H259 - 2023 Appropriations Act. (SL 2023-134)

Overview: Section 7.66 of S.L. 2023-134 codifies salary supplements for teachers in Advanced Teaching Roles (Program). To the extent funds are made available for this Program, the State Board of Education must award funds to local school administrative units (LEAs) for annual salary supplements for teachers as provided in this section. LEAs participating in the Program must designate up to 15% of the teachers in each Program school as adult leadership teachers and 5% of teachers in each Program school as classroom excellence teachers. Participating LEAs must provide salary supplements for those teachers as follows: (i) $10,000 for adult leadership teachers and (ii) $3,000 for classroom excellence teachers.

The following additional requirements apply to salary supplements received under the Program:

• Loss of a salary supplement under this Program is not considered demotion for employment purposes.
• A teacher is eligible to continue to receive a salary supplement under this Program as long as he or she remains an adult leadership teacher or a classroom excellence teacher.
• A teacher is eligible to receive no more than one annual salary supplement under the Program at any time.

This section became effective July 1, 2023.