HF 932

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/07/2011 09:53am

A bill for an act
relating to education; lane changes for teachers earning master's degrees;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [122A.412] SCHOOL DISTRICT STEP AND LANE SALARY
CONTRACTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "steps and lanes schedule"
means a salary agreement between a school board and the exclusive representatives of
the teachers where each step denotes a range of years of experience teaching and each
lane denotes a range of levels of educational attainment.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Lane changes; master's agreement. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, if a school district's collective bargaining agreement contains a step and lane
schedule, and if the schedule contains a lane for an employee who has successfully
completed a master's degree, the lane must compensate the employee for only one-half
of the schedule's increase in pay compared to the employee's previous lane, unless the
employee was formally enrolled in a master's degree program prior to July 1, 2011, or
the employee's master's degree has been awarded in a content area directly related to the
teacher's field of licensure; in which case, the full amount of the scheduled increase applies.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for contracts entered into on or
after July 1, 2013.
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