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Senate Bill No. 606

(By Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, Plymale, Helmick, Unger, Sprouse, Kessler, Edgell, Hunter, Chafin, Bailey, Bowman, Facemyer, Minard, Love, Sharpe, Caruth, Guills, Jenkins, Foster, Yoder, Barnes, Lanham, McKenzie and Fanning)

____________

[Introduced March 21, 2005; referred to the Committee

on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing teachers with a fifteen-percent salary increase over the next three years; and providing that the first year the salary increase is four percent, the second year the increase is five percent and the third year the increase is six percent.

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) Each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the "state minimum plus equity 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, however, That beginning on the first day of July, two thousand six, and thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in "state minimum plus equity salary schedule III" as set forth in this section 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 seven, and thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in "state minimum plus equity salary schedule IV" as set forth in this section 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
2nd
A.B. M.A. M.A. M.A. Doc-

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

0 21,084 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 PLUS EQUITY SALARY SCHEDULE I
(1)
Years
Exp.
(2)
4th
Class
(3)
3rd
Class
(4)
2nd
Class
(5)

A.B.
(6)
A.B.
+15
(7)

M.A.
(8)
M.A.
+15
(9)
M.A.
+30
(10)
M.A.
+45
(11)
Doc
torate
0 23,669 24,321 24,657 26,350 27,177 29,077 29,908 30,739 31,474

32,565

1

24,024

24,705

25,043
26,920 27,747 29,647 30,478 31,309 32,044

33,135

2

24,379

25,090

25,430
27,490 28,317 30,217 31,048 31,879 32,614

33,705

3

24,735

25,474

25,816
28,060 28,887 30,787 31,618 32,449 33,184

34,275

4

25,326

26,094

26,439
28,866 29,693 31,593 32,424 33,255 33,990

35,081

5

25,681

26,479

26,825
29,436 30,263 32,163 32,994 33,825 34,560

35,651

6

26,037

26,863

27,211
30,006 30,833 32,733 33,564 34,395 35,130

36,221

7

26,037

27,247

27,598
30,576 31,403 33,303 34,134 34,965 35,700

36,791

8

26,037

27,632

27,984
31,146 31,973 33,873 34,704 35,535 36,270

37,361

9

26,037

27,632

28,370
31,716 32,543 34,443 35,274 36,105 36,840

37,931

10

26,037

27,632

28,756
32,287 33,114 35,014 35,845 36,676 37,411

38,502

11

26,037

27,632

28,756
32,857 33,684 35,584 36,415 37,246 37,981

39,072

12

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,427 34,254 36,154 36,985 37,816 38,551

39,642

13

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 36,724 37,555 38,386 39,121

40,212

14

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 37,294 38,125 38,956 39,691

40,782

15

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 37,864 38,695 39,526 40,261

41,352

16

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 40,096 40,831

41,922

17

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 40,666 41,401

42,492

18

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,236 41,971

43,062

19

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

20

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

21

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

22

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

23

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

24

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

25

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

26

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

27

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

28

26,037

27,632

28,756
33,997 34,824 38,434 39,265 41,806 42,541

43,632

29

26,607

28,202

29,326
34,567 35,394 39,004 39,835 42,376 43,111

44,202

30

27,177

28,772

29,896
35,137 35,964 39,574 40,405 42,946 43,681

44,772

31

27,747

29,342

30,466
35,707 36,534 40,144 40,975 43,516 44,251

45,342

32

28,317

29,912

31,036
36,277 37,104 40,714 41,545 44,086 44,821

45,912

33
28,887 30,482 31,606 36,847 37,674 41,284 42,115 44,656 45,391 46,482
34 29,457 31,052 32,176 37,417 38,244 41,854 42,685 45,226 45,961 47,052
35 30,027 31,622 32,746 37,987 38,814 42,424 43,255 45,796 46,531 47,622
STATE MINIMUM PLUS EQUITY SALARY SCHEDULE II

(1) Years Exp.

