§18-4-2. Qualifications; health certificate; disability; acting superintendent.
(a) Each county superintendent shall hold a professional administrative certificate endorsed for superintendent, or a first class permit endorsed for superintendent, subject to the following:

(1) A superintendent who holds a first class permit may be appointed for one year only, and may be reappointed two times for an additional year each upon an annual evaluation by the county board and a determination of satisfactory performance and reasonable progress toward completion of the requirements for a professional administrative certificate endorsed for superintendent;

(2) Any candidate for superintendent who possesses an earned doctorate from an accredited institution of higher education and either has completed three successful years of teaching in public education or has the equivalent of three years of experience in management or supervision as defined by state board rule, after employment by the county board shall be granted a permanent administrative certificate and shall be a licensed county superintendent;

(3) The state board shall promulgate a legislative rule in accordance with article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to address those cases where a county board finds that course work needed by the county superintendent who holds a first class permit is not available or is not scheduled at state institutions of higher education in a manner which will enable the county superintendent to complete normal requirements for a professional administrative certificate within the three-year period allowed under the permit; and

(4) Any person employed as assistant superintendent or educational administrator prior to the twenty-seventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight, and who was previously employed as superintendent is not required to hold the professional administrative certificate endorsed for superintendent.

(b) In addition to other requirements set forth in this section, a county superintendent shall meet the following health-related conditions of employment:

(1) Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, file with the president of the county board a certificate from a licensed physician certifying the following:

(A) A tuberculin skin test, of the type Mantoux test (PPD skin test), approved by the director of the department of health, has been made within four months prior to the beginning of the term of the county superintendent; and

(B) The county superintendent does not have tuberculosis in a communicable state based upon the test results and any further study;

(2) After completion of the initial test, the county superintendent shall have an approved tuberculin skin test once every two years or more frequently if medically indicated. Positive reactors to the skin test are to be referred immediately to a physician for evaluation and indicated treatment or further studies;

(3) A county superintendent who is certified by a licensed physician to have tuberculosis in a communicable stage shall have his or her employment discontinued or suspended until the disease has been arrested and is no longer communicable; and

(4) A county superintendent who fails to complete required follow-up examinations as set forth in this subsection shall be suspended from employment until a report of examination is confirmed.

§18A-4-2. State minimum salaries for teachers..
     (a) Effective July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the 2007-08 State Minimum Salary Schedule 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.

     Effective July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2011, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the 2008-09 State Minimum Salary Schedule 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.

     Beginning July 1, 2011, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the 2011-12 State Minimum Salary Schedule 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.

2008-09 STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
Years Exp.	4th Class	3rd Class	2nd Class		A.B. +15		M.A. +15	M.A. +30	M.A. +45	Doc- torate
				A.B.		M.A.
0	25,651	26,311	26,575	27,827	28,588	30,355	31,116	31,877	32,638	33,673
1	25,979	26,639	26,903	28,345	29,106	30,874	31,635	32,395	33,156	34,191
2	26,308	26,967	27,231	28,864	29,625	31,392	32,153	32,914	33,675	34,710
3	26,636	27,295	27,559	29,383	30,143	31,911	32,672	33,432	34,193	35,228
4	27,208	27,867	28,131	30,145	30,906	32,674	33,435	34,195	34,956	35,991
5	27,536	28,195	28,459	30,664	31,425	33,192	33,953	34,714	35,475	36,510
6	27,864	28,523	28,787	31,182	31,943	33,711	34,472	35,232	35,993	37,028
7	28,192	28,852	29,115	31,701	32,462	34,229	34,990	35,751	36,512	37,547
8	28,520	29,180	29,444	32,219	32,980	34,748	35,509	36,269	37,030	38,065
9	28,848	29,508	29,772	32,738	33,499	35,266	36,027	36,788	37,549	38,584
10	29,177	29,836	30,100	33,258	34,018	35,786	36,547	37,308	38,068	39,103
11	29,505	30,164	30,428	33,776	34,537	36,305	37,065	37,826	38,587	39,622
12	29,833	30,492	30,756	34,295	35,055	36,823	37,584	38,345	39,105	40,140
13	30,161	30,820	31,084	34,813	35,574	37,342	38,102	38,863	39,624	40,659
14	30,489	31,148	31,412	35,332	36,092	37,860	38,621	39,382	40,142	41,177
15	30,817	31,476	31,740	35,850	36,611	38,379	39,139	39,900	40,661	41,696
16	31,145	31,804	32,068	36,369	37,129	38,897	39,658	40,419	41,179	42,214
17	31,473	32,133	32,396	36,887	37,648	39,416	40,177	40,937	41,698	42,733
18	31,801	32,461	32,725	37,406	38,167	39,934	40,695	41,456	42,217	43,252
19	32,129	32,789	33,053	37,924	38,685	40,453	41,214	41,974	42,735	43,770
20	32,457	33,117	33,381	38,443	39,204	40,971	41,732	42,493	43,254	44,289
21	32,786	33,445	33,709	38,961	39,722	41,490	42,251	43,011	43,772	44,807
22	33,114	33,773	34,037	39,480	40,241	42,008	42,769	43,530	44,291	45,326
23	33,442	34,101	34,365	39,999	40,759	42,527	43,288	44,048	44,809	45,844
24	33,770	34,429	34,693	40,517	41,278	43,046	43,806	44,567	45,328	46,363
25	34,098	34,757	35,021	41,036	41,796	43,564	44,325	45,086	45,846	46,881
26	34,426	35,085	35,349	41,554	42,315	44,083	44,843	45,604	46,365	47,400
27	34,754	35,413	35,677	42,073	42,833	44,601	45,362	46,123	46,883	47,918
28	35,082	35,742	36,005	42,591	43,352	45,120	45,880	46,641	47,402	48,437
29	35,410	36,070	36,334	43,110	43,870	45,638	46,399	47,160	47,920	48,955
30	35,738	36,398	36,662	43,628	44,389	46,157	46,917	47,678	48,439	49,474
31	36,067	36,726	36,990	44,147	44,908	46,675	47,436	48,197	48,957	49,992
32	36,395	37,054	37,318	44,665	45,426	47,194	47,955	48,715	49,476	50,511
33	36,723	37,382	37,646	45,184	45,945	47,712	48,473	49,234	49,995	51,030
34	37,051	37,710	37,974	45,702	46,463	48,231	48,992	49,752	50,513	51,548
35	37,379	38,038	38,302	46,221	46,982	48,749	49,510	50,271	51,032	52,067

