HB 5616
Modifying years of service experience to include service personnel.
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Bill overview
This bill modifies the definition of ‘years of experience’ in West Virginia’s public school salary schedule to include service in the Armed Forces for teachers and nurses. Specifically, it clarifies that years of service in the Armed Forces, if the individual was under contract to teach at the time of induction, will be counted towards their years of experience. Additionally, the bill extends this consideration to service personnel, granting them years of service based on their employment with the county board.
Key provisions
- Includes service in the Armed Forces as qualifying experience for teachers and nurses.
- Extends years of service to include service personnel employed by county boards.
- Clarifies that military service counts if the individual was under contract to teach at the time of induction.
- Updates the definition of ‘Years of experience’ to align with the updated requirements.
- Allows for undergraduate credit hours to be utilized for advanced salary classification under specific circumstances.
Who is affected
- Teachers
- Nurses
- County Boards of Education
- Military Personnel
- West Virginia Public Schools
Notable changes
- Adds service in the Armed Forces as a qualifying factor for years of experience.
- Recognizes service personnel as eligible for years of service based on county board employment.
- Allows for undergraduate credit hours to be used for advanced salary classification.
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