HB 4444 Text

H. B. 4444

(By Delegates Trump, Wakim, Romine,
Walters, Hall, Overington and Schadler )
[Introduced February 12, 2004 ; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]

A BILL to repeal §18-5-44 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §18-5-18 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-2 of said code, all relating to secondary education; discontinuing early childhood education programs except for children with certain disabilities; removing the requirement that all county school boards provide early childhood education programs no later than the school year two thousand twelve-two thousand thirteen and thereafter; increasing the state minimum salaries for teachers effective the first day of July, two thousand four.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18-5-44 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; that §18-5-18 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18A-4-2 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION

ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-5-18. Kindergarten programs.
(a) County boards shall provide kindergarten programs for all children who have attained the age of five prior to the first day of September of the school year in which the pupil enters the kindergarten program and ~~may, pursuant to the provisions of section forty-four, article five, chapter eighteen of this code, establish kindergarten programs designed for children below the age of five~~ shall provide kindergarten programs only for children under the age of five with a disability pursuant to 20 U.S.C §1400 et seq, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997. The programs for children who shall have attained the age of five shall be full-day everyday programs.
(b) Persons employed as kindergarten teachers, as distinguished from paraprofessional personnel, shall be required to hold a certificate valid for teaching at the assigned level as prescribed by regulations established by the state board. The state board shall establish and prescribe guidelines and criteria setting forth the minimum requirements for all paraprofessional personnel employed in kindergarten programs established pursuant to the provisions of this section and no such paraprofessional personnel shall be employed in any kindergarten program unless he or she meets such minimum requirements.
(c) The state board with the advice of the state superintendent shall establish and prescribe guidelines and criteria relating to the establishment, operation and successful completion of kindergarten programs in accordance with the other provisions of this section. Guidelines and criteria so established and prescribed also are intended to serve for the establishment and operation of nonpublic kindergarten programs and shall be used for the evaluation and approval of such programs by the state superintendent, provided application for such evaluation and approval is made in writing by proper authorities in control of such programs. The state superintendent, annually, shall publish a list of nonpublic kindergarten programs, including Montessori kindergartens that have been approved in accordance with the provisions of this section. Montessori kindergartens established and operated in accordance with usual and customary practices for the use of the Montessori method which have teachers who have training or experience, regardless of additional certification, in the use of the Montessori method of instruction for kindergartens shall be considered to be approved.
(d) Pursuant to such guidelines and criteria, and only pursuant to such guidelines and criteria, the county boards may establish programs taking kindergarten to the homes of the children involved, using educational television, paraprofessional personnel in addition to and to supplement regularly certified teachers, mobile or permanent classrooms and other means developed to best carry kindergarten to the child in its home and enlist the aid and involvement of its parent or parents in presenting the program to the child; or may develop programs of a more formal kindergarten type, in existing school buildings, or both, as such county board may determine, taking into consideration the cost, the terrain, the existing available facilities, the distances each child may be required to travel, the time each child may be required to be away from home, the child's health, the involvement of parents and such other factors as each county board may find pertinent. Such determinations by any county board shall be final and conclusive.
(e) The amendments to this section by the amendment and reenactment of this section in the regular session of the Legislature in two thousand four shall become effective on the first day of July, two thousand four.
CHAPTER 18A. SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
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: Provided, That beginning on the first day of July, two thousand two, and thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in "state minimum salary schedule II" 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: Provided further, That beginning on the first day of July, two thousand four, and thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in "state minimum salary schedule III" 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 4th 3rd

2ndA.B.
M.A. M.A. M.A. Doc-

Exp.
Class Class Class A.B. +15 M.A. +15 +30 +45 torate

0	21,084	21,721	21,976	23,186	23,921	25,629	26,364	27,099	27,834	28,834
1	21,365	22,002	22,257	23,651	24,386	26,094	26,829	27,564	28,299	29,299
2	21,646	22,284	22,539	24,116	24,851	26,559	27,294	28,029	28,764	29,764
3	21,928	22,565	22,820	24,581	25,316	27,024	27,759	28,494	29,229	30,229
4	22,445	23,082	23,338	25,282	26,017	27,725	28,460	29,195	29,930	30,930
5	22,726	23,364	23,619	25,747	26,482	28,190	28,925	29,660	30,395	31,395
6	23,008	23,645	23,900	26,212	26,947	28,655	29,390	30,125	30,860	31,860
7	22,008	23,926	24,182	26,677	27,412	29,120	29,855	30,590	31,325	32,325
8	22,008	24,208	24,463	27,142	27,877	29,585	30,320	31,055	31,790	32,790
9	22,008		24,744	27,607	28,342	30,050	30,785	31,520	32,255	33,255
10	22,008		25,025	28,073	28,808	30,516	31,251	31,986	32,721	33,721
11	22,008			28,538	29,273	30,981	31,716	32,451	33,186	34,186
12	22,008			29,003	29,738	31,446	32,181	32,916	33,651	34,651
13	22,008			29,468	30,203	31,911	32,646	33,381	34,116	35,116
14	22,008					32,376	33,111	33,846	34,581	35,581
15	22,008					32,841	33,576	34,311	35,046	36,046
16	22,008					33,306	34,041	34,776	35,511	36,511
17	22,008							35,241	35,976	36,976
18	22,008							35,706	36,441	37,441
19	22,008							36,171	36,906	37,906