2011-12 STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Years	4th	3rd	2nd		A.B.		M.A.	M.A.	M.A.	Doc-
Exp.	Class	Class	Class	A.B.	+15	M.A.	+15	+30	+45	torate
0	26,917	27,606	27,872	29,315	30,076	31,843	32,604	33,365	34,126	35,161
1	27,245	27,934	28,200	29,833	30,594	32,362	33,123	33,883	34,644	35,679
2	27,574	28,262	28,528	30,352	31,113	32,880	33,641	34,402	35,163	36,198
3	27,902	28,590	28,856	30,871	31,631	33,399	34,160	34,920	35,681	36,716
4	28,474	29,162	29,428	31,633	32,394	34,162	34,923	35,683	36,444	37,479
5	28,802	29,490	29,756	32,152	32,913	34,680	35,441	36,202	36,963	37,998
6	29,130	29,818	30,084	32,670	33,431	35,199	35,960	36,720	37,481	38,516
7	29,458	30,147	30,412	33,189	33,950	35,717	36,478	37,239	38,000	39,035
8	29,786	30,475	30,741	33,707	34,468	36,236	36,997	37,757	38,518	39,553
9	30,114	30,803	31,069	34,226	34,987	36,754	37,515	38,276	39,037	40,072
10	30,443	31,131	31,397	34,746	35,506	37,274	38,035	38,796	39,556	40,591
11	30,771	31,459	31,725	35,264	36,025	37,793	38,553	39,314	40,075	41,110
12	31,099	31,787	32,053	35,783	36,543	38,311	39,072	39,833	40,593	41,628
13	31,427	32,115	32,381	36,301	37,062	38,830	39,590	40,351	41,112	42,147
14	31,755	32,443	32,709	36,820	37,580	39,348	40,109	40,870	41,630	42,665
15	32,083	32,771	33,037	37,338	38,099	39,867	40,627	41,388	42,149	43,184
16	32,411	33,099	33,365	37,857	38,617	40,385	41,146	41,907	42,667	43,702
17	32,739	33,428	33,693	38,375	39,136	40,904	41,665	42,425	43,186	44,221
18	33,067	33,756	34,022	38,894	39,655	41,422	42,183	42,944	43,705	44,740
19	33,395	34,084	34,350	39,412	40,173	41,941	42,702	43,462	44,223	45,258
20	33,723	34,412	34,678	39,931	40,692	42,459	43,220	43,981	44,742	45,777
21	34,052	34,740	35,006	40,449	41,210	42,978	43,739	44,499	45,260	46,295
22	34,380	35,068	35,334	40,968	41,729	43,496	44,257	45,018	45,779	46,814
23	34,708	35,396	35,662	41,487	42,247	44,015	44,776	45,536	46,297	47,332
24	35,036	35,724	35,990	42,005	42,766	44,534	45,294	46,055	46,816	47,851
25	35,364	36,052	36,318	42,524	43,284	45,052	45,813	46,574	47,334	48,369
26	35,692	36,380	36,646	43,042	43,803	45,571	46,331	47,092	47,853	48,888
27	36,020	36,708	36,974	43,561	44,321	46,089	46,850	47,611	48,371	49,406
28	36,348	37,037	37,302	44,079	44,840	46,608	47,368	48,129	48,890	49,925
29	36,676	37,365	37,631	44,598	45,358	47,126	47,887	48,648	49,408	50,443
30	37,004	37,693	37,959	45,116	45,877	47,645	48,405	49,166	49,927	50,962
31	37,333	38,021	38,287	45,635	46,396	48,163	48,924	49,685	50,445	51,480
32	37,661	38,349	38,615	46,153	46,914	48,682	49,443	50,203	50,964	51,999
33	37,989	38,677	38,943	46,672	47,433	49,200	49,961	50,722	51,483	52,518
34	38,317	39,005	39,271	47,190	47,951	49,719	50,480	51,240	52,001	53,036
35	38,645	39,333	39,599	47,709	48,470	50,237	50,998	51,759	52,520	53,555

     (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: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session