An Act To Update Teachers' Minimum Salaries
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1381
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S620 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15681, 20-A MRSA §15689

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to s. P. 
480, 
L.D. 
1381, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Update 
Teachers' 
Minimum 
Salaries" 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in §13405 by striking out 
all of the first paragraph (page 2, lines 17 to 19 in amendment) 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Each school administrative unit shall establish a minimum 
salary of $27,000 for certified teachers for the school year 
starting after June 30, 2006.' 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 5 the 
following: 
'Sec. 6. 20·A MRSA §13406 is enacted to read: 
§13406. 
Minimum salaries beginning in 2007-2008 
Each school administrative unit shall establish a minimum 
salary of $30,000 for certified teachers for the school year 
starting after June 30, 2007 and in each subseguent school year.' 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 
6, 7 and 8 and inserting in their place the following: 
'Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §15681, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 
519, Pt. LL, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its 
place: 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
L.D. l38l 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 
480, 
2-A. 
Targeted funds to implement a standards-based system. 
For targeted funds to implement a 
standards-based system, 
the 
commissioner shall; 
A. 
For fiscal year 2006-07 only, dedicate a portion of the 
targeted funds to implement a standards-based system to the 
achievement of the ml.nl.mum starting salary for certified 
teachers established in section 13405; and 
B. 
For fiscal year 
2007-08 
and every subsequent year, 
calculate an amount to be made available to address the 
components of a standards-based system. I 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 9 the 
following: 
I Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§§7 and 8 are enacted to read: 
7. 
Adjustment for minimum teacher salary. 
Beginning in 
fiscal year 
2008-09 
and in each subsequent fiscal year, 
the 
commissioner 
shall 
increase 
the 
state 
share 
of 
the 
total 
allocation to 
a 
qualifying school administrative unit in the 
current year by an amount that represents the amount from the 
state General 
Fund necessary to achieve the minimum starting 
salary for certified teachers established in section 13406. 
A. As used in this subsection, unless the context otherwise 
indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 
(1) 
"Oualifying school administrative unit" means 
a 
school administrative unit that the commissioner has 
determined has 
a 
locally established salary schedule 
with a minimum teacher salary of less than $30,000 in 
school year 2008-2009. 
B. 
The commissioner shall allocate the funds appropriated 
by 
the 
Legislature 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2008-09 
and 
each 
subsequent fiscal year in accordance with the 
following 
conditions. 
(1) 
The 
amount 
of 
the 
ml.nl.mum 
salary adjustments 
provided to qualifying school administrative units must 
generally reflect 
the 
costs 
that 
are 
necessary 
to 
achieve 
the minimum 
teacher salary requirements 
set 
forth in this section. 
( 2) 
The number of teachers used in computing minimum 
salary 
adjustments 
in 
a 
qualifying 
school 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 
480, 
L.D. 1381 
administrative unit for fiscal year 
2008-09 must be 
based on the local staff information data supplied to 
the department on or before October 1, 2008, and the 
number of teachers used in computing minimum salary 
adjustments in a qualifying school administrative unit 
for each subsequent fiscal year must be based on the 
local staff information data supplied to the department 
on 
or 
before 
each 
subsequent 
October 1st for 
the 
teachers who were first eligible to receive the minimum 
salary 
adjustment 
in 
the 
qualifying 
school 
administrative unit for the 2008-2009 school year. 
(3) 
The department shall collect the necessary data to 
allow the adjustments as supplemental monthly payments 
in fiscal year 2008-09 and any subsequent fiscal year 
for the salary adjustments to be paid on or before 
February 1, 2009 and any subsequent February 1st. 
(4) 
The minimum salary adjustments made under this 
subsection must 
be 
issued to the qualifying school 
administrative units 
as 
an adjustment to 
the state 
school 
subsidy 
for 
distribution 
to 
the 
teachers. 
Minimum 
salary 
adjustments 
for 
teachers 
must 
be 
included in the qualifying school administrative unit's 
monthly subsidy checks. 
C. 
