Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB883 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0883
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 883
8	8	F1 3lr1907
9	9	CF SB 791
10	10	By: Delegate Feldmark
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Primary and Secondary Education – Public School Employees – Job Duties and 2
19	19	Salaries 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of altering the minimum salary for and establishing certain salary 4
22	22	increases for certain public school employees; altering the duties of an assistant 5
23	23	principal on the career ladder; repealing a requirement that a county board of 6
24	24	education must select a certain teacher on the teacher leadership track of the career 7
25	25	ladder to write certain curriculum and assessment plans; and generally relating to 8
26	26	the salaries and job duties of public school employees. 9
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
29	29	Article – Education 11
30	30	Section 6–401(a), (e), and (f) and 6–1001(a), (c), and (e) 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2022 Replacement Volume) 14
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34	34	BY adding to 15
35	35	Article – Education 16
36	36	Section 6–412 17
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
38	38	(2022 Replacement Volume) 19
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40	40	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20
41	41	Article – Education 21
42	42	Section 6–1003(b) and 6–1004(e) 22
43	43	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
44	44	(2022 Replacement Volume) 24
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46	46	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
47	47	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
48	48	2 HOUSE BILL 883
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51	51	Article – Education 1
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53	53	6–401. 2
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55	55	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 3
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57	57	(e) (1) “Public school employee” means a certificated professional individual 4
58	58	who is employed by a public school employer or an individual of equivalent status in 5
59	59	Baltimore City, except for a county superintendent or an individual designated by the 6
60	60	public school employer to act in a negotiating capacity as provided in § 6–408(c) of this 7
61	61	subtitle. 8
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63	63	(2) In Montgomery County, “public school employees” include: 9
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65	65	(i) Certificated and noncertificated substitute teachers employed by 10
66	66	the public school employer for at least 7 days before March 1 of the school fiscal year ending 11
67	67	June 30, 1978, and each year after; and 12
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69	69	(ii) Home and hospital teachers employed by the public school 13
70	70	employer for at least 7 days before March 1 of the school fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, 14
71	71	and each year after. 15
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73	73	(3) In Baltimore County, “public school employee” includes a secondary 16
74	74	school nurse, an elementary school nurse, and a special school nurse. 17
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76	76	(4) In Frederick County, “public school employee” includes a social worker 18
77	77	employed by a public school employer. 19
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79	79	(5) In Prince George’s County, “public school employee” includes home and 20
80	80	hospital teachers and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors. 21
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82	82	(6) In Baltimore County, Calvert County, Charles County, and Garrett 22
83	83	County, “public school employee” includes Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) 23
84	84	instructors. 24
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86	86	(7) In Carroll County, “public school employee” includes: 25
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88	88	(i) A registered nurse; 26
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90	90	(ii) Supervisory noncertificated employees as defined under § 27
91	91	6–501(i) of this title; and 28
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93	93	(iii) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors. 29
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95	95	(f) “Public school employer” means a county board of education or the Baltimore 30
96	96	City Board of School Commissioners. 31
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100	100	6–412. 1
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102	102	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
103	103	INDICATED. 3
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105	105	(2) “ALTERNATIVE HIGH –QUALITY EDUCATOR CREDENTIAL ” MEANS 4
106	106	A NON–NBC CERTIFICATION OR CRE DENTIAL: 5
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108	108	(I) AWARDED TO AN EDUCATO R FOR MEETING HIGH–QUALITY 6
109	109	STANDARDS ON AN ASSESSMENT IN A PROFESSIONAL FIELD OR SPECIALTY THAT 7
110	110	DOES NOT HAVE NBC STANDARD S; AND 8
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112	112	(II) THAT HAS BEEN A PPROVED JOINTLY BY THE STATE BOARD 9
113	113	AND THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND TEACHER EDUCATION BOARD. 10
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115	115	(3) “NBC” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 6–1001 OF THIS TITLE. 11
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117	117	(4) (I) “QUALIFIED EDUCATOR” MEANS A PUBLIC SCHOO L 12
118	118	EMPLOYEE WHO PROVIDE S DIRECT INSTRUCTION OR SERVICES TO STUDE NTS IN A 13
