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CHAMBER ACTION |
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Representative Kosmas offered the following: |
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Amendment to Amendment (483919) |
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Remove line(s) 4114-4129, and insert: |
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(1) MINIMUM SALARY.--Effective the 2004-2005 academic |
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year, the General Appropriations Act shall provide funding |
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through the BEST Florida teaching categorical fund to each |
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school district. Each school district shall use these funds to |
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implement a locally determined teacher salary schedule that |
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includes the following principles:
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(a) A $31,000 minimum salary, in 2003 dollars, indexed to |
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the Consumer Price Index;
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(b) Maintenance in each school district of the current |
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differential between salary steps that is proportional to the |
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salary steps in 2002-2003; and
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(c) A guaranteed increase to each school district for |
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teacher salaries that recognizes the district cost differential |
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and differentials between salary steps in that school district. |