HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/CS/SB 1436
   
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Senate House
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12          Representative Kosmas offered the following:
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14          Amendment to Amendment (483919)
15          Remove line(s) 4114-4129, and insert:
16          (1) MINIMUM SALARY.--Effective the 2004-2005 academic
17    year, the General Appropriations Act shall provide funding
18    through the BEST Florida teaching categorical fund to each
19    school district. Each school district shall use these funds to
20    implement a locally determined teacher salary schedule that
21    includes the following principles:
22          (a) A $31,000 minimum salary, in 2003 dollars, indexed to
23    the Consumer Price Index;
24          (b) Maintenance in each school district of the current
25    differential between salary steps that is proportional to the
26    salary steps in 2002-2003; and
27          (c) A guaranteed increase to each school district for
28    teacher salaries that recognizes the district cost differential
29    and differentials between salary steps in that school district.