate a lathe, planer, shaper, threading machine and wheel press. These personnel should also have, the ability to work from blueprints and drawings;
(55) (56) "Mail clerk" means personnel employed to receive, sort, dispatch, deliver or otherwise handle letters, parcels and other mail;
(56) (57) "Maintenance clerk" means personnel employed to maintain and control a stocking facility to keep adequate tools and supplies on hand for daily withdrawal for all school maintenance crafts;
(57) (58) "Mason" means personnel employed to perform tasks connected with brick and block laying and carpentry tasks related to such laying;
(58) (59) "Mechanic" means personnel employed who can independently perform skilled duties in the maintenance and repair of automobiles, school buses and other mechanical and mobile equipment to use in a county school system;
(59) (60) "Mechanic assistant" means personnel employed as a mechanic apprentice and helper;
(60) (61) "Multiclassification" means personnel employed to perform tasks that involve the combination of two or more class titles in this section. In these instances the minimum salary scale shall be the higher pay grade of the class titles involved;
(61) (62) "Office equipment repairman I" means personnel employed as an office equipment repairman apprentice or helper;
(62) (63) "Office equipment repairman II" means personnel responsible for servicing and repairing all office machines and equipment. Personnel are responsible for parts being purchased necessary for the proper operation of a program of continuous maintenance and repair;
(63) (64) "Painter" means personnel employed to perform duties of painting, finishing and decorating of wood, metal and concrete surfaces of buildings, other structures, equipment, machinery and furnishings of a county school system;
(64) (65) "Paraprofessional" means a person certified pursuant to section two-a, article three of this chapter to perform duties in a support capacity including, but not limited to, facilitating in the instruction and direct or indirect supervision of pupils under the direction of a principal, a teacher or another designated professional educator: Provided, That no person employed on the effective date of this section in the position of an aide may be reduced in force or transferred to create a vacancy for the employment of a paraprofessional: Provided, however, That if any employee has held or holds an aide title and becomes employed as a paraprofessional, the employee shall hold a multiclassification status that includes aide and paraprofessional titles in accordance with section eight-b of this article: Provided further, That once an employee who holds an aide title becomes certified as a paraprofessional and is required to perform duties that may not be performed by an aide without paraprofessional certification, he or she shall receive the paraprofessional title pay grade;
(66) "Payroll supervisor" means personnel who are employed in the county board office who have primary responsibility for the payroll function, which may include the supervision of other personnel, and who have either completed twelve college hours of accounting from an accredited institution of higher education or have at least eight years of experience performing progressively difficult accounting tasks;
(65) (67) "Plumber I" means personnel employed as an apprentice plumber and helper;
(66) (68) "Plumber II" means personnel employed as a journeyman plumber;
(67) (69) "Printing operator" means personnel employed to operate duplication equipment, and as required, to cut, collate, staple, bind and shelve materials;
(68) (70) "Printing supervisor" means personnel employed to supervise the operation of a print shop;
(69) (71) "Programmer" means personnel employed to design and prepare programs for computer operation;
(70) (72) "Roofing/sheet metal mechanic" means personnel employed to install, repair, fabricate and maintain roofs, gutters, flashing and duct work for heating and ventilation;
(71) (73) "Sanitation plant operator" means personnel employed to operate and maintain a water or sewage treatment plant to ensure the safety of the plant's effluent for human consumption or environmental protection;
(72) (74) "School bus supervisor" means qualified personnel employed to assist in selecting school bus operators and routing and scheduling of school buses, operate a bus when needed, relay instructions to bus operators, plan emergency routing of buses and promoting good relationships with parents, pupils, bus operators and other employees;
(73) (75) "Secretary I" means personnel employed to transcribe from notes or mechanical equipment, receive callers, perform clerical tasks, prepare reports and operate office machines;
(74) (76) "Secretary II" means personnel employed in any elementary, secondary, kindergarten, nursery, special education, vocational or any other school as a secretary. The duties may include performing general clerical tasks, transcribing from notes or stenotype or mechanical equipment or a sound-producing machine, preparing reports, receiving callers and referring them to proper persons, operating office machines, keeping records and handling routine correspondence. There is nothing implied in this subdivision that would prevent the employees from holding or being elevated to a higher classification;
