H. B. 2746
(By Delegates Craig, Stephens, Morgan, Perry, Iaquinta,
Ferro, Pethtel, Fragale, Longstreth, Sumner and Miller)
[Introduced February 27, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to extending the Teachers' State
Minimum Salary Schedule and equity supplements from thirty-
five to forty years.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18A-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, 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)
Beginning July 1, 2011, and continuing thereafter, Each
teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the 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.
STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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(10)
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(11)
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Years
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4th
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3rd
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2nd
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A.B.
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M.A.
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M.A.
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M.A.
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Doc-
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Exp.
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Class
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Class
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Class
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A.B.
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+15
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M.A.
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+15
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+30
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+45
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torate
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0
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26,917
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27,606
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27,872
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29,315
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30,076
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31,843
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32,604
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33,365
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34,126
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35,161
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1
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27,245
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27,934
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28,200
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29,833
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30,594
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32,362
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33,123
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33,883
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34,644
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35,679
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2
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27,574
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28,262
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28,528
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30,352
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31,113
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32,880
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33,641
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34,402
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35,163
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36,198
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3
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27,902
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28,590
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28,856
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30,871
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31,631
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33,399
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34,160
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34,920
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35,681
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36,716
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4
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28,474
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29,162
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29,428
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31,633
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32,394
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34,162
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34,923
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35,683
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36,444
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37,479
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5
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28,802
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29,490
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29,756
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32,152
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32,913
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34,680
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35,441
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36,202
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36,963
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37,998
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6
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29,130
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29,818
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30,084
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32,670
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33,431
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35,199
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35,960
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36,720
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37,481
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38,516
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7
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29,458
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30,147
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30,412
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33,189
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33,950
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35,717
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36,478
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37,239
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38,000
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39,035
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8
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29,786
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30,475
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30,741
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33,707
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34,468
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36,236
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36,997
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37,757
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38,518
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39,553
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9
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30,114
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30,803
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31,069
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34,226
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34,987
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36,754
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37,515
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38,276
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39,037
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40,072
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10
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30,443
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31,131
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31,397
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34,746
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35,506
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37,274
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38,035
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38,796
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39,556
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40,591
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11
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30,771
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31,459
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31,725
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35,264
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36,025
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37,793
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38,553
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39,314
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40,075
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41,110
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12
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31,099
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31,787
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32,053
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35,783
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36,543
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38,311
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39,072
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39,833
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40,593
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41,628
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13
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31,427
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32,115
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32,381
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36,301
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37,062
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38,830
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39,590
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40,351
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41,112
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42,147
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14
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31,755
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32,443
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32,709
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36,820
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37,580
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39,348
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40,109
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40,870
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41,630
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42,665
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15
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32,083
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32,771
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33,037
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37,338
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38,099
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39,867
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40,627
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41,388
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42,149
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43,184
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16
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32,411
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33,099
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33,365
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37,857
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38,617
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40,385
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41,146
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41,907
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42,667
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43,702
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17
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32,739
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33,428
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33,693
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38,375
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39,136
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40,904
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41,665
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42,425
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43,186
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44,221
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18
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33,067
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33,756
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34,022
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38,894
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39,655
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41,422
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42,183
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42,944
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43,705
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44,740
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19
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33,395
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34,084
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34,350
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39,412
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40,173
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41,941
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42,702
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43,462
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44,223
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45,258
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20
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33,723
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34,412
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34,678
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39,931
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40,692
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42,459
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43,220
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43,981
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44,742
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45,777
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21
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34,052
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34,740
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35,006
