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S1386..........................................................by EDUCATION
TEACHERS - OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALISTS - Amends existing law to provide the
application of experience and education multiplier of the educational
support program to an occupational specialist certificate.
02/09 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/10 Rpt prt - to Educ
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/29 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES--Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Danielson,
Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins, Ipsen,
Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Walton,
Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Andreason, Ingram, McLaughlin
Floor Sponsor - Deide
Title apvd - to House
03/06 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/09 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23 3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-2-7
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell,
Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery,
Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith,
Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Zimmermann,
Mr Speaker
NAYS -- McKague, Stoicheff
Absent and excused -- Black, Crow, Deal, Geddes, Gould, Henbest, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Kendell
Title apvd - to Senate
03/24 To enrol
03/27 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/28 Sp signed - to Governor
03/30 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 67
Effective: 07/01/00
S1386
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1386
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM; AMENDING SECTION 33-1004A, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO PROVIDE THE APPLICATION OF THE EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION MULTI-
4 PLIER TO AN OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 33-1004A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 33-1004A. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION MULTIPLIER. Each instructional and
9 administrative staff position shall be assigned an appropriate multiplier
10 based upon the following table:
11 EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
12 MA MA+12 MA+24 MA+36
13 Years BA BA+12 BA+24 BA+36 BA+48 BA+60 ES/DR
14 0 1.00000 1.03750 1.07640 1.11680 1.15870 1.20220 1.24730
15 1 1.03750 1.07640 1.11680 1.15870 1.20220 1.24730 1.29410
16 2 1.07640 1.11680 1.15870 1.20220 1.24730 1.29410 1.34260
17 3 1.11680 1.15870 1.20220 1.24730 1.29410 1.34260 1.39290
18 4 1.15870 1.20220 1.24730 1.29410 1.34260 1.39290 1.44510
19 5 1.20220 1.24730 1.29410 1.34260 1.39290 1.44510 1.49930
20 6 1.24730 1.29410 1.34260 1.39290 1.44510 1.49930 1.55550
21 7 1.29410 1.34260 1.39290 1.44510 1.49930 1.55550 1.61380
22 8 1.34260 1.39290 1.44510 1.49930 1.55550 1.61380 1.67430
23 9 1.39290 1.44510 1.49930 1.55550 1.61380 1.67430 1.73710
24 10 1.39290 1.49930 1.55550 1.61380 1.67430 1.73710 1.80220
25 11 1.39290 1.49930 1.55550 1.61380 1.73710 1.80220 1.86980
26 12 1.39290 1.49930 1.55550 1.61380 1.73710 1.86980 1.93990
27 13 or
28 more 1.39290 1.49930 1.55550 1.61380 1.73710 1.86980 2.01260
29 In determining the experience factor, the actual years of teaching or
30 administrative service in an accredited public school or in an accredited pri-
31 vate or parochial school shall be credited.
32 In determining the education factor, only credits earned after initial
33 certification, based upon a transcript on file with the teacher certification
34 office of the state department of education, earned at an institution of
35 higher education accredited by the state board of education or a regional
36 accrediting association, shall be allowed. Instructional staff whose initial
37 certificate is an occupational specialist certificate shall be treated as BA
38 degree prepared instructional staff. Credits earned by such occupational spe-
39 cialist instructional staff after initial certification shall be credited
40 toward the education factor.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09854
This legislation addresses an oversight in the education multiplier for secondary
teachers who hold an occupational specialist certificate. The existing code says
(appropriately) that only those credits earned after initial certification contribute to
the education factor. Unfortunately, the columns which define the educational
factor are labeled with BA, BA +12, etc. Although occupational specialists
receive certification based on competence and experience, many.do not have
baccalaureate degrees and therefore do not fit anywhere on the reimbursement
schedule. The existing interpretation is that they must remain on the first
educational step even after obtaining initial certification plus additional credits.
This legislation would allow districts with occupational specialists to receive
credit for the additional education obtained by occupational specialists. It would
therefore treat the occupational specialists the same as the rest of the teachers.
This change is supported by the State Board of Education.
FISCAL IMPACT
This legislation would not affect the total amount of money going to the schools,
but would result in a minor redistribution from the discretionary funds category to
the salary based apportionment and benefits category. An estimate of this
redistribution would be $1,000,000 or $80 per discretionary unit. Discretionary
units are currently funded at $21,800 so this would result in a shift of .37%.
Actual redistribution of funds among school districts would depend on the relative
number of occupational specialists compared to the number of units allotted that
district. it should be noted that occupational specialist used to be reimbursed at the
average of a district's salaries and thus, this change would result in a distribution
pattern more closely aligned with one used a few years ago.
Contact
Name: Senator Deide
Phone: 332-1345
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1386