(a) It is the goal of the Legislature to increase the state minimum salary for teachers with zero years of experience and an A. B. degree, including the supplement, to at least $43,000 by fiscal year 2019.
(b) For school year 2018–2019, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule I as set forth in this section; specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article; and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code during the contract year: Provided, That for the school year 2019-2020, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule II as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code during the contract year.
STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE I
Years
Exp
4th
Class
3rd
Class
2nd
Class
A.B.
A.B.
+ 15
M.A.
M.A.
+ 15
M.A.
+ 30
M.A.
+ 45
Doc-
torate
0
29,937
30,626
30,892
32,335
33,096
34,863
35,624
36,385
37,146
38,181
1
30,265
30,954
31,220
32,853
33,614
35,382
36,143
36,903
37,664
38,699
2
30,594
31,282
31,548
33,372
34,133
35,900
36,661
37,422
38,183
39,218
3
30,922
31,610
31,876
33,891
34,651
36,419
37,180
37,940
38,701
39,736
4
31,494
32,182
32,448
34,653
35,414
37,182
37,943
38,703
39,464
40,499
5
31,822
32,510
32,776
35,172
35,933
37,700
38,461
39,222
39,983
41,018
6
32,150
32,838
33,104
35,690
36,451
38,219
38,980
39,740
40,501
41,536
7
32,478
33,167
33,432
36,209
36,970
38,737
39,498
40,259
41,020
42,055
8
32,806
33,495
33,761
36,727
37,488
39,256
40,017
40,777
41,538
42,573
9
33,134
33,823
34,089
37,246
38,007
39,774
40,535
41,296
42,057
43,092
10
33,463
34,151
34,417
37,766
38,526
40,294
41,055
41,816
42,576
43,611
11
33,791
34,479
34,745
38,284
39,045
40,813
41,573
42,334
43,095
44,130
12
34,119
34,807
35,073
38,803
39,563
41,331
42,092
42,853
43,613
44,648
13
34,447
35,135
35,401
39,321
40,082
41,850
42,610
43,371
44,132
45,167
14
34,775
35,463
35,729
39,840
40,600
42,368
43,129
43,890
44,650
45,685
15
35,103
35,791
36,057
40,358
41,119
42,887
43,647
44,408
45,169
46,204
16
35,431
36,119
36,385
40,877
41,637
43,405
44,166
44,927
45,687
46,722
17
35,759
36,448
36,713
41,395
42,156
43,924
44,685
45,445
46,206
47,241
18
36,087
36,776
37,042
41,914
42,675
44,442
45,203
45,964
46,725
47,760
19
36,415
37,104
37,370
42,432
43,193
44,961
45,722
46,482
47,243
48,278
20
36,743
37,432
37,698
42,951
43,712
45,479
46,240
47,001
47,762
48,797
21
37,072
37,760
38,026
43,469
44,230
45,998
46,759
47,519
48,280
49,315
22
37,400
38,088
38,354
43,988
44,749
46,516
47,277
48,038
48,799
49,834
23
37,728
38,416
38,682
44,507
45,267
47,035
47,796
48,556
49,317
50,352
24
38,056
38,744
39,010
45,025
45,786
47,554
48,314
49,075
49,836
50,871
25
38,384
39,072
39,338
45,544
46,304
48,072
48,833
49,594
50,354
51,389
26
38,712
39,400
39,666
46,062
46,823
48,591
49,351
50,112
50,873
51,908
27
39,040
39,728
39,994
46,581
47,341
49,109
49,870
50,631
51,391
52,426
28
39,368
40,057
40,322
47,099
47,860
49,628
50,388
51,149
51,910
52,945
29
39,696
40,385
40,651
47,618
48,378
50,146
50,907
51,668
52,428
53,463
30
40,024
40,713
40,979
48,136
48,897
50,665
51,425
52,186
52,947
53,982
31
40,353
41,041
41,307
48,655
49,416
51,183
51,944
52,705
53,465
54,500
32
40,681
41,369
41,635
49,173
49,934
51,702
52,463
53,223
53,984
55,019
33
41,009
41,697
41,963
49,692
50,453
52,220
52,981
53,742
54,503
55,538
34
41,337
42,025
42,291
50,210
50,971
52,739
53,500
54,260
55,021
56,056
35
41,665
42,353
42,619
50,729
51,490
53,257
54,018
54,779
55,540
56,575
STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE II
Years
Exp.
4th
Class
3rd
Class
2nd
Class
A.B.
A.B.
+15
M.A.
M.A.
+15
M.A.
+30
M.A.
