Bill Text: WV SB186 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Providing salary equity supplement payments to teachers and service personnel

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-10 - Chapter 169, Acts, Regular Session, 2012 [SB186 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2012-SB186-Enrolled.html

ENROLLED

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

Senate Bill No. 186

(Senators Plymale, Wells, Browning, Edgell, Boley, Stollings, Jenkins, Foster, Yost and Beach, original sponsors)

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[Passed March 8, 2012; in effect from passage.]

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AN ACT to amend and reenact §18A-4-2, §18A-4-5 and §18A-4-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to providing salary equity supplement payments to teachers and service personnel in order to achieve salary equity among the counties; specifying the amounts of those equity supplements; changing the methods of calculating the difference in salary potential of school employees among the counties; requiring the Department of Education to request additional funds if it determines the equity objective is not being met; clarifying the amount of equity supplement to be paid from state funds; and deleting obsolete provisions.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That §18A-4-2, §18A-4-5 and §18A-4-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:

ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS.

§18A-4-2. State minimum salaries for teachers.

    (a) Beginning July 1, 2011, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article during the contract year.

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Years

4th

3rd

2nd

 

A.B.

 

M.A.

M.A.

M.A.

Doc-

Exp.

Class

Class

Class

A.B.

+15

M.A.

+15

+30

+45

torate

0

26,917

27,606

27,872

29,315

30,076

31,843

32,604

33,365

34,126

35,161

1

27,245

27,934

28,200

29,833

30,594

32,362

33,123

33,883

34,644

35,679

2

27,574

28,262

28,528

30,352

31,113

32,880

33,641

34,402

35,163

36,198

3

27,902

28,590

28,856

30,871

31,631

33,399

34,160

34,920

35,681

36,716

4

28,474

29,162

29,428

31,633

32,394

34,162

34,923

35,683

36,444

37,479

5

28,802

29,490

29,756

32,152

32,913

34,680

35,441

36,202

36,963

37,998

6

29,130

29,818

30,084

32,670

33,431

35,199

35,960

36,720

37,481

38,516

7

29,458

30,147

30,412

33,189

33,950

35,717

36,478

37,239

38,000

39,035

8

29,786

30,475

30,741

33,707

34,468

36,236

36,997

37,757

38,518

39,553

9

30,114

30,803

31,069

34,226

34,987

36,754

37,515

38,276

39,037

40,072

10

30,443

31,131

31,397

34,746

35,506

37,274

38,035

38,796

39,556

40,591

11

30,771

31,459

31,725

35,264

36,025

37,793

38,553

39,314

40,075

41,110

12

31,099

31,787

32,053

35,783

36,543

38,311

39,072

39,833

40,593

41,628

13

31,427

32,115

32,381

36,301

37,062

38,830

39,590

40,351

41,112

42,147

14

31,755

32,443

32,709

36,820

37,580

39,348

40,109

40,870

41,630

42,665

15

32,083

32,771

33,037

37,338

38,099

39,867

40,627

41,388

42,149

43,184

16

32,411

33,099

33,365

37,857

38,617

40,385

41,146

41,907

42,667

43,702

17

32,739

33,428

33,693

38,375

39,136

40,904

41,665

42,425

43,186

44,221

18

33,067

33,756

34,022

38,894

39,655

41,422

42,183

42,944

43,705

44,740

19

33,395

34,084

34,350

39,412

40,173

41,941

42,702

43,462

44,223

45,258

20

33,723

34,412

34,678

39,931

40,692

42,459

43,220

43,981

44,742

45,777

21

34,052

34,740

35,006

40,449

41,210

42,978

43,739

44,499

45,260

46,295

22

34,380

35,068

35,334

40,968

41,729

43,496

44,257

45,018

45,779

46,814

23

34,708

35,396

35,662

41,487

42,247

44,015

44,776

45,536

46,297

47,332

24

35,036

35,724

35,990

42,005

42,766

44,534

45,294

46,055

46,816

47,851

25

35,364

36,052

36,318

42,524

43,284

45,052

45,813

46,574

47,334

48,369

26

35,692

36,380

36,646

43,042

43,803

45,571

46,331

47,092

47,853

48,888

27

36,020

36,708

36,974

43,561

44,321

46,089

46,850

47,611

48,371

49,406

28

36,348

37,037

37,302

44,079

44,840

46,608

47,368

48,129

48,890

49,925

29

36,676

37,365

37,631

44,598

45,358

47,126

47,887

48,648

49,408

50,443

30

37,004

37,693

37,959

45,116

45,877

47,645

48,405

49,166

49,927

50,962

31

37,333

38,021

38,287

45,635

46,396

48,163

48,924

49,685

50,445

51,480

32

37,661

38,349

38,615

46,153

46,914

48,682

49,443

50,203

50,964

51,999

33

37,989

38,677

38,943

46,672

47,433

49,200

49,961

50,722

51,483

52,518

34

38,317

39,005

39,271

47,190

47,951

49,719

50,480

51,240

52,001

53,036

35

38,645

39,333

39,599

47,709

48,470

50,237

50,998

51,759

52,520

53,555

    (b) $600 shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least twenty years of teaching experience. The payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable state minimum salary schedule; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.