(75) (77) "Secretary III" means personnel assigned to the county board office administrators in charge of various instructional, maintenance, transportation, food services, operations and health departments, federal programs or departments with particular responsibilities of purchasing and financial control or any personnel who have served in a position which meets the definition of "secretary II" or "secretary III" in this section for eight years;
(76) (78) "Supervisor of maintenance" means skilled personnel not defined as professional personnel or professional educators as in section one, article one of this chapter. The responsibilities would include directing the upkeep of buildings and shops, issuing instructions to subordinates relating to cleaning, repairs and maintenance of all structures and mechanical and electrical equipment of a board;
(77) (79) "Supervisor of transportation" means qualified personnel employed to direct school transportation activities, properly and safely, and to supervise the maintenance and repair of vehicles, buses and other mechanical and mobile equipment used by the county school system;
(78) (80) "Switchboard operator-receptionist" means personnel employed to refer incoming calls, to assume contact with the public, to direct and to give instructions as necessary, to operate switchboard equipment and to provide clerical assistance;
(79) (81) "Truck driver" means personnel employed to operate light or heavy duty gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles;
(80) (82) "Warehouse clerk" means personnel employed to be responsible for receiving, storing, packing and shipping goods;
(81) (83) "Watchman" means personnel employed to protect school property against damage or theft. Additional assignments may include operation of a small heating plant and routine cleaning duties; and
(82) (84) "Welder" means personnel employed to provide acetylene or electric welding services for a school system.
(j) In addition to the compensation provided for in section eight-a of this article, for service personnel, each service employee is, notwithstanding any provisions in this code to the contrary, entitled to all service personnel employee rights, privileges and benefits provided under this or any other chapter of this code without regard to the employee's hours of employment or the methods or sources of compensation.
(k) Service personnel whose years of employment exceed the number of years shown and provided for under the state minimum pay scale set forth in section eight-a of this article may not be paid less than the amount shown for the maximum years of employment shown and provided for in the classification in which he or she is employed.
(l) The county boards shall review each service personnel employee job classification annually and shall reclassify all service employees as required by the job classifications. The state superintendent of schools may withhold state funds appropriated pursuant to this article for salaries for service personnel who are improperly classified by the county boards. Further, the state superintendent shall order county boards to correct immediately any improper classification matter and with the assistance of the attorney general shall take any legal action necessary against any county board to enforce the order.
(m) No service employee, without his or her written consent, may be reclassified by class title, nor may a service employee, without his or her written consent, be relegated to any condition of employment which would result in a reduction of his or her salary, rate of pay, compensation or benefits earned during the current fiscal year or which would result in a reduction of his or her salary, rate of pay, compensation or benefits for which he or she would qualify by continuing in the same job position and classification held during that fiscal year and subsequent years.
(n) Any board failing to comply with the provisions of this article may be compelled to do so by mandamus, and is liable to any party prevailing against the board for court costs and the prevailing party's reasonable attorney fee, as determined and established by the court.
(o) Notwithstanding any provisions in this code to the contrary, service personnel who hold a continuing contract in a specific job classification and who are physically unable to perform the job's duties as confirmed by a physician chosen by the employee shall be given priority status over any employee not holding a continuing contract in filling other service personnel job vacancies if qualified as provided in section eight-e of this article.
§18A-4-8a. Service personnel minimum monthly salaries.
(1) The minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of more than three and one-half hours a day shall be at least the amounts indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade" I" and the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of three and one-half hours or less a day shall be at least one-half the amount indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade" I" set forth in this section.
STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE I

A B C D E F G H
0 1,100 1,120 1,160 1,210 1,260 1,320 1,350 1,420
1 1,127 1,147 1,187 1,237 1,287 1,347 1,377 1,447
2 1,154 1,174 1,214 1,264 1,314 1,374 1,404 1,474
3 1,181 1,201 1,241 1,291 1,341 1,401 1,431 1,501
4 1,208 1,228 1,268 1,318 1,368 1,428 1,458 1,528
5 1,235 1,255 1,295 1,345 1,395 1,455 1,485 1,555
6 1,262 1,282 1,322 1,372 1,422 1,482 1,512 1,582
7 1,289 1,309 1,349 1,399 1,449 1,509 1,539 1,609
8 1,316 1,336 1,376 1,426 1,476 1,536 1,566 1,636
9 1,343 1,363 1,403 1,453 1,503 1,563 1,593 1,663
10 1,370 1,390 1,430 1,480 1,530 1,590 1,620 1,690
11 1,397 1,417 1,457 1,507 1,557 1,617 1,647 1,717
12 1,424 1,444 1,484 1,534 1,584 1,644 1,674 1,744
13 1,451 1,471 1,511 1,561 1,611 1,671 1,701 1,771
14 1,478 1,498 1,538 1,588 1,638 1,698 1,728 1,798
15 1,505 1,525 1,565 1,615 1,665 1,725 1,755 1,825
16 1,532 1,552 1,592 1,642 1,692 1,752 1,782 1,852
17 1,559 1,579 1,619 1,669 1,719 1,779 1,809 1,879
18 1,586 1,606 1,646 1,696 1,746 1,806 1,836 1,906
19 1,613 1,633 1,673 1,723 1,773 1,833 1,863 1,933
20 1,640 1,660 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,860 1,890 1,960
21 1,667 1,687 1,727 1,777 1,827 1,887 1,917 1,987
22 1,694 1,714 1,754 1,804 1,854 1,914 1,944 2,014
23 1,721 1,741 1,781 1,831 1,881 1,941 1,971 2,041
24 1,748 1,768 1,808 1,858 1,908 1,968 1,998 2,068
25 1,775 1,795 1,835 1,885 1,935 1,995 2,025 2,095
26 1,802 1,822 1,862 1,912 1,962 2,022 2,052 2,122
27 1,829 1,849 1,889 1,939 1,989 2,049 2,079 2,149
28 1,856 1,876 1,916 1,966 2,016 2,076 2,106 2,176
29 1,883 1,903 1,943 1,993 2,043 2,103 2,133 2,203
30 1,910 1,930 1,970 2,020 2,070 2,130 2,160 2,230
31 1,937 1,957 1,997 2,047 2,097 2,157 2,187 2,257
32 1,964 1,984 2,024 2,074 2,124 2,1842,214 2,284
33 1,991 2,011 2,051 2,101 2,151 2,211 2,241 2,311
34 2,018 2,038 2,078 2,128 2,178 2,238 2,268 2,338
35 2,045 2,0652,105 2,155 2,205 2,265 2,295 2,365
36 2,072 2,092 2,132 2,182 2,232 2,292 2,322 2,392
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, effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine and thereafter, the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of more than three and one-half hours a day shall be at least the amounts indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade II" and the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of three and one-half hours or less a day shall be at least one-half the amount indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade II" set forth in this section.
STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE II

Years of
EmploymentPay Grade
A B C D E F G H
0 1,160 1,180 1,220 1,270 1,320 1,380 1,410 1,480
1 1,188 1,208 1,248 1,298 1,348 1,408 1,438 1,508
2 1,216 1,236 1,276 1,326 1,376 1,436 1,466 1,536
3 1,244 1,264 1,304 1,354 1,404 1,464 1,494 1,564
4 1,272 1,292 1,332 1,382 1,432 1,492 1,522 1,592
5 1,300 1,320 1,360 1,410 1,460 1,520 1,550 1,620
6 1,328 1,348 1,388 1,438 1,488 1,548 1,578 1,648
7 1,356 1,376 1,416 1,466 1,516 1,576 1,606 1,676
8 1,384 1,404 1,444 1,494 1,544 1,604 1,634 1,704
9 1,412 1,432 1,472 1,522 1,572 1,632 1,662 1,732
10 1,440 1,460 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,660 1,690 1,760
11 1,468 1,488 1,528 1,578 1,628 1,688 1,718 1,788
12 1,496 1,516 1,556 1,606 1,656 1,716 1,746 1,816
13 1,524 1,544 1,584 1,634 1,684 1,744 1,774 1,844
14 1,552 1,572 1,612 1,662 1,712 1,772 1,802 1,872
15 1,580 1,600 1,640 1,690 1,740 1,800 1,830 1,900
16 1,608 1,628 1,668 1,718 1,768 1,828 1,858 1,928
17 1,636 1,656 1,696 1,746 1,796 1,856 1,886 1,956
18 1,664 1,684 1,724 1,774 1,824 1,884 1,914 1,984
19 1,692 1,712 1,752 1,802 1,852 1,912 1,942 2,012
20 1,720 1,740 1,780 1,830 1,880 1,940 1,970 2,040
21 1,748 1,768 1,808 1,858 1,908 1,968 1,998 2,068
22 1,776 1,796 1,836 1,886 1,936 1,996 2,026 2,096
23 1,804 1,824 1,864 1,914 1,964 2,024 2,054 2,124
24 1,832 1,852 1,892 1,942 1,992 2,052 2,082 2,152
25 1,860 1,880 1,920 1,970 2,020 2,080 2,110 2,180
26 1,888 1,908 1,948 1,998 2,048 2,108 2,138 2,208
27 1,916 1,936 1,976 2,026 2,076 2,136 2,166 2,236
28 1,944 1,964 2,004 2,054 2,104 2,164 2,194 2,264
29 1,972 1,992 2,032 2,082 2,132 2,192 2,222 2,292
30 2,000 2,020 2,060 2,110 2,160 2,220 2,250 2,320
31 2,028 2,048 2,088 2,138 2,188 2,248 2,278 2,348
32 2,056 2,076 2,116 2,166 2,216 2,276 2,306 2,376
33 2,084 2,104 2,144 2,194 2,244 2,304 2,334 2,404
34 2,112 2,132 2,172 2,222 2,272 2,332 2,362 2,432
35 2,140 2,160 2,200 2,250 2,300 2,360 2,390 2,460
36 2,168 2,188 2,228 2,278 2,328 2,388 2,418 2,488
If "state minimum pay scale pay grade 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, the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of more than three and one-half hours a day shall be at least the amounts indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade III" and the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of three and one-half hours or less a day shall be at least one-half the amount indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade III" set forth in this section.
STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE III

Years of
EmploymentPay Grade
A B C DE F G H
0 1,220 1,240 1,280 1,330 1,380 1,440 1,470 1,540
1 1,249 1,269 1,309 1,359 1,409 1,469 1,499 1,569
2 1,278 1,298 1,338 1,388 1,438 1,498 1,528 1,598
3 1,307 1,327 1,367 1,417 1,467 1,527 1,557 1,627
4 1,336 1,356 1,396 1,446 1,496 1,556 1,586 1,656
5 1,365 1,385 1,425 1,475 1,525 1,585 1,615 1,685
6 1,394 1,414 1,454 1,504 1,554 1,614 1,644 1,714
7 1,423 1,443 1,483 1,533 1,583 1,643 1,673 1,743
8 1,452 1,472 1,512 1,562 1,612 1,672 1,702 1,772
9 1,481 1,501 1,541 1,591 1,641 1,701 1,731 1,801
10 1,510 1,530 1,570 1,620 1,670 1,730 1,760 1,830
11 1,539 1,559 1,599 1,649 1,699 1,759 1,789 1,859
12 1,568 1,588 1,628 1,678 1,728 1,788 1,818 1,888
13 1,597 1,617 1,657 1,707 1,757 1,817 1,847 1,917
14 1,626 1,646 1,686 1,736 1,786 1,846 1,876 1,946
15 1,655 1,675 1,715 1,765 1,815 1,875 1,905 1,975
16 1,684 1,704 1,744 1,794 1,844 1,904 1,934 2,004
17 1,713 1,733 1,773 1,823 1,873 1,933 1,963 2,033
18 1,742 1,762 1,802 1,852 1,902 1,962 1,992 2,062
19 1,771 1,791 1,831 1,881 1,931 1,991 2,021 2,091
20 1,800 1,820 1,860 1,910 1,960 2,020 2,050 2,120
21 1,829 1,849 1,889 1,939 1,989 2,049 2,079 2,149
22 1,858 1,878 1,918 1,968 2,018 2,078 2,108 2,178
23 1,887 1,907 1,947 1,997 2,047 2,107 2,137 2,207