The amounts required to meet the employer's share of 
teacher retirement costs attributable to payments in fiscal 
year 
2008-09 
and 
each 
subsequent 
fiscal 
year 
must 
be 
allocated to 
the 
Maine 
State Retirement 
System 
ln 
the 
appropriate year. 
8. 
Payments 
for minimum salary adjustments. 
Qualifying 
school administrative units shall use the payments provided under 
this section to provide minimum salary adjustments for teachers 
in accordance with subsection 7 and section 13406.' 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 
and 11 and inserting in their place the following: 
'Sec. 10. PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. J, §6 is amended to read: 
Sec. J-6. Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to 
grade 12. 
The 
total 
cost of 
funding 
public 
education 
from 
kindergarten to grade 12 for fiscal year 2006-07 is as follows: 
Total Operating Allocation 
2006-07 
TOTAL 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to s. P. 
480, 
L.D. 1381 
Total operating allocation pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 
15683 without transition percentage 
Total operating allocation pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 
15683 with 90% transition percentage 
Transition adjustments pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15686 
Total other subsidizable costs pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 15681-A 
Total Operating Allocation 
Total operating allocation pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 
15683 with 90% transition percentage plus 
transition adjustment pursuant to Title 
20-A, section 15686 and total other 
subsidizable costs pursuant to Title 
20-A, section 15681-A 
Total Debt Service Allocation 
Total debt service allocation pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section lS683-A 
Total Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs 
Total adjustments and miscellaneous costs 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 20-A, sections 15689 and 15689-A 
Total Cost of Funding Public Education from 
Kindergarten to Grade 12 
Total cost of funding public education 
from kindergarten to grade 12 for fiscal 
year 2006-07 pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-B 
$h~a9rl~9r418 
$1,325,400,719 
$lT19~T9alTg+e 
$1,192,860,647 
$10,712,943 
$354,628,374 
$±T99gTge~T±g~ 
$1, 558,201, 964 
$86,741,023 
$9±T9+GT~9± 
$52,231, 580 
$1,697,174,567 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
.. '~ 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 
480, 
L.D. 1381 
Sec. 11. Employer's share of teacher retirement costs in fiscal year 
2006-07 and fiscal year 2007-08. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15681, subsection 1, paragraph B, 
it is the intent of the Legislature that 
a 
portion of the 
targeted funds to implement a standards-based system be dedicated 
to 
meet 
the 
employer's 
share 
of 
teacher 
retirement 
costs 
attributable to achieving a $27,000 minimum teacher salary in 
fiscal year 2006-07. 
It is further the intent of the Legislature 
that the amount required to meet the employer's share of teacher 
retirement costs attributable to achieving 
a 
$30,000 
minimum 
teacher salary in fiscal year 2007-08 be transferred by the l23rd 
Legislature 
to 
the 
Maine 
State 
Retirement 
System 
in 
the 
appropriate fiscal year. 
Sec. 12. Future appropriations. 
It is 
the 
intent of 
the 
Legislature that at least $2,118,308 be appropriated in fiscal 
year 2007-08 by the 123rd Legislature to carry out the intent of 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 13406 and section 
15689, subsection 7, paragraph C.' 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to accomplish 
the following. 
1. 
It establishes a m~n~mum salary of $27,000 for certified 
teachers for the school year starting after June 30, 2006. 
2. 
It establishes a minimum salary of $30,000 for certified 
teachers for school years starting after June 30, 2007. 
3. 
It provides that the intent of the Legislature 
~s that 
the State provide 100g,o of the funding from state General Fund 
appropriations 
to 
achieve 
the 
$27 ,000 
m~n~mum 
salary 
for 
certified teachers for the 2006-2007 school year and to achieve 
the 
$30,000 
minimum 
salary 
for 
certified 
teachers 
for 
the 
2007-2008 school year, 
including dedicating a portion of the 
targeted funds to implement a standards-based system for fiscal 
year 2006-07. 
4. 
