S.B.
35
DIFFERENTIATED PAY FOR TEACHERS
senate floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 4, 2008 11:28 am
Senator Howard A. Stephenson proposes the following amendments:
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15 . directs the Legislature to annually appropriate money for market incentives in the
16 form of additional compensation for mathematics and science teachers who
:
.
fill
17 positions for which there is a critical shortage of qualified personnel;
and
. have a major or a course work equivalent of a major in the subject taught or a related academic area;
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21 . requires a school district or charter school to provide a salary supplement of $5,000
22 to a teacher who
:
.
fills a mathematics or science position for which there is a critical
23 shortage of qualified personnel
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.
}
; and
. has a major or a course work equivalent of a major in the subject taught or a related academic area.
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37 shortage.
(1) As used in this section, "course work equivalent of a major" means 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of university or college work in a single academic area.
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{
(1)
}
(2)
Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall annually appropriate
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{
(2)
}
(3)
From monies appropriated under Subsection
{
(1)
}
(2)
, the State Board of
Education shall
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{
(3)
}
(4)
The State Board of Education shall annually:
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{
(4)
}
(5)
A school district or charter school shall provide a salary supplement equal to the
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amount specified in Subsection
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{
(5)
}
(6)
to a teacher who:
52 (a) fills a mathematics or science position for which there is a critical shortage of
53 qualified personnel as identified by the board pursuant to Subsection
{
(3)
}
(4)
;
{
and
}
54 (b)
{
is designated NCLB highly qualified for the position under rules of the State Board
55 of Education. }
(i) has a bachelor's degree major, master's degree, or doctoral degree in:
(A) the subject taught; or
(B) a related academic area specified by the State Board of Education in rule; or
(ii) has:
(A) a bachelor's degree in any major; and
(B) a course work equivalent of a major in:
(I) the subject taught; or
(II) a related academic area as specified by the State Board of Education in rule; and
(c)(i) is a new employee; or
(ii) has received a satisfactory rating or above on the teacher's most recent evaluation.
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{
(5)
}
(6)
(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2008-09, the salary supplement is $5,000 for a person
57 who
:
(i)
teaches full-time in a mathematics or science position for which there is a critical shortage
58 of qualified personnel
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.
}
; and
(ii) meets the qualifications of Subsection (5)(b) for each of the courses taught.
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{
(b) A person who teaches part-time in a mathematics or science position for which
60 there is a critical shortage of qualified personnel shall receive a partial salary supplement based
61 on the number of hours worked in the position. }
((b) A partial salary supplement shall be awarded to a teacher who meets the qualifications of Subsections (5)(a) and (b) for some of the courses taught, based upon the number of hours of qualifying courses taught.
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{
(6)
}
(7)
The salary supplement is part of the teacher's base pay and is awarded to the teacher
63 each year the teacher
:
(a)
is employed by the school district or charter school
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.
}
;and
(b) fills a mathematics or science position that had qualified for a salary supplement under Subsection (4).
64 (7) The State Board of Education
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may
}
shall
make rules to administer this section, in
65 accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
66 Section 2. Appropriation.
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