24 1,916 1,936 1,976 2,026 2,076 2,136 2,166 2,236
25 1,945 1,965 2,005 2,055 2,105 2,165 2,195 2,265
26 1,974 1,994 2,034 2,084 2,134 2,194 2,224 2,294
27 2,003 2,023 2,063 2,113 2,163 2,223 2,253 2,323
28 2,032 2,052 2,092 2,142 2,192 2,252 2,282 2,352
29 2,061 2,081 2,121 2,171 2,221 2,281 2,311 2,381
30 2,090 2,110 2,150 2,200 2,250 2,310 2,340 2,410
31 2,119 2,139 2,179 2,229 2,279 2,339 2,369 2,439
32 2,148 2,168 2,208 2,258 2,308 2,368 2,398 2,468
33 2,177 2,197 2,237 2,287 2,337 2,397 2,427 2,497
34 2,206 2,226 2,266 2,316 2,366 2,426 2,456 2,526
35 2,235 2,255 2,295 2,345 2,395 2,455 2,485 2,555
36 2,264 2,284 2,324 2,374 2,424 2,484 2,514 2,584
372,2932,3132,3532,4032,4532,5132,5432,613
382,3222,3422,3822,4322,4822,5422,5722,642
392,3512,3712,4112,4612,5112,5712,6012,671
402,3802,4002,4402,4902,5402,6002,6302,700
CLASS TITLEPAY GRADE
Accountant ID
Accountant IIE
Accountant IIIF
Accounts Payable Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G
Aide IA
Aide IIB
Aide IIIC
Aide IVD
Audiovisual TechnicianC
AuditorG
Autism MentorE
Braille or Sign Language SpecialistE
Bus OperatorD
BuyerF
CabinetmakerG
Cafeteria ManagerD
Carpenter IE
Carpenter IIF
Chief MechanicG
Clerk IB
Clerk IIC
Computer OperatorE
Cook IA
Cook IIB
Cook IIIC
Crew LeaderF
Custodian IA
Custodian IIB
Custodian IIIC
Custodian IVD
Director or Coordinator of ServicesH
DraftsmanD
Electrician IF
Electrician IIG
Electronic Technician IF
Electronic Technician IIG
Executive SecretaryG
Food Services SupervisorG
ForemanG
General MaintenanceC
GlazierD
Graphic ArtistD
GroundsmanB
HandymanB
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic IE
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic IIG
Heavy Equipment OperatorE
Inventory SupervisorD
Key Punch OperatorB
LocksmithG
Lubrication ManC
MachinistF
Mail ClerkD
Maintenance Clerk C
MasonG
MechanicF
Mechanic AssistantE
Office Equipment Repairman IF
Office Equipment Repairman IIG
PainterE
ParaprofessionalF
Payroll Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G
Plumber IE
Plumber IIG
Printing OperatorB
Printing SupervisorD
ProgrammerH
Roofing/Sheet Metal MechanicF
Sanitation Plant OperatorF
School Bus SupervisorE
Secretary ID
Secretary IIE
Secretary IIIF
Supervisor of MaintenanceH
Supervisor of TransportationH
Switchboard Operator-ReceptionistD
Truck DriverD
Warehouse ClerkC
WatchmanB
WelderF
(2) An additional ten twelve dollars per month shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee who holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(3) An additional ten dollars per month also shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee for each of the following:
(A) A service employee who holds twelve college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(B) A service employee who holds twenty-four college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(C) A service employee who holds thirty-six college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(D) A service employee who holds forty-eight college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(E) A service employee who holds sixty college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board; and
(F) A service employee who holds seventy-two college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(G) A service employee who holds eighty-four college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(H) A service employee who holds ninety-six college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(I) A service employee who holds one hundred eight college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(J) A service employee who holds one hundred twenty college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(K) A service employee who holds a bachelor's degree; and
(L) A service employee who holds a master's degree .