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE II
(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	21,888	22,525	22,780	23,990	24,725	26,433	27,168	27,903	28,638	29,638
1	22,205	22,842	23,097	24,491	25,226	26,934	27,669	28,404	29,139	30,139
2	22,522	23,160	23,415	24,992	25,727	27,435	28,170	28,905	29,640	30,640
3	22,840	23,477	23,732	25,493	26,228	27,936	28,671	29,406	30,141	31,141
4	23,393	24,030	24,286	26,230	26,965	28,673	29,408	30,143	30,878	31,878
5	23,710	24,348	24,603	26,731	27,466	29,174	29,909	30,644	31,379	32,379
6	24,028	24,665	24,920	27,232	27,967	29,675	30,410	31,145	31,880	32,880
7		24,982	25,238	27,733	28,468	30,176	30,911	31,646	32,381	33,381
8	22,008	25,300	25,555	28,234	28,969	30,677	31,412	32,147	32,882	33,882
9			25,872	28,735	29,470	31,178	31,913	32,648	33,383	34,383
10	22,008		26,189	29,237	29,972	31,680	32,415	33,150	33,885	34,885
11	22,008			29,738	30,473	32,181	32,916	33,651	34,386	35,386
12	22,008			30,239	30,974	32,682	33,417	34,152	34,887	35,887
13	22,008			30,740	31,475	33,183	33,918	34,653	35,388	36,388
14	22,008					33,684	34,419	35,154	35,889	36,889
15	22,008					34,185	34,920	35,655	36,390	37,390
16	22,008					34,686	35,421	36,156	36,891	37,891
17	22,008							36,657	37,392	38,392
18	22,008							37,158	37,893	38,893
19	22,008							37,659	38,394	39,394

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE III
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
Years 4th 3^rd 2nd A.B. M.A. M.A. M.A. Doc-
Exp. Class Class Class A.B. +15 M.A. +15 +30 +45 torate

0	22,888	23,525	23,780	24,990	25,725	27,433	28,168	28,903	29,638	30,638
1	23,205	23,842	24,097	25,491	26,226	27,934	28,669	29,404	30,139	31,139
2	23,522	24,160	24,415	25,992	26,727	28,435	29,170	29,905	30,640	31,640
3	23,840	24,477	24,732	26,493	27,228	28,936	29,671	30,406	31,141	32,141
4	24,393	25,030	25,286	27,230	27,965	29,673	30,408	31,143	31,878	32,878
5	24,710	25,348	25,603	27,731	28,466	30,174	30,909	31,644	32,379	33,379
6	25,028	25,665	25,920	28,232	28,967	30,675	31,410	32,145	32,880	33,880
7		25,982	26,238	28,733	29,468	31,176	31,911	32,646	33,381	34,381
8	22,008	26,300	26,555	29,234	29,969	31,677	32,412	33,147	33,882	34,882
9			26,872	29,735	30,470	32,178	32,913	33,648	34,383	35,383
10	22,008		27,189	30,237	30,972	32,680	33,415	34,150	34,885	35,885
11	22,008			30,738	31,473	33,181	33,916	34,651	35,386	36,386
12	22,008			31,239	31,974	33,682	34,417	35,152	35,887	36,887
13	22,008			31,740	32,475	34,183	34,918	35,653	36,388	37,388
14	22,008					34,684	35,419	36,154	36,889	37,889
15	22,008					35,185	35,920	36,655	37,390	38,390
16	22,008					35,686	36,421	37,156	37,891	38,891
17	22,008							37,657	38,392	39,392
18	22,008							38,158	38,893	39,893
19	22,008							38,659	39,394	40,394

(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) Effective until the first day of July, two thousand two, in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable state minimum salary schedule, each professional educator shall be paid annually the following incremental increases 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

31

534

(d) On and after the first day of July, two thousand two, in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable state minimum salary schedule, each professional educator shall be paid annually the following incremental increases 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

29
570

570

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

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