Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 163

State Aid

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Section 163.172.1

163.191→

August 28, 2015

Minimum teacher's salary--information to be provided to general assembly--salary defined.

163.172. 1. In school year 1994-95 and thereafter until school year

2006-07, the minimum teacher's salary shall be eighteen thousand dollars.

Beginning in school year 2006-07, the minimum teacher's salary shall be

twenty-two thousand dollars; in school year 2007-08, the minimum teacher's

salary shall be twenty-three thousand dollars; in school year 2008-09, the

minimum teacher's salary shall be twenty-four thousand dollars; in school

year 2009-10 and thereafter, the minimum teacher's salary shall be

twenty-five thousand dollars. Beginning in the school year 1996-97 until

school year 2006-07, for any full-time teacher with a master's degree and at

least ten years' teaching experience in a public school or combination of

public schools, the minimum salary shall be twenty-four thousand dollars.

Beginning in the school year 2006-07, for any full-time teacher with a

master's degree in an academic teaching field and at least ten years' teaching

experience in a public school or combination of public schools, the minimum

salary shall be thirty thousand dollars; in the 2007-08 school year such

minimum salary shall be thirty-one thousand dollars; in the 2008-09 school

year such minimum salary shall be thirty-two thousand dollars; and in the

2009-10 school year such minimum salary shall be thirty-three thousand

dollars.



2. Beginning with the budget requests for fiscal year 1991, the

commissioner of education shall present to the appropriate committees of the

general assembly information on the average Missouri teacher's salary,

regional average salary data, and national average salary data.



3. All school salary information shall be public information.



4. As used in this section, the term "salary" shall be defined as the

salary figure which appears on the teacher's contract and as determined by

the local school district's basic salary schedule and does not include

supplements for extra duties.



5. The minimum salary for any fully certificated teacher employed on a

less than full-time basis by a school district, state school for the severely

handicapped, the Missouri School for the Deaf, or the Missouri School for the

Blind shall be prorated to reflect the amounts provided in subsection 1 of

this section.



(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 163.171, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1441, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740,

A.L. 1993 S.B. 380, A.L. 1996 S.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 287)



Effective 7-01-06





1996



1996



163.172. 1. The department of elementary and secondary

education shall develop and submit to the appropriations

committees a plan to increase the public school teachers'

salaries in Missouri. Beginning with fiscal year 1987, the

general assembly shall make an annual appropriation to the

excellence in education fund established under section 160.268,

RSMo, for the purpose of increasing the state's minimum salary

for public school teachers. Such plan shall be based upon data

provided and shall provide that in school year 1986-87 the

minimum teacher's salary shall be fifteen thousand dollars, in

school year 1987-88 the minimum teacher's salary shall be

sixteen thousand dollars, in school year 1988-89 the minimum

teacher's salary shall be seventeen thousand dollars, and in

school year 1989-90 the minimum teacher's salary shall be

eighteen thousand dollars.



2. Beginning with the budget requests for fiscal year 1991,

the commissioner of education shall present to the appropriate

committees of the general assembly information on the average

Missouri teacher's salary, regional average salary data,

national average salary data, and a plan for increasing the

teachers' salaries in Missouri based upon such data.



3. Any school district which has personnel whose salary is

determined to be below a level established in accordance with

the plan for increasing teachers' salaries established under

this section and who has met the requirements of this section

and any subsequent guidelines established by the state board of

education, with the advice of the commissioner of education,

shall receive state aid for the sole purpose of increasing such

salaries. Such guidelines shall recognize that the reassessment

of real property and the applicable reduction or revision of

property tax levies pursuant to section 137.073, RSMo, may cause

some school districts to levy a tax below one dollar and

twenty-five cents for each hundred dollars of assessed

valuation. Such school districts shall not be penalized under

the guidelines for this program during the school years 1986-87

and 1987-88.



4. Each participating school district shall certify to the

commissioner of education the names of the duly qualified

teachers in the district who are entitled to a state-paid

minimum salary supplement under this section. The commissioner

shall, in accordance with chapter 33, RSMo, execute payment to

those districts for salary supplements to those designated

teachers. Any teacher receiving a minimum salary supplement

under this section shall continue to receive the district base

pay to which he would be entitled if he were not receiving the

minimum salary supplement from the state. Such teacher's salary

shall continue to show appropriate annual district salary

increases as provided under subsection 5 of this section.



5. The department of elementary and secondary education

shall review and determine the local effort ability and

performance of each school district. In order to receive funds

under this section, a school district which is not subject to

section 162.920, RSMo, must have a total levy for operating

purposes which is in excess of the amount allowed in section

11(b) of article X of the Missouri Constitution; and a school

district which is subject to section 162.920, RSMo, must have a

total levy for operating purposes which is in excess of

twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars of assessed valuation.

Each school district shall maintain a regular salary schedule,

which shall be funded by revenues other than those provided in

this section, and which shall show appropriate increases in

funding due to revenues received from all other sources. If a

school district fails to meet requirements of this subsection,

such district shall not receive any revenues under this section

until the failures have been corrected.



6. Beginning with the 1985-86 school year and continuing

thereafter, each school district shall make available to the

department of elementary and secondary education the salary

schedule and other relevant data regarding the salary schedule

for teachers in that school district and the disbursement of

state and local funds used for the purpose of providing

teachers' salaries. The department of elementary and secondary

education shall develop guidelines for the reporting of such

data and shall establish appropriate procedures thereof.



7. The department of elementary and secondary education

shall analyze the data received under subsection 6 of this

section and shall annually submit a report to the general

assembly at the time of submission of its budget requests. The

report required by this subsection shall address the effect of

increased appropriations to the foundation program in increasing

minimum teachers' salaries.



8. The department of elementary and secondary education

shall annually include within its budget request to the general

assembly sufficient funds to increase the salaries of teachers

employed in the state schools for the severely handicapped, the

Missouri School for the Deaf, and the Missouri School for the

Blind to the minimum salary levels established under the

provisions of this section for that year.



9. All school salary information shall be public

information.



10. As used in this section, the term "salary" shall be

defined as the salary figure which appears on the teacher's

contract and as determined by the local school district's basic

salary schedule and does not include supplements for extra

duties.



11. The minimum salary for any fully certificated teacher

employed on a less than full-time basis by a school district,

state school for the severely handicapped, the Missouri School

for the Deaf, or the Missouri School for the Blind shall be

prorated to reflect the amounts provided in subsections 1 and 2

of this section. Each school district receiving funds under

this section shall include the names of the part-time teachers

entitled to the state-paid minimum salary supplement among those

teachers certified to the commissioner of education as eligible

for such salary supplement. The salary of any part-time teacher

shall continue to show appropriate and historic annual district

salary increases as provided in this section.



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