+45
Doc-torate
0
32,057
32,746
33,012
34,455
35,216
36,983
37,744
38,505
39,266
40,301
1
32,385
33,074
33,340
34,973
35,734
37,502
38,263
39,023
39,784
40,819
2
32,714
33,402
33,668
35,492
36,253
38,020
38,781
39,542
40,303
41,338
3
33,042
33,730
33,996
36,011
36,771
38,539
39,300
40,060
40,821
41,856
4
33,614
34,302
34,568
36,773
37,534
39,302
40,063
40,823
41,584
42,619
5
33,942
34,630
34,896
37,292
38,053
39,820
40,581
41,342
42,103
43,138
6
34,270
34,958
35,224
37,810
38,571
40,339
41,100
41,860
42,621
43,656
7
34,598
35,287
35,552
38,329
39,090
40,857
41,618
42,379
43,140
44,175
8
34,926
35,615
35,881
38,847
39,608
41,376
42,137
42,897
43,658
44,693
9
35,254
35,943
36,209
39,366
40,127
41,894
42,655
43,416
44,177
45,212
10
35,583
36,271
36,537
39,886
40,646
42,414
43,175
43,936
44,696
45,731
11
35,911
36,599
36,865
40,404
41,165
42,933
43,693
44,454
45,215
46,250
12
36,239
36,927
37,193
40,923
41,683
43,451
44,212
44,973
45,733
46,768
13
36,567
37,255
37,521
41,441
42,202
43,970
44,730
45,491
46,252
47,287
14
36,895
37,583
37,849
41,960
42,720
44,488
45,249
46,010
46,770
47,805
15
37,223
37,911
38,177
42,478
43,239
45,007
45,767
46,528
47,289
48,324
16
37,551
38,239
38,505
42,997
43,757
45,525
46,286
47,047
47,807
48,842
17
37,879
38,568
38,833
43,515
44,276
46,044
46,805
47,565
48,326
49,361
18
38,207
38,896
39,162
44,034
44,795
46,562
47,323
48,084
48,845
49,880
19
38,535
39,224
39,490
44,552
45,313
47,081
47,842
48,602
49,363
50,398
20
38,863
39,552
39,818
45,071
45,832
47,599
48,360
49,121
49,882
50,917
21
39,192
39,880
40,146
45,589
46,350
48,118
48,879
49,639
50,400
51,435
22
39,520
40,208
40,474
46,108
46,869
48,636
49,397
50,158
50,919
51,954
23
39,848
40,536
40,802
46,627
47,387
49,155
49,916
50,676
51,437
52,472
24
40,176
40,864
41,130
47,145
47,906
49,674
50,434
51,195
51,956
52,991
25
40,504
41,192
41,458
47,664
48,424
50,192
50,953
51,714
52,474
53,509
26
40,832
41,520
41,786
48,182
48,943
50,711
51,471
52,232
52,993
54,028
27
41,160
41,848
42,114
48,701
49,461
51,229
51,990
52,751
53,511
54,546
28
41,488
42,177
42,442
49,219
49,980
51,748
52,508
53,269
54,030
55,065
29
41,816
42,505
42,771
49,738
50,498
52,266
53,027
53,788
54,548
55,583
30
42,144
42,833
43,099
50,256
51,017
52,785
53,545
54,306
55,067
56,102
31
42,473
43,161
43,427
50,775
51,536
53,303
54,064
54,825
55,585
56,620
32
42,801
43,489
43,755
51,293
52,054
53,822
54,583
55,343
56,104
57,139
33
43,129
43,817
44,083
51,812
52,573
54,340
55,101
55,862
56,623
57,658
34
43,457
44,145
44,411
52,330
53,091
54,859
55,620
56,380
57,141
58,176
35
43,785
44,473
44,739
52,849
53,610
55,377
56,138
56,899
57,660
58,695
(c) Six hundred dollars shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least 20 years of teaching experience. The payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.
(d) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher providing math instruction in the teacher"s certified area of study for at least 60 percent of the time the teacher is providing instruction to students shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (b) of this section: Provided, That for any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.
(e) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher certified in special education and employed as a full-time special education teacher shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (b) of this section: Provided, That for any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.
(f) In accordance with §18A-4-5 of this code, each teacher shall be paid the supplement amount as applicable for his or her classification of certification or classification of training and years of experience as follows, subject to the provisions of that section:
(1) For "4th Class" at zero years of experience, $1,781. An additional $38 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(2) For "3rd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,796. An additional $67 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(3) For "2nd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,877. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(4) For "A. B." at zero years of experience, $2,360. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(5) For "A. B. + 15" at zero years of experience, $2,452. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(6) For "M. A." at zero years of experience, $2,644. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(7) For "M. A. + 15" at zero years of experience, $2,740. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(8) For "M. A. + 30" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(9) For "M. A. + 45" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience; and
(10) For "Doctorate" at zero years of experience, $2,927. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience.
These payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.