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SENATE BILL 517
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SB 545/24 – EEE & B&T CF HB 551
By: Senator King
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Primary and Secondary Education – Public School Employees – Salaries 2
FOR the purpose of altering the minimum salary for and establishing certain salary 3
increases for certain public school employees; and generally relating to the salaries 4
of public school employees. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Education 7
Section 6–401(a), (e), and (f) and 6–1001(a), (c), and (e) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
BY adding to 11
Article – Education 12
Section 6–408 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
Article – Education 18
6–401. 19
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 20
(e) (1) “Public school employee” means a certificated professional individual 21
who is employed by a public school employer or an individual of equivalent status in 22
Baltimore City, except for a county superintendent or an individual designated by the 23 2 SENATE BILL 517
public school employer to act in a negotiating capacity as provided in § 6–406(c) of this 1
subtitle. 2
(2) In Montgomery County, “public school employees” include: 3
(i) Certificated and noncertificated substitute teachers employed by 4
the public school employer for at least 7 days before March 1 of the school fiscal year ending 5
June 30, 1978, and each year after; and 6
(ii) Home and hospital teachers employed by the public school 7
employer for at least 7 days before March 1 of the school fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, 8
and each year after. 9
(3) In Baltimore County, “public school employee” includes a secondary 10
school nurse, an elementary school nurse, and a special school nurse. 11
(4) In Frederick County, “public school employee” includes a social worker 12
employed by a public school employer. 13
(5) In Prince George’s County, “public school employee” includes home and 14
hospital teachers and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors. 15
(6) In Baltimore County, Calvert County, Charles County, and Garrett 16
County, “public school employee” includes Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) 17
instructors. 18
(7) In Carroll County, “public school employee” includes: 19
(i) A registered nurse; 20
(ii) Supervisory noncertificated employees as defined under § 21
6–501(i) of this title; and 22
(iii) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors. 23
(8) In Dorchester County, “public school employee” includes supervisory 24
noncertificated employees as defined under § 6–501(i) of this title. 25
(f) “Public school employer” means a county board of education or the Baltimore 26
City Board of School Commissioners. 27
6–408. 28
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 29
INDICATED. 30
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(2) “ALTERNATIVE HIGH –QUALITY EDUCATOR CRE DENTIAL” MEANS 1
A NON–NBC CERTIFICATION OR CRE DENTIAL: 2
(I) AWARDED TO AN EDUCATO R FOR MEETING HIGH –QUALITY 3
STANDARDS ON AN ASSE SSMENT IN A PROFESSIONAL FI ELD OR SPECIALTY THA T 4
DOES NOT HAVE NBC STANDARDS; AND 5
(II) THAT HAS BEEN APPROVE D JOINTLY BY THE STATE BOARD 6
AND THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND TEACHER EDUCATION BOARD. 7
(3) “NBC” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 6–1001 OF THIS TITLE. 8
(4) (I) “QUALIFIED EDUCATOR ” MEANS A PUBLIC SCHOO L 9
EMPLOYEE WHO PROVIDE S DIRECT INSTRUCTION OR SERVICES TO STUDE NTS IN A 10
PUBLIC SCHOOL . 11
(II) “QUALIFIED EDUCATOR ” DOES NOT INCLUDE A T EACHER, 12
AS DEFINED IN § 6–1001 OF THIS TITLE. 13
(B) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, THE MINIMUM SALARY F OR ALL PUBLIC 14
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SHA LL BE $60,000. 15
(C) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION , BEGINNING JULY 1, 16
2025, SALARY INCREASES FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATORS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM , 17
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWIN G: 18
(1) FOR AN INI TIAL AWARD OF AN NBC OR ALTERNATIVE 19
HIGH–QUALITY EDUCATOR CRE DENTIAL – $10,000 SALARY INCREASE ; AND 20
(2) FOR A QUALIFIED EDUCA TOR ASSIGNED TO A LO W–PERFORMING 21
SCHOOL AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNTY BOARD – $7,000 SALARY INCREASE . 22
(D) (1) IF A QUALIFIED ED UCATOR IS ELIGIBLE F OR MORE THAN ONE 23
SALARY INCREASE UNDE R SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , THE QUALIFIED 24
EDUCATOR SHALL RECEI VE ALL SALARY INCREA SES THAT APPLY. 25
(2) A QUALIFIED EDUCATOR W HO RECEIVES A SALARY INCREASE 26
UNDER SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS SECT ION FOR TEACHING AT A 27
LOW–PERFORMING SCHOOL MA Y NOT LOSE THAT SALA RY INCREASE WHILE 28
TEACHING AT THE SCHO OL EVEN IF THE SCHOO L CEASES TO BE LOW –PERFORMING . 29
(E) THE QUALIFIED EDUCATO R SALARY INCREASES D ESCRIBED UNDER 30
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION DO N OT APPLY UNTIL § 6–1002(A) OF THIS TITLE 31 4 SENATE BILL 517
BECOMES EFFECTIVE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND APPROV ED BY 1
THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD. 2
6–1001. 3
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 4
(c) “NBC” means National Board Certification issued by the National Board for 5
Professional Teaching Standards. 6
(e) (1) “Teacher” means a certified public school employee who is primarily 7
responsible and accountable for teaching the students in the class. 8
(2) “Teacher” does not include, unless otherwise provided: 9
(i) Curriculum specialists; 10
(ii) Instructional aides; 11
(iii) Attendance personnel; 12
(iv) Psychologists; 13
(v) Social workers; 14
(vi) Clerical personnel; 15
(vii) An individual with a Resident Teacher Certificate; or 16
(viii) An individual with a certification for career professionals. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effec t July 18
1, 2025. 19