101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2478

 

Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/24-8  from Ch. 122, par. 24-8

    Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, in fixing the salaries of pre-kindergarten teachers, school boards shall pay those who serve full-time an annual salary of not less than $35,000. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
524-8 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/24-8)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-8)
7    Sec. 24-8. Minimum salary. Except as otherwise provided in
8this Section, in In fixing the salaries of teachers, school
9boards shall pay those who serve on a full-time basis not less
10than a rate for the school year that is based upon training
11completed in a recognized institution of higher learning, as
12follows: for the school year beginning July 1, 1980 and
13thereafter, less than a bachelor's degree, $9,000; 120 semester
14hours or more and a bachelor's degree, $10,000; 150 semester
15hours or more and a master's degree, $11,000. Beginning with
16the 2019-2020 school year, in fixing the salaries of
17pre-kindergarten teachers, school boards shall pay those who
18serve on a full-time basis an annual salary of not less than
19$35,000.
20    Based upon previous public school experience in this State
21or any other state, territory, dependency or possession of the
22United States, or in schools operated by or under the auspices
23of the United States, teachers who serve on a full-time basis

 

 

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1shall have their salaries increased to at least the following
2amounts above the starting salary for a teacher in such
3district in the same classification: with less than a
4bachelor's degree, $750 after 5 years; with 120 semester hours
5or more and a bachelor's degree, $1,000 after 5 years and
6$1,600 after 8 years; with 150 semester hours or more and a
7master's degree, $1,250 after 5 years, $2,000 after 8 years and
8$2,750 after 13 years.
9    For the purpose of this Section a teacher's salary shall
10include any amount paid by the school district on behalf of the
11teacher, as teacher contributions, to the Teachers' Retirement
12System of the State of Illinois.
13    If a school board establishes a schedule for teachers'
14salaries based on education and experience, not inconsistent
15with this Section, all certificated nurses employed by that
16board shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of such
17schedule.
18    For purposes of this Section, a teacher who submits a
19certificate of completion to the school office prior to the
20first day of the school term shall be considered to have the
21degree stated in such certificate.
22(Source: P.A. 83-913.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.