Effective - 01 Jul 2006
163.172. Minimum teacher's salary — information to be provided to general assembly — salary defined. — 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.
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(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
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Section 163.011 - Definitions — method of calculating state aid.
Section 163.012 - Average daily attendance and membership, how determined.
Section 163.013 - Schools offering both kindergarten and transportation, state aid, how computed.
Section 163.022 - Minimum levy requirement not applicable in certain counties.
Section 163.028 - Rules, effective, when — rules invalid and void, when.
Section 163.038 - Districts with a county municipal court, payments to be made.
Section 163.042 - Option district election, effect of — notification to department of election.
Section 163.043 - Classroom trust fund created, distribution of moneys — use of moneys by districts.
Section 163.044 - Annual appropriation of fifteen million dollars for specified uses.
Section 163.051 - Forced closing of school — state aid based on prior year's attendance.
Section 163.071 - State aid for pupils residing on federal lands.
Section 163.083 - Distribution of state aid — treasurer may disregard certain requirements.
Section 163.091 - Correction of errors in apportionment of state aid.
Section 163.195 - Disclaimer as to dollar amounts of future payments.