HCS HB 754, 29, 300 & 505 -- SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR NATIONALLY
CERTIFIED TEACHERS (Franklin)

This substitute requires the State Board of Education to create
a program of salary supplements for Missouri-certified public
school teachers, paid on a teaching salary schedule, who attain
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
certification.  The supplements run for 10 years, beginning in
the school year in which the teacher attains certification.  The
annual amount is $5,000.  The supplement is in addition to base
salary, and teachers receiving the salary must receive pay and
benefits comparable to teachers of similar training, experience,
and duties.  Teachers who hold national certification may also
receive a supplement of 10% of their base pay if they act as
mentors for other teachers.  The substitute contains provisions
that clarify the program's relationship to career ladder, that
prescribe the flow of salary supplement moneys, and that direct
the 3 teacher retirement systems to promulgate rules that
facilitate the inclusion of salary supplements in calculation of
retirement benefits.  The substitute also requires the
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to collect and
disseminate to school districts pertinent studies on measuring
teacher effectiveness objectively, along with a list of
currently available teacher performance assessment instruments.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Cost to General Revenue Fund of
$220,000 to $593,120 in FY 2002, $425,000 to $1,153,195 in FY
2003, and $630,000 to $1,720,782 in FY 2004.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:45 am