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SENATE BILL NO. 99

INTRODUCED BY S. KITZENBERG



A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE PAY SCHEDULE FOR MONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS OR SPECIALISTS WHO ARE CERTIFIED AS CLASS 1, CLASS 2, CLASS 4, OR CLASS 5 OR FOR THOSE IDENTIFIED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AS BEING CERTIFIED AS CLASS 6 OR CLASS 7; REQUIRING FOR SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR 2002 THAT THE STATE PAY THE DIFFERENCE FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHOSE CURRENT BASE SALARY IS LOWER THAN THE STATUTORILY CREATED BASE; PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION FOR HIGHER BASE SALARIES ESTABLISHED THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; PROVIDING FOR LONGEVITY INCREASES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE."



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:



     NEW SECTION.  Section 1.  Certified teachers and specialists pay schedule. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3), effective for the school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, a school district shall, at a minimum, pay each teacher or specialist who is certified as class 1, class 2, class 4, or class 5 or pay each teacher or specialist identified by the superintendent of public instruction as being certified as class 6 or class 7, as follows:

Step BA BA+10 BA+20 BA+30 BA+40 BA+50 BA+60 BA+70 BA+80 BA+90

1 $25,000 25,750 26,523 27,318 28,138 28,982 29,851 30,747 31,669 32,619

2 25,750 26,523 27,318 28,138 28,982 29,851 30,747 31,669 32,619 33,598

3 26,523 27,318 28,138 28,982 29,851 30,747 31,669 32,619 33,598 34,606

4 28,138 28,982 29,851 30,747 31,669 32,619 33,598 34,606 35,644

5 28,982 29,851 30,747 31,669 32,619 33,598 34,606 35,644 36,713

6 30,747 31,669 32,619 33,598 34,606 35,644 36,713 37,815

7 31,669 32,619 33,598 34,606 35,644 36,713 37,815 38,949

8 33,598 34,606 35,644 36,713 37,815 38,949 40,118

9 34,606 35,644 36,713 37,815 38,949 40,118 41,321

10 36,713 37,815 38,949 40,118 41,321 42,561

11 37,815 38,949 40,118 41,321 42,561 43,838

12 40,118 41,321 42,561 43,838 45,153

13 41,321 42,561 43,838 45,153 46,507

14 43,838 45,153 46,507 47,903

15 45,153 46,507 47,903 49,340

     (b) For a school district whose base teacher or specialist salary is less than the base mandated in subsection (1)(a), the state, for the school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, shall pay the difference between the district's base salary and the minimum base salary in subsection (1)(a).

     (2) Effective for school fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2002, a school district shall pay the base salary provided in subsection (1)(a) or (3) multiplied by the rate of increase in the consumer price index, for all urban consumers, as published by the U.S. department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, for the preceding December-to-December period.

     (3) If a collective bargaining agreement establishes a higher base salary than the base established in subsection (1)(a) or (2), the district shall pay the base established through collective bargaining.

     (4) (a) In addition to the compensation provided for in subsection (1)(a),(2), or (3), the state shall for the school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, pay each certified teacher or specialist who has completed 20 years of credited service recognized by the Montana teachers' retirement system 5% of the employee's base salary.

     (b) For the school fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2001, in addition to the longevity allowance provided under subsection (4)(a), the state shall pay each teacher or specialist who has completed 25 years of credited service recognized by the Montana teachers' retirement system an additional 3% of the employee's base salary.

     (5) In addition to the base salary provided in subsection (1)(a), (2), or (3) and the longevity increases provided in subsection (4), the state shall pay to each qualified teacher or specialist a:

     (a) $1,000 annual stipend to each teacher or specialist holding a master's or doctoral degree;

     (b) $2,000 annual stipend to each teacher or specialist for national certification during the term of certification;

     (c) $1,000 semester student-teacher advisership stipend; and

     (d) $1,000 annual stipend plus 3 days release time for a personal instruction committee assignment.

     (6) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

     (a) "B.A." means baccalaureate degree.

     (b) "BA +" means the number of credits earned since receiving the B.A.

     (c) "Credits" means college semester hour credits and equivalent in-service credits.



     NEW SECTION.  Section 2.  Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 20, chapter 4, and the provisions of Title 20, chapter 4, apply to [section 1].



     NEW SECTION.  Section 3.  Contingent voidness. If House Bill No. 2 does not contain appropriations to pay for state costs incurred in paying the difference in base salary for school fiscal year 2002 and for required longevity payments and state stipends and if accompanying legislation does not provide school districts with an increase in budget authority, then [this act] is void.



     NEW SECTION.  Section 4.  Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2001.

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