119	119	PUBLIC SCHOOL . 14
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121	121	(II) “QUALIFIED EDUCATOR” DOES NOT INCLUDE A T EACHER, 15
122	122	AS DEFINED IN § 6–1001 OF THIS TITLE. 16
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124	124	(B) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, THE MINIMUM SALARY F OR ALL PUBLIC 17
125	125	SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SHALL BE $60,000. 18
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127	127	(C) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION , BEGINNING JULY 1, 19
128	128	2023, SALARY INCREASES FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATORS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM , 20
129	129	INCLUDE THE FOLLOWIN G: 21
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131	131	(1) FOR AN INITIAL AWARD OF AN NBC OR ALTERNATIVE 22
132	132	HIGH–QUALITY EDUCATOR CRE DENTIAL – $10,000 SALARY INCREASE ; AND 23
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134	134	(2) FOR A QUALIFIED EDUCA TOR ASSIGNED TO A LO W–PERFORMING 24
135	135	SCHOOL AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNTY BOARD – $7,000 SALARY INCREASE . 25
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137	137	(D) (1) IF A QUALIFIED EDUCATOR IS ELIGIBLE FOR MORE THAN ONE 26
138	138	SALARY INCREASE UNDE R SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , THE QUALIFIED 27
139	139	EDUCATOR SHALL RECEIVE ALL SA LARY INCREASES THAT APPLY. 28
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141	141	(2) A QUALIFIED EDUCAT OR WHO RECEIVES A SALARY IN CREASE 29
142	142	UNDER SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS SECTION FOR TEACHING AT A 30 4 HOUSE BILL 883
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145	145	LOW–PERFORMING SCHOOL MA Y NOT LOSE THAT SALA RY INCREASE WHILE 1
146	146	TEACHING AT THE SCHO OL EVEN IF THE SCHOO L CEASES TO BE LOW –PERFORMING . 2
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148	148	(E) THE QUALIFIED EDUCATO R SALARY INCREASES DESCRIBED UNDER 3
149	149	SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY UNTIL § 6–1002(A) OF THIS TITLE 4
150	150	BECOMES EFFECTIVE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND APPROV ED BY 5
151	151	THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD. 6
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153	153	6–1001. 7
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155	155	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 8
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157	157	(c) “NBC” means National Board Certification issued by the National Board for 9
158	158	Professional Teaching Standards. 10
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160	160	(e) (1) “Teacher” means a certified public school employee who is primarily 11
161	161	responsible and accountable for teaching the students in the class. 12
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163	163	(2) “Teacher” does not include, unless otherwise provided: 13
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165	165	(i) Curriculum specialists; 14
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167	167	(ii) Instructional aides; 15
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169	169	(iii) Attendance personnel; 16
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171	171	(iv) Psychologists; 17
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173	173	(v) Social workers; 18
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175	175	(vi) Clerical personnel; 19
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177	177	(vii) An individual with a Resident Teacher Certificate; or 20
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179	179	(viii) An individual with a certification for career professionals. 21
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181	181	6–1003. 22
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183	183	(b) (1) An assistant principal is on level three of the career ladder and shall: 23
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185	185	(i) Be an NBC teacher; or 24
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187	187	(ii) Have an advanced professional certificate for administration. 25
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189	189	(2) Beginning with teachers listed under § 6–1002(f)(3) of this subtitle, as 26
190	190	specified by the State Board, an assistant principal shall[: 27 HOUSE BILL 883 5
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194	194	(i) Teach in the classroom] PARTICIPATE IN CLASSR OOM 1
195	195	ACTIVITY INVOLVING DIRECT INTERACTIONS WITH STUDENTS for at least 20% of their 2
196	196	working hours[; and 3
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198	198	(ii) Spend the remaining time on other teacher activities, including: 4
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200	200	1. Setting priorities for the subject level departments of the 5
201	201	school; and 6
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203	203	2. Fulfilling specialized roles, such as head of professional 7
204	204	development]. 8
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206	206	6–1004. 9
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208	208	(e) A county board shall select[: 10
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210	210	(1) A] A mentor teacher for induction programs and teacher training 11
211	211	practicums from the teacher leadership track[; and 12
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213	213	(2) An expert to write curriculum and assessment items and develop model 13
214	214	lessons from the distinguished teacher and professor distinguished teacher tiers of the 14
215	215	teacher leadership track]. 15
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217	217	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
218	218	1, 2023. 17