As Amended
SEC. 37-19-7. Scale of teachers' salaries; Teacher Opportunity Program (TOP); experience increases; salary supplement for Master Teachers.
* * * This section shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi "Teacher Opportunity Program (TOP)." The allowance in the minimum education program * * * for teachers' salaries in each county and separate school district shall be determined and paid in accordance with the scale for teachers' salaries as provided in this section. For teachers holding the following types of licenses or the equivalent as determined by the State Board of Education, and the following number of years of teaching experience, the scale shall be as follows:
1999-2000 School Year
and School Years Thereafter
Less Than 25 Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 25,790.00
AAA 24,940.00
AA 24,090.00
A 23,040.00
25 or More Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 26,790.00
AAA 25,940.00
AA 25,090.00
A 24,040.00
* * * However, * * * in the event the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Increase for fiscal year 2002 is at least five percent (5%), as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education, the scale shall be as follows:
2001-2002 School Year and School Years Thereafter
Less Than 25 Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 26,290.00
AAA 25,440.00
AA 24,590.00
A 23,540.00
25 or More Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 27,790.00
AAA 26,940.00
AA 26,090.00
A 25,040.00
* * * For each one percent (1%) that the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Growth exceeds the five percent (5%) minimum for fiscal year 2002, as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education and subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature, the State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale to provide an additional one percent (1%) across the board increase in the base salaries for each type of license.
In the event the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Increase for fiscal year 2003 is at least five percent (5%), as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education, the scale shall be as follows:
2002-2003 School Year and School Years Thereafter
Less Than 25 Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 27,850.00
AAA 27,000.00
AA 26,150.00
A 24,700.00
25 or More Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 29,850.00
AAA 29,000.00
AA 28,150.00
A 26,700.00
The State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale prescribed above for the 2002-2003 school year to conform to any adjustments made to the salary scale in the prior fiscal year due to revenue growth over and above five percent (5%). * * * For each one percent (1%) that the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Growth exceeds the five percent (5%) minimum for fiscal year 2003, as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education and subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature, the State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale to provide an additional one percent (1%) across the board increase in the base salaries for each type of license.
In the event the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Increase for fiscal year 2004 is at least five percent (5%), as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education, the scale shall be as follows:
2003-2004 School Year and School Years Thereafter
Less Than 25 Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 29,550.00
AAA 28,700.00
AA 27,850.00
A 26,000.00
25 or More Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 31,550.00
AAA 30,700.00
AA 29,850.00
A 28,000.00
The State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale prescribed above for the 2003-2004 school year to conform to any adjustments made to the salary scale in prior fiscal years due to revenue growth over and above five percent (5%). * * * For each one percent (1%) that the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Growth exceeds the five percent (5%) minimum for fiscal year 2004, as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education and subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature, the State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale to provide an additional one percent (1%) across the board increase in the base salaries for each type of license.
In the event the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Increase for fiscal year 2005 is at least five percent (5%), as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education, the scale shall be as follows:
2004-2005 School Year and School Years Thereafter
Less Than 25 Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 31,775.00
AAA 30,850.00
AA 29,925.00
A 28,000.00
25 or More Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 33,775.00
AAA 32,850.00
AA 31,925.00
A 30,000.00
The State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale prescribed above for the 2004-2005 school year to conform to any adjustments made to the salary scale in prior fiscal years due to revenue growth over and above five percent (5%). * * * For each one percent (1%) that the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Growth exceeds the five percent (5%) minimum for fiscal year 2005, as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education and subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature, the State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale to provide an additional one percent (1%) across the board increase in the base salaries for each type of license.
In the event the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Increase for fiscal year 2006 is at least five percent (5%), as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education, the scale shall be as follows:
2005-2006 School Year and School Years Thereafter
Less Than 25 Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 34,000.00
AAA 33,000.00
AA 32,000.00
A 30,000.00
25 or More Years of Teaching Experience
AAAA $ 36,000.00
AAA 35,000.00
AA 34,000.00
A 32,000.00
The State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale prescribed above for the 2005-2006 school year to conform to any adjustments made to the salary scale in prior fiscal years due to revenue growth over and above five percent (5%). * * * For each one percent (1%) that the Sine Die General Fund Revenue Estimate Growth exceeds the five percent (5%) minimum for fiscal year 2006, as certified by the Legislative Budget Office to the State Board of Education and subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature, the State Board of Education shall revise the salary scale to provide an additional one percent (1%) across the board increase in the base salaries for each type of license.
It is the intent of the Legislature that any state funds made available for salaries of licensed personnel in excess of the funds paid for such salaries for the 1986-1987 school year shall be paid to licensed personnel pursuant to a personnel appraisal and compensation system implemented by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall have the authority to adopt and amend rules and regulations as are necessary to establish, administer and maintain the system.
All teachers employed on a full-time basis shall be paid a minimum salary in accordance with the above scale. However, no school district shall receive any funds under this section for any school year during which the local supplement paid to any individual teacher shall have been reduced to a sum less than that paid to that individual teacher for performing the same duties from local supplement during the immediately preceding school year. The amount actually spent for the purposes of group health and/or life insurance shall be considered as a part of the aggregate amount of local supplement but shall not be considered a part of the amount of individual local supplement.
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The level of professional training of each teacher to be used in establishing the salary allotment for the teachers for each year shall be determined by the type of valid teacher's license issued to those teachers on or before October 1 of the current school year.
This section shall be repealed on July 1, 2002.
SOURCES: Former 1972 Code § 37-19-7 [Codes, 1942, § 6248-02; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 14, § 2; Laws, 1954, ch. 269; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess ch. 55; Laws, 1958, ch. 306, § 2; Laws, 1960, ch. 295, § 2; Laws, 1962, 2d Ex Sess ch. 20; Laws, 1964, ch. 386; Laws, 1965, Ex Sess ch. 21; Laws, 1966, ch. 400, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 392, § 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 367, § 2; Laws, 1971, ch. 363, § 2; Laws, 1973, ch. 398, § 1; Laws, 1975, ch. 322, § 2] recodified as § 37-19-21 by Laws, 1977, ch. 486, § 11. Former 1972 Code § 37-19-5, subsections (2) and (5) [Codes, 1942, § 6248-02; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 14, § 2; Laws, 1954, ch. 269; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess ch. 55; Laws, 1958, ch. 306, § 2; Laws, 1960 ch. 295, § 2; Laws, 1962, 2d Ex Sess ch. 20, § 1; Laws, 1964, ch. 386; Laws, 1965, Ex Sess ch. 21; Laws, 1966, ch. 400, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 392, § 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 367, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 363, § 2] amended and codified as § 37-19-7 by 1977, ch. 486, § 4; Laws, 1978, ch. 513, § 4; Laws, 1979, ch. 484, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 509, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 517, § 1; Laws, 1982, Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 23; Laws, 1985, ch. 351, § 29; Laws, 1988, ch. 487, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 558 § 9; Laws, 1992, ch. 524, § 12; Laws, 1993, ch. 618, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 10; Laws, 1995, ch. 617, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 434, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 545, § 25; Laws, 1997, ch. 508, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 533, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 494, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 596, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 533, § 8; Laws 2001, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 2, HB 74, eff from and after passage (approved July 23, 2001).
PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2001