It provides 
the funding necessary 
salary for certified 
that, beginning in school year 2008-2009, 
to continue to provide the $30,000 minimum 
teachers 
who 
are employed by qualifying 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
_ .. 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
L.D. 1381 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 480, 
school administrative units must be included as an adjustment to 
the state share provided to qualifying school administrative 
units 
in 
the 
determination 
of 
the 
state 
and 
local 
shares 
calculated in accordance with the Essential Programs and Services 
Funding Act. 
5. 
It provides that, in school year 2009-2010 and each 
subsequent school year, money from the state General Fund must be 
allocated to continue this adjustment for the minimum salary for 
certified 
teachers 
who 
were 
employed 
by 
qualifying 
school 
administrative units in school year 2008-2009 and who continue to 
be 
employed in the 
same 
school administrative units in the 
subsequent school year. 
6. 
It indicates that it is the intent of the Legislature 
that the l23rd Legislature appropriate at least $2,118,308 in 
fiscal year 2007-08 to carry out the purpose of the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 13406 and section 15689, subsection 
7, paragraph C. 
7. 
It also indicates that the intent of the Legislature is 
that the amount required to meet the employer share of teacher 
retirement costs attributable to achieving the minimum teacher 
salary 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2006-07 
and 
fiscal 
year 
2007-08 
be 
appropriated or allocated to the Maine State Retirement System in 
the appropriate fiscal year, including dedicating a portion of 
the targeted funds 
to 
implement 
a 
standards-based system 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2006-07 
to 
meet 
the 
employer 
share 
of 
teacher 
retirement costs attributable to achieving 
a 
$27,000 
minimum 
teacher salary in fiscal year 2006-07. 
8. 
It amends Public Law 2005, chapter 519, Part J to adjust 
the total allocation of funds to be distributed in fiscal year 
2006-07 under the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act to 
include the minimum teacher salary. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: 
1-:#\'#':~lW~~-'I-" t ddt-
(Senator MITCH 
~ 
COUNTY: 
Kennebec 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/25/06 frac.. 
LD 1381 
LR 1263(08) 
An Act To Update Teachers' Minimum Salaries 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,A" to Committee Amendment ,~" 
Sponsor: Senator Mitchell 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$0 
($3,110,809) 
$0 
($3,110,809) 
Projections 
2007-08 
($43,212) 
($43,212) 
Projections 
2008-09 
($63,226) 
($63,226) 
This amendment reduces the total General Fund cost of the bill by $3,110,809 in fiscal year 2006-07. Because this 
amendment still requires local school administrative units to establish a minimum salary of $27,000 for certified 
teachers for the school year starting after June 30, 2006 and $30,000 for the school year starting after June 30, 2007 
and each subsequent year thereafter, this legislation is still a State mandate. This amendment does provide for the 
total cost of increasing the minimum teachers salary to be funded by the State beginning in fiscal year 2006-07. 
As amended, this bill increases the minimum teacher salary to $27,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 and $30,000 in fiscal 
year 2007-08. The total cost of the provision in fiscal year 2006-07 is estimated to be $661,229 of which $623,566 is 
associated with the salary adjustment and $37,663 is associated with the increase in the employer contributions of the 
normal cost component of the Maine State Retirement System due to the salary increase. Because sufficient funds 
remain within the targeted student assessment funds that had been identified as being available to support the costs 
associated with the salary adjustment within the fiscal year 2006-07 General Fund appropriation for General Purpose 
Aid for Local Schools program, no additional General Fund appropriation is required. 
The total cost of the provision in fiscal year 2007-08 is estimated to be $2,118,308 of which $1,997,650 is associated 
with the salary adjustment and $120,658 is associated with the increase in the employer contributions ofthe nonnal 
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cost component of the Maine State Retirement System due to the salary increase. As amended, this bill provides that 
it is the intention of the Legislature that $2,118,308 be appropriated in fiscal year 2007-08 to support the costs 
associated with the salary increase, including the teacher retirement costs. The total cost to the State to fund the 
increase in the minimum teacher salary beginning in fiscal year 2008-09 can not be determined at this time. 
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