(2)
4th
Class
(3)
3rd
Class
(4)
2nd
Class
(5)

A.B.
(6)
A.B.
+15
(7)

M.A.
(8)
M.A.
+15
(9)
M.A.
+30
(10)
M.A.
+45
(11)
Doc
torate

0

24,944
25,596 25,932 27,625 28,452 30,352 31,183 32,014 32,749

33,840

1

25,319

26,000

26,338
28,215 29,042 30,942 31,773 32,604 33,339

34,430

2

25,694

26,405

26,745
28,805 29,632 31,532 32,363 33,194 33,929

35,020

3

26,070

26,809

27,151
29,395 30,222 32,122 32,953 33,784 34,519

35,610

4

26,681

27,449

27,794
30,221 31,048 32,948 33,779 34,610 35,345

36,436

5

27,056

27,854

28,200
30,811 31,638 33,538 34,369 35,200 35,935

37,026

6

27,432

28,258

28,606
31,401 32,228 34,128 34,959 35,790 36,525

37,616

7

27,432

28,662

29,013
31,991 32,818 34,718 35,549 36,380 37,115

38,206

8

27,432

29,067

29,419
32,581 33,408 35,308 36,139 36,970 37,705

38,796

9

27,432

29,067

29,825
33,171 33,998 35,898 36,729 37,560 38,295

39,386

10

27,432

29,067

30,231
33,762 34,589 36,489 37,320 38,151 38,886

39,977

11

27,432

29,067

30,231
34,352 35,179 37,079 37,910 38,741 39,476

40,567

12

27,432

29,067

30,231
34,942 35,769 37,669 38,500 39,331 40,066

41,157

13

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 38,259 39,090 39,921 40,656

41,747

14

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 38,849 39,680 40,511 41,246

42,337

15

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 39,439 40,270 41,101 41,836

42,927

16

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 41,691 42,426

43,517

17

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 42,281 43,016

44,107

18

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 42,871 43,606

44,697

19

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

20

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

21

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

22

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

23

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

24

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

25

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

26

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

27

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

28

27,432

29,067

30,231
35,532 36,359 40,029 40,860 43,461 44,196

45,287

29

28,022

29,657

30,821
36,122 36,949 40,619 41,450 44,051 44,786

45,877

30

28,612

30,247

31,411
36,712 37,539 41,209 42,040 44,641 45,376

46,467

31

29,202

30,837

32,001
37,302 38,129 41,799 42,630 45,231 45,966

47,057

32

29,792

31,427

32,591
37,892 38,719 42,389 43,220 45,821 46,556

47,647

33
30,382 32,017 33,181 38,482 39,309 42,979 43,810 46,411 47,146 48,237
34 30,972 32,607 33,771 39,072 39,899 43,569 44,400 47,001 47,736 48,827
35 31,562 33,197 34,361 39,662 40,489 44,159 44,990 47,591 48,326 49,417

STATE MINIMUM
PLUS EQUITY SALARY SCHEDULE III

(1) Years Exp.

(2)
4
th
Class
(3)
3
rd
Class
(4)
2
nd
Class
(5)

A.B.
(6)
A.B.
+15
(7)

M.A.
(8)
M.A.
+15
(9)
M.A.
+30
(10)
M.A.
+45
(11)
Doc
torate

0

26,614
27,266 27,602 29,295 30,122 32,022 32,853 33,684 34,419

35,510

1

27,014

27,695

28,033
29,910 30,737 32,637 33,468 34,299 35,034

36,125

2

27,414

28,125

28,465
30,525 31,352 33,252 34,083 34,914 35,649

36,740

3

27,815

28,554

28,896
31,140 31,967 33,867 34,698 35,529 36,264

37,355

4

28,451

29,219

29,564
31,991 32,818 34,718 35,549 36,380 37,115

38,206

5

28,851

29,649

29,995
32,606 33,433 35,333 36,164 36,995 37,730

38,821

6

29,252

30,078

30,426
33,221 34,048 35,948 36,779 37,610 38,345

39,436

7

29,252

30,507

30,858
33,836 34,663 36,563 37,394 38,225 38,960

40,051

8

29,252

30,937

31,289
34,451 35,278 37,178 38,009 38,840 39,575

40,666

9

29,252

30,937

31,720
35,066 35,893 37,793 38,624 39,455 40,190

41,281

10

29,252

30,937

32,151
35,682 36,509 38,409 39,240 40,071 40,806

41,897

11

29,252

30,937

32,151
36,297 37,124 39,024 39,855 40,686 41,421

42,512

12

29,252

30,937

32,151
36,912 37,739 39,639 40,470 41,301 42,036

43,127

13

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 40,254 41,085 41,916 42,651

43,742

14

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 40,869 41,700 42,531 43,266