(4) When any part of a school service employee's daily shift of work is performed between the hours of six o'clock p.m. and five o'clock a.m. the following day, the employee shall be paid no less than an additional ten dollars per month and one half of the pay shall be paid with local funds.
(5) Any service employee required to work on any legal school holiday shall be paid at a rate one and one-half times the employee's usual hourly rate.
(6) Any full-time service personnel required to work in excess of their normal working day during any week which contains a school holiday for which they are paid shall be paid for the additional hours or fraction of the additional hours at a rate of one and one-half times their usual hourly rate and paid entirely from county board funds.
(7) No service employee may have his or her daily work schedule changed during the school year without the employee's written consent and the employee's required daily work hours may not be changed to prevent the payment of time and one-half wages or the employment of another employee.
(8) The minimum hourly rate of pay for extra duty assignments as defined in section eight-b of this article shall be no less than one seventh of the employee's daily total salary for each hour the employee is involved in performing the assignment and paid entirely from local funds: Provided, That an alternative minimum hourly rate of pay for performing extra duty assignments within a particular category of employment may be utilized if the alternate hourly rate of pay is approved both by the county board and by the affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the regular full-time employees within that classification category of employment within that county: Provided, however, That the vote shall be by secret ballot if requested by a service personnel employee within that classification category within that county. The salary for any fraction of an hour the employee is involved in performing the assignment shall be prorated accordingly. When performing extra duty assignments, employees who are regularly employed on a one-half day salary basis shall receive the same hourly extra duty assignment pay computed as though the employee were employed on a full-day salary basis.
(9) The minimum pay for any service personnel employees engaged in the removal of asbestos material or related duties required for asbestos removal shall be their regular total daily rate of pay and no less than an additional three dollars per hour or no less than five dollars per hour for service personnel supervising asbestos removal responsibilities for each hour these employees are involved in asbestos related duties. Related duties required for asbestos removal include, but are not limited to, travel, preparation of the work site, removal of asbestos decontamination of the work site, placing and removal of equipment and removal of structures from the site. If any member of an asbestos crew is engaged in asbestos related duties outside of the employee's regular employment county, the daily rate of pay shall be no less than the minimum amount as established in the employee's regular employment county for asbestos removal and an additional thirty dollars per each day the employee is engaged in asbestos removal and related duties. The additional pay for asbestos removal and related duties shall be payable entirely from county funds. Before service personnel employees may be utilized in the removal of asbestos material or related duties, they shall have completed a federal Environmental Protection Act approved training program and be licensed. The employer shall provide all necessary protective equipment and maintain all records required by the Environmental Protection Act.
(10) For the purpose of qualifying for additional pay as provided in section eight, article five of this chapter, an aide shall be considered to be exercising the authority of a supervisory aide and control over pupils if the aide is required to supervise, control, direct, monitor, escort or render service to a child or children when not under the direct supervision of certificated professional personnel within the classroom, library, hallway, lunchroom, gymnasium, school building, school grounds or wherever supervision is required. For purposes of this section, "under the direct supervision of certificated professional personnel" means that certificated professional personnel is present, with and accompanying the aide.