157.395 Salary supplement for national board certified teachers.

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Page 1 of 1 157.395 Salary supplement for national board certified teachers. (1) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a public school teacher, or a secondary teacher employed in a Kentucky Tech school or program operated by the <br>Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, who has attained certification <br>from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as of July 14, 2000, or <br>thereafter shall receive an annual national board certification salary supplement of <br>two thousand dollars (&#36;2,000) for the life of the certificate. The supplement shall be <br>added to: <br>(a) The teacher's base salary on the local board's single salary schedule and shall be considered in the calculation for contributions to the Kentucky Teachers' <br>Retirement System; or (b) The state-employed teacher's base salary and shall be considered in the calculation for contributions to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System. If a nationally certified teacher becomes no longer employed as a classroom teacher <br>or a teacher mentor in the field of his or her national certification, the supplement <br>shall cease. (2) A local board of education or the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet shall request reimbursement for these purposes from the fund to support education <br>excellence described in KRS 157.330. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000.