§ 6-17-2406 - Applicability of teacher salary schedule.
6-17-2406. Applicability of teacher salary schedule.
(a) As used in this section, "teacher" means any full-time employee of the C-Step Program or the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program, or both:
(1) Who is compelled by law to secure a license from the State Board of Education as a condition precedent to employment in a position in or related to grades prekindergarten through twelve (preK-12); and
(2) Who is:
(A) Engaged directly in instruction with students in a classroom setting for more than seventy percent (70%) of the individual's contracted time;
(B) A guidance counselor; or
(C) A librarian or media specialist.
(b) To the extent that funds are specifically appropriated by the General Assembly, any teacher employed by the C-Step Program or the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program, or both, shall be paid no less than the amounts set forth under this subchapter.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a school district to pay the salary of any teacher who is not an employee of the school district or to require that teachers be paid from any state funds other than as appropriated by the General Assembly.