2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 157 - STATE SUPPORT OF EDUCATION 157.075 Differentiated compensation plans -- Professional compensation fund -- Department of Education recommendations on teacher compensation.
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157.075 Differentiated compensation plans -- Professional compensation
fund -- Department of Education recommendations on teacher
compensation.
(1)
(2)
(3)
For purposes of this section, "compensation" means the combination of base
salary, salary supplements, and other benefits provided a teacher.
(a) A school district may develop differentiated compensation programs that
provide additional compensation above the single salary schedule
described in KRS 157.420 and defined in KRS 157.320. Differentiated
compensation plans shall have one (1) or more of the following purposes:
1.
To recruit and retain teachers in critical shortage areas;
2.
To help reduce the number of emergency certified teachers
employed in the district;
3.
To provide incentives to recruit and retain highly skilled teachers to
serve in difficult assignments and hard-to-fill positions;
4.
To provide career advancement opportunities for classroom
teachers who voluntarily wish to participate; or
5.
To reward teachers for increasing their skills, knowledge, and
instructional leadership within the district or school.
(b) The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative
regulations defining the factors that may be included in a differentiated
compensation plan and procedures that shall be used in the development
and approval of differentiated compensation plans.
(a) There is hereby established a professional compensation fund in the
State Treasury. Beginning in the 2002-2004 biennium and thereafter, the
fund shall be used to provide grants to school districts to pilot
differentiated compensation programs for teachers. During the 2002-2004
biennium, the fund shall provide grants to at least five (5) school districts
for a two (2) year period. The number of grants may increase or decrease
based on the funds available and as deemed feasible by the Kentucky
Department of Education.
(b) The district grants shall be used for one (1) or more of the purposes
described in subsection (2)(a) of this section.
(c) The professional compensation fund may receive state appropriations,
gifts, and grants from public and private sources, and federal funds. Any
unallotted or unencumbered balances in the fund shall be invested as
provided in KRS 42.500(9). Income earned from the investments shall be
credited to the fund. Any fund balance at the close of a fiscal year shall
not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year and
continuously appropriated for the purposes specified in this section.
(d) The fund shall be administered by the Kentucky Department of Education
and shall be distributed on the basis of criteria promulgated in an
administrative regulation by the Kentucky Board of Education. The
administrative regulation shall specify the maximum size of grants, the
application and selection process, the obligations of the local board of
education, the evaluation and data requirements, and other details as
deemed necessary by the board.
(4)
(5)
Upon request, the Kentucky Department of Education shall provide assistance
to any district that wishes to develop a differentiated compensation program.
During the 2002-2004 biennium, the Kentucky Department of Education shall
gather information and summarize the characteristics and impact of the various
differentiated compensation programs. By October 1, 2004, the department
shall provide recommendations to the Interim Joint Committee on Education as
to the feasibility of establishing a statewide teacher advancement program or
other ideas for modifying teacher compensation.
Effective:April 2, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 2, effective April 2, 2002.
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