Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB789 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	hb0789
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 789
8	8	F1 4lr2040
9	9	HB 883/23 – W&M CF SB 545
10	10	By: Delegates Feldmark, Ebersole, Hill, D. Jones, Kaufman, Lopez,
11	11	Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Pruski, Vogel, and Wells
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
13	13	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Primary and Secondary Education – Public School Employees – Salaries 2
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21	21	FOR the purpose of altering the minimum salary for and establishing certain salary 3
22	22	increases for certain public school employees; and generally relating to the salaries 4
23	23	of public school employees. 5
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25	25	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
26	26	Article – Education 7
27	27	Section 6–401(a), (e), and (f) and 6–1001(a), (c), and (e) 8
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
29	29	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 10
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31	31	BY adding to 11
32	32	Article – Education 12
33	33	Section 6–412 13
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
35	35	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15
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37	37	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
38	38	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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40	40	Article – Education 18
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42	42	6–401. 19
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44	44	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 20
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46	46	(e) (1) “Public school employee” means a certificated professional individual 21
47	47	who is employed by a public school employer or an individual of equivalent status in 22
48	48	Baltimore City, except for a county superintendent or an individual designated by the 23 2 HOUSE BILL 789
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51	51	public school employer to act in a negotiating capacity as provided in § 6–406(c) of this 1
52	52	subtitle. 2
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54	54	(2) In Montgomery County, “public school employees” include: 3
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56	56	(i) Certificated and noncertificated substitute teachers employed by 4
57	57	the public school employer for at least 7 days before March 1 of the school fiscal year ending 5
58	58	June 30, 1978, and each year after; and 6
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60	60	(ii) Home and hospital teachers employed by the public school 7
61	61	employer for at least 7 days before March 1 of the school fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, 8
62	62	and each year after. 9
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64	64	(3) In Baltimore County, “public school employee” includes a secondary 10
65	65	school nurse, an elementary school nurse, and a special school nurse. 11
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67	67	(4) In Frederick County, “public school employee” includes a social worker 12
68	68	employed by a public school employer. 13
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70	70	(5) In Prince George’s County, “public school employee” includes home and 14
71	71	hospital teachers and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors. 15
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73	73	(6) In Baltimore County, Calvert County, Charles County, and Garrett 16
74	74	County, “public school employee” includes Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) 17
75	75	instructors. 18
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77	77	(7) In Carroll County, “public school employee” includes: 19
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79	79	(i) A registered nurse; 20
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81	81	(ii) Supervisory noncertificated employees as defined under § 21
82	82	6–501(i) of this title; and 22
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84	84	(iii) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors. 23
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86	86	(f) “Public school employer” means a county board of education or the Baltimore 24
87	87	City Board of School Commissioners. 25
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89	89	6–412. 26
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91	91	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 27
92	92	INDICATED. 28
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94	94	(2) “ALTERNATIVE HI GH–QUALITY EDUCATOR CRE DENTIAL” MEANS 29
95	95	A NON–NBC CERTIFICATION OR CRE DENTIAL: 30
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99	99	(I) AWARDED TO AN EDUCATO R FOR MEETING HIGH –QUALITY 1
100	100	STANDARDS ON AN ASSE SSMENT IN A PROFESSI ONAL FIELD OR SPECIA LTY THAT 2
101	101	DOES NOT HAVE NBC STANDARDS; AND 3
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103	103	(II) THAT HAS BEEN APPROVE D JOINTLY BY THE STATE BOARD 4
104	104	AND THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND TEACHER EDUCATION BOARD. 5
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106	106	(3) “NBC” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 6–1001 OF THIS TITLE. 6
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108	108	(4) (I) “QUALIFIED EDUCATOR ” MEANS A PUBLIC SCHOO L 7
109	109	EMPLOYEE WHO PROVIDE S DIRECT INSTRUCTION OR SERVI CES TO STUDENTS IN A 8
110	110	PUBLIC SCHOOL . 9
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112	112	(II) “QUALIFIED EDUCATOR ” DOES NOT INCLUDE A T EACHER, 10
113	113	AS DEFINED IN § 6–1001 OF THIS TITLE. 11
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115	115	(B) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, THE MINIMUM SALARY F OR ALL PUBLIC 12
116	116	SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SHA LL BE $60,000. 13
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118	118	(C) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION , BEGINNING JULY 1, 14
119	119	2024, SALARY INCREASES FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATORS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM , 15
120	120	INCLUDE THE FOLLOWIN G: 16
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122	122	(1) FOR AN INITIAL AWARD OF AN NBC OR ALTERNATIVE 17
123	123	HIGH–QUALITY EDUCATOR CRE DENTIAL – $10,000 SALARY INCREASE; AND 18
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125	125	(2) FOR A QUALIFIED EDUCA TOR ASSIGNED TO A LO W–PERFORMING 19
126	126	SCHOOL AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNTY BOARD – $7,000 SALARY INCREASE . 20
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128	128	(D) (1) IF A QUALIFIED EDUCAT OR IS ELIGIBLE FOR M ORE THAN ONE 21
129	129	SALARY INCREASE UNDE R SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SEC TION, THE QUALIFIED 22
130	130	EDUCATOR SHALL RECEI VE ALL SALARY INCREA SES THAT APPLY. 23
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132	132	(2) A QUALIFIED EDUCATOR W HO RECEIVES A SALARY INCREASE 24
133	133	UNDER SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS SECTION FOR TEACHING AT A 25
134	134	LOW–PERFORMING SCHOOL MA Y NOT LOSE THAT SALA RY INCREASE WHILE 26
135	135	TEACHING AT THE SCHO OL EVEN IF THE SCHOO L CEASES TO BE LOW –PERFORMING . 27
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137	137	(E) THE QUALIFIED EDUCATO R SALARY INCREASES D ESCRIBED UNDER 28
138	138	SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION DO N OT APPLY UNTIL § 6–1002(A) OF THIS TITLE 29
139	139	BECOMES EFFECTIVE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND APPROVED BY 30
140	140	THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD. 31
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144	144	6–1001. 1
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146	146	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 2
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148	148	(c) “NBC” means National Board Certification issued by the National Board for 3
149	149	Professional Teaching Standards. 4
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151	151	(e) (1) “Teacher” means a certified public school employee who is primarily 5
152	152	responsible and accountable for teaching the students in the class. 6
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154	154	(2) “Teacher” does not include, unless otherwise provided: 7
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156	156	(i) Curriculum specialists; 8
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158	158	(ii) Instructional aides; 9
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160	160	(iii) Attendance personnel; 10
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162	162	(iv) Psychologists; 11
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164	164	(v) Social workers; 12
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166	166	(vi) Clerical personnel; 13
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168	168	(vii) An individual with a Resident Teacher Certificate; or 14
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170	170	(viii) An individual with a certification for career professionals. 15
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172	172	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
173	173	1, 2024. 17