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  ADOPTION NO. _____  

BILL NO: H.4300  (Reference is to Printer's Date 04/18/23-S.)

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 Senator FANNING proposes the following amendment (DG TEACHER BONUS):

 Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 588, proviso 118.19, after line 4, by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:

/  ( ) Of any excess funds collected above the amount identified in subsection(A), and after all the items in subsection (B) are fully funded, there is appropriated $160,000,000 to the Department of Education to provide a supplemental payment for teacher retention. Funds appropriated for the Teacher Retention Supplement must be allocated to school districts and approved charter school authorizers for the sole purpose of providing retention supplements to teachers in an amount not to exceed $2,500 for a full-time teacher and proportionately for part-time teachers. Teacher is defined as any person: (1) who is employed either full-time or part time in school year 2023-24; (2) whose base salary is paid from state, local, or federal funds or a combination thereof; and (3) who is recorded in the Professional Certified Staff (PCS) system in Position Codes 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 17, 18, and 23. The supplement must be paid in two equal installments based on verified PCS data. Teachers who are continuously employed from the beginning of the school year until November 30 are eligible to receive one-half of the supplement, and teachers who are continuously employed in the districts from the beginning of the school year until May 1 shall receive the second installment. In the event this appropriation for teacher supplemental payment is insufficient to fully fund the designated $2,500 sum amount, the amount shall be reduced to an equal supplemental payment for full-time teachers, and proportionally for part-time teachers.  /

Amend sections, totals and title to conform.