WEST virginia Legislature

2019 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2322

By Delegates Cooper and Rowan

[Introduced January 11, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Education then Finance.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-4-2d, relating to providing a salary increase for special education teachers.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS.

§18A-4-2d. Special education teacher salary increase.

An additional $500 shall be paid annually to certified full time special education teachers for each area of special education he or she is certified, up to a maximum of three areas or $1,500.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a salary increase for special education teachers.

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