HB607--TEACHERSALARIES
SPONSOR: Lewis
Thisbillclarifieslanguagerelatingtoadditionalfundingfor
teachersalariesthatdistrictsreceiveifthedistricthasa
schoolcalendarwith169schooldays.Theclarificationprovided
allowsforinclementweatherorauthorizedreductionstothenumber
ofdaysthedistrictmustbeinsessiontoqualifyforthefunding
(Section163.045RSMo).
Thebillmodifiestheminimumteachersalarytoremovethe
requirementthatateacher'smaster'sdegreemustbeinanacademic
teachingfielddirectlyrelatedtotheteacher'sassignment.
Additionally,thebilldelaysincreasestotheminimumsalariesdue
toinflationuntil2030andonlyauthorizesincreasesdueto
inflationfrom2030to2035.
Beginningin2030-31thebilllimitsgrantsauthorizedunderthe
"TeacherBaselineSalaryGrantProgram"to50%oftheamount
necessaryforadistricttoincreaseminimumteacher'ssalariesto
meetthethresholdset.Theremaining50%mustbespentbythe
districtfromtheClassroomTrustFundmoneysunlessthefundis
expendedandthenthedistrictmayreceiveadditionalgrant
funding.
ThebilladdsanexpirationtothegrantprogramofJune30,2035
unlesstheprogramisreauthorized(Section163.172).