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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 368
(b) (1) For fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Governor
shall include in each year's operating budget funding for the stipends and bonuses
provided in this subsection.
(2) A classroom teacher OR INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN ASSIGNED OR
PROMOTED FROM A CLASSROOM TEACHER TO AN INSTRUCTIONAL OR CLASSROOM
SUPPORT POSITION OTHER NONADMINISTRATIVE SCHOOL-BASED EMPLOYEE [who
holds a standard professional certificate or an advanced professional certificate who
is employed by a county board and who holds a certificate issued by the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards] shall receive a stipend from the State in
an amount equal to the county grant for national certification, up to a maximum of
$2,000 per qualified [teacher] INDIVIDUAL IF THE CLASSROOM TEACHER OR
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN ASSIGNED OR PROMOTED FROM A CLASSROOM
TEACHER TO AN INSTRUCTIONAL OR CLASSROOM SUPPORT POSITION:
(I) HOLDS A STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE OR AN
ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE;
(II) IS EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY BOARD; AND
(III) HOLDS A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS.
(3) (i) An individual who graduates from an accredited institution of
higher education with a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or its
equivalent, becomes employed by a county board, and remains employed as a
classroom teacher in the public school system for a minimum of 3 consecutive years
shall receive a salary signing bonus of $1,000.
(ii) If the individual leaves employment with the public school
system before the end of the 3-year commitment, the individual shall reimburse the
State in the amount of $1,000.
(4) A classroom teacher who holds an advanced professional certificate
and teaches in a public school identified by the State Board as a [reconstitution
school, a reconstitution eligible school,] SCHOOL IN CORRECTIVE ACTION, A SCHOOL
IN RESTRUCTURING, or a challenge school shall receive a stipend from the State in the
amount of $2,000 for each year that the teacher performs satisfactorily in the
classroom.
(c) An individual who receives a stipend or bonus under subsection (b) of this
section may not be deemed an employee of the State.
(d) The employer of an individual who receives a stipend or bonus under
subsection (b) of this section shall pay the increase in fringe benefit costs associated
with the stipend or bonus.
(e) The Department shall act as fiscal agent for funds disbursed under this
section.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2005.
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