44,357

15

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 41,484 42,315 43,146 43,881

44,972

16

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 43,761 44,496

45,587

17

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 44,376 45,111

46,202

18

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 44,991 45,726

46,817

19

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

20

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

21

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

22

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

23

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

24

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 36,341

47,432

25

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

26

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

27

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

28

29,252

30,937

32,151
37,527 38,354 42,099 42,930 45,606 46,341

47,432

29

29,867

31,552

32,766
38,142 38,969 42,714 43,545 46,221 46,956

48,047

30

30,482

32,167

33,381
38,757 39,584 43,329 44,160 46,836 47,571

48,662

31

31,097

32,782

33,996
39,372 40,199 43,944 44,775 47,451 48,186

49,277

32

31,712

33,397

34,611
39,987 40,814 44,559 45,390 48,066 48,801

49,892

33
32,327 34,012 35,226 40,602 41,429 45,174 46,005 48,681 49,416 50,507
34 32,942 34,627 35,841 41,217 42,044 45,789 46,620 49,296 50,031 51,122
35 33,557 35,242 36,456 41,832 42,659 46,404 47,235 49,911 50,646 51,737
STATE MINIMUM PLUS EQUITY SALARY SCHEDULE IV

(1) Years Exp.

(2)
4
th
Class
(3)
3
rd
Class
(4)
2
nd
Class
(5)

A.B.
(6)
A.B.
+15
(7)

M.A.
(8)
M.A.
+15
(9)
M.A.
+30
(10)
M.A.
+45
(11)
Doc
torate

0

28,734
29,386 29,722 31,415 32,242 34,142 34,973 35,804 36,539

37,630

1

29,164

29,845

30,183
32,060 32,887 34,787 35,618 36,449 37,184

38,275

2

29,594

30,305

30,645
32,705 33,532 35,432 36,263 37,094 37,829

38,920

3

30,025

30,764

31,106
33,350 34,177 36,077 36,908 37,739 38,474

39,565

4

30,691

31,459

31,804
34,231 35,058 36,958 37,789 38,620 39,355

40,446

5

31,121

31,919

32,265
34,876 35,703 37,603 38,434 39,265 40,000

41,091

6

31,552

32,378

32,726
35,521 36,348 38,248 39,079 39,910 40,645

41,736

7

31,552

32,837

33,188
36,166 36,993 38,893 39,724 40,555 41,290

42,381

8

31,552

33,297

33,649
36,811 37,638 39,538 40,369 41,200 41,935

43,026

9

31,552

33,297

34,110
37,456 38,283 40,183 41,014 41,845 42,580

43,671

10

31,552

33,297

34,571
38,102 38,929 40,829 41,660 42,491 43,226

44,317

11

31,552

33,297

34,571
38,747 39,574 41,474 42,305 43,136 43,871

44,962

12

31,552

33,297

34,571
39,392 40,219 42,119 42,950 43,781 44,516

45,607

13

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 42,764 43,595 44,426 45,161

46,252

14

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 43,409 44,240 45,071 45,806

46,897

15

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,054 44,885 45,716 46,451

47,542

16

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 46,361 47,096

48,187

17

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 47,006 47,741

48,832

18

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 47,651 48,386

49,477

19

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

20

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

21

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

22

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

23

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

24

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

25

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

26

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

27

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

28

31,552

33,297

34,571
40,037 40,864 44,699 45,530 48,296 49,031

50,122

29

32,197

33,942

35,216
40,682 41,509 45,344 46,175 48,941 49,676

50,767

30

32,842

34,587

35,861
41,327 42,154 45,989 46,820 49,586 50,321

51,412

31

33,487

35,232

36,506
41,972 42,799 46,634 47,465 50,231 50,966

52,057

32

34,132

35,877

37,151
42,617 43,444 47,279 48,110 50,876 51,611

52,702

33
34,777 36,522 37,796 43,262 44,089 47,924 48,755 51,521 52,256 53,347
34 35,422 37,167 38,441 43,907 44,734 48,569 49,400 52,166 52,901 53,992
35 36,067 37,812 39,086 44,552 45,379 49,214 50,045 52,811 53,546 54,637
(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
32
534
33
534
34
534
35
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
30
570
31
570
32
570
33
570
34
570
35
570




NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide teachers with a fifteen percent salary increase over the next three years. The first year the increase would be 4%, the second 5% and the third 6%.

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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