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40,449
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41,210
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42,978
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43,739
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44,499
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45,260
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46,295
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22
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34,380
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35,068
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35,334
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40,968
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41,729
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43,496
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44,257
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45,018
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45,779
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46,814
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23
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34,708
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35,396
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35,662
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41,487
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42,247
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44,015
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44,776
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45,536
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46,297
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47,332
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24
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35,036
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35,724
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35,990
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42,005
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42,766
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44,534
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45,294
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46,055
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46,816
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47,851
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25
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35,364
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36,052
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36,318
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42,524
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43,284
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45,052
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45,813
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46,574
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47,334
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48,369
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26
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35,692
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36,380
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36,646
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43,042
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43,803
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45,571
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46,331
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47,092
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47,853
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48,888
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27
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36,020
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36,708
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36,974
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43,561
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44,321
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46,089
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46,850
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47,611
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48,371
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49,406
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28
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36,348
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37,037
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37,302
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44,079
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44,840
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46,608
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47,368
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48,129
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48,890
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49,925
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29
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36,676
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37,365
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37,631
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44,598
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45,358
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47,126
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47,887
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48,648
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49,408
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50,443
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30
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37,004
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37,693
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37,959
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45,116
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45,877
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47,645
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48,405
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49,166
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49,927
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50,962
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31
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37,333
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38,021
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38,287
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45,635
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46,396
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48,163
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48,924
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49,685
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50,445
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51,480
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32
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37,661
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38,349
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38,615
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46,153
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46,914
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48,682
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49,443
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50,203
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50,964
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51,999
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33
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37,989
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38,677
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38,943
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46,672
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47,433
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49,200
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49,961
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50,722
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51,483
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52,518
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34
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38,317
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39,005
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39,271
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47,190
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47,951
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49,719
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50,480
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51,240
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52,001
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53,036
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35
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38,645
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39,333
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39,599
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47,709
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48,470
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50,237
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50,998
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51,759
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52,520
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53,555
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36
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38,973
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39,661
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39,927
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48,228
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48,989
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50,756
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51,517
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52,278
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53,039
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54,074
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37
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39,301
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39,989
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40,255
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48,747
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49,508
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51,275
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52,036
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52,797
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53,558
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54,593
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38
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39,629
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40,317
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40,583
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49,266
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50,027
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51,794
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52,555
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53,316
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54,077
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55,112
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39
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39,957
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40,645
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40,911
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49,785
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50,546
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52,313
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53,074
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53,835
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54,596
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55,631
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40
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40,285
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40,973
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41,239
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50,304
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51,065
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52,832
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53,593
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54,354
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55,115
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56,150
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(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 Are 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 are a part of the state minimum salaries for
teachers.
(c) To meet the objective of salary equity among the counties
as set forth in section five of this article, each teacher shall be
paid an equity supplement amount as applicable for his or her
classification of certification or classification of training and
years of experience as follows, subject to the provisions of that
section:
(1) For "4th Class" at zero years of experience, $1,781. An
additional $38 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five forty years of experience;
(2) For "3rd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,796. An
additional $67 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and
including thirty-five forty years of experience;
(3) For "2nd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,877. An
additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and
including thirty-five forty years of experience;
(4) For "A. B." at zero years of experience, $2,360. An
additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and
including thirty-five forty years of experience;
(5) For "A. B. + 15" at zero years of experience, $2,452. An
additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and
including thirty-five forty years of experience;
(6) For "M. A." at zero years of experience, $2,644. An
additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and
including thirty-five forty years of experience;
(7) For "M. A. + 15" at zero years of experience, $2,740. An
additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and
including thirty-five forty years of experience;
(8) For "M. A. + 30" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An
additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and
including thirty-five forty years of experience;
(9) For "M. A. + 45" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An
additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five forty years of experience; and
(10) For "Doctorate" at zero years of experience, $2,927. An
additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and
including thirty-five forty years of experience.
These payments: (i) Shall be Are in addition to any amounts
prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule, any
specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article
and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section
five-a of this article; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly
installments; and (iii) shall be considered are a part of the state
minimum salaries for teachers.
(d) The amendments made to this section during the regular
session of the Legislature in 2013 are effective beginning with the
2013-14 school year.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend the Teachers'
State Minimum Salary Schedule and equity supplements from thirty-
five to forty years.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.