SB15 SFAT #1 RUCKER 2-17

Hager  7871

Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 15—A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-1 and §18A-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to in-field master’s degree; revising definition of “M.A.”; adding definition for “in-field master’s degree”; providing that salary increase for holding an in-field master’s degree is contingent upon a classroom teacher’s assignment; requiring the state board to promulgate rules for the administration and implementation of the in-field master’s salary; specifying contents of rule; requiring the Higher Education Policy Commission to develop a plan to provide readily accessible “MA” classification programs at West Virginia institutions of higher education for professional educators throughout the state; requiring the commission to propose a legislative rule outlining the process for the state’s public, master’s degree granting institutions to offer a fully online, collaborative graduate program for educators providing academic coursework including pedagogy, curriculum and instructional design, and behavioral health areas of focus; and prohibiting certain classroom teachers from receiving the salary increase for any education level above A.B. plus 15 unless certain in-field master’s degree related requirements have been satisfied.

Adopted

Rejected