    (c) To meet the objective of salary equity among the counties as set forth in section five of this article, each teacher shall be paid an equity supplement amount as applicable for his or her classification of certification or classification of training and years of experience as follows, subject to the provisions of that section:

    (1) For “4th Class” at zero years of experience, $1,781. An additional $38 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience;

    (2) For “3rd Class” at zero years of experience, $1,796. An additional $67 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience;

    (3) For “2nd Class” at zero years of experience, $1,877. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience;

    (4) For “A. B.” at zero years of experience, $2,360. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience;

    (5) For “A. B. + 15” at zero years of experience, $2,452. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience;

    (6) For “M. A.” at zero years of experience, $2,644. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience;

    (7) For “M. A. + 15” at zero years of experience, $2,740. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience;

    (8) For “M. A. + 30” at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience;

    (9) For “M. A. + 45” at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience; and

    (10) For “Doctorate” at zero years of experience, $2,927. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including thirty-five years of experience.

    These payments: (I) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.

.§18A-4-5. Salary equity among the counties; state salary supplement.

    (a) For the purposes of this section, salary equity among the counties means that the salary potential of school employees employed by the various districts throughout the state does not differ by greater than ten percent between those offering the highest salaries and those offering the lowest salaries. In the case of professional educators, the difference shall be calculated using the average of the professional educator salary schedules, degree classifications B. A. through doctorate and the years of experience provided in the most recent state minimum salary schedule for teachers, in effect in the ten counties offering the highest salary schedules compared to the lowest salary schedule in effect among the fifty-five counties. In the case of school service personnel, the difference shall be calculated utilizing the average of the school service personnel salary schedules, pay grades A through H and the years of experience provided in the most recent state minimum pay scale pay grade for service personnel, in effect in the ten counties offering the highest salary schedules compared to the lowest salary schedule in effect among the fifty-five counties.

    (b) To meet the objective of salary equity among the counties, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 1984, subject to available state appropriations and the conditions set forth herein, each teacher and school service personnel shall receive an equity supplement amount as specified in sections two and eight-a, respectively, of this article in addition to the amount from the state minimum salary schedules provided in those sections.

    (c) State funds for this purpose shall be paid within the West Virginia public school support plan in accordance with article nine-a, chapter eighteen of this code. The amount allocated for salary equity shall be apportioned between teachers and school service personnel in direct proportion to that amount necessary to support the professional salaries and service personnel salaries statewide under sections four, five and eight, article nine-a, chapter eighteen of this code. In the event the Department of Education determines that the objective of salary equity among the counties has not been met, it shall include in its budget request for the public school support plan for the next school year a request for funding sufficient to meet the objective of salary equity through an across-the-board increase in the equity supplement amount of the affected class of employees.

    (d) Pursuant to this section, each teacher and service person shall receive from state funds the equity supplement amount indicated in subsection (c), section two and subsection (f), section eight-a of this article, as applicable, reduced by any amount provided by the county as a salary supplement for teachers and school service personnel on January 1, 1984.

    (e) The amount received pursuant to this section shall not be decreased as a result of any county supplement increase instituted after January 1, 1984: Provided, That any amount received pursuant to this section may be reduced proportionately based upon the amount of funds appropriated for this purpose. No county may reduce any salary supplement that was in effect on January 1, 1984, except as permitted by sections five-a and five-b of this article.

§18A-4-8a. Service personnel minimum monthly salaries.

    (a) The minimum monthly pay for each service employee shall be as follows:

    (1) Beginning July 1, 2011, and continuing thereafter, the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of more than three and one-half hours a day shall be at least the amounts indicated in the State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade and the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of three and one-half hours or less a day shall be at least one half the amount indicated in the State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade set forth in this subdivision.

STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE

Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exp.

Pay Grade

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

0

1,627

1,648

1,689

1,741

1,793

1,855

1,886

1,958

1

1,659

1,680

1,721

1,773

1,825

1,887

1,918

1,990

2

1,691

1,712

1,753

1,805

1,857

1,919

1,950

2,022

3

1,723

1,744

1,785

1,837

1,889

1,951

1,982

2,054

4

1,755

1,776

1,817

1,869

1,921

1,983

2,014

2,087

5

1,787

1,808

1,849

1,901

1,953

2,015

2,046

2,119

6

1,819

1,840

1,882

1,933

1,985

2,047

2,078

2,151

7

1,852

1,872

1,914

1,965

2,017

2,079

2,110

2,183

8

1,884

1,904

1,946

1,997

2,049

2,111

2,142

2,215

9

1,916

1,936

1,978

2,030

2,081

2,143

2,174

2,247

10

1,948

1,969

2,010

2,062

2,113

2,176

2,207

2,279

11

1,980

2,001

2,042

2,094

2,145

2,208

2,239

2,311

12

2,012

2,033

2,074

2,126

2,178

2,240

2,271

2,343

13

2,044

2,065

2,106

2,158

2,210

2,272

2,303

2,375

14

2,076

2,097

2,138

2,190

2,242

2,304

2,335

2,407

15

2,108

2,129

2,170

2,222

2,274

2,336

2,367

2,439

16

2,140

2,161

2,202

2,254

2,306

2,368

2,399

2,472

17

2,172

2,193

2,235

2,286

2,338

2,400

2,431

2,504

18

2,204

2,225

2,267

2,318

2,370

2,432

2,463

2,536

19

2,237

2,257

2,299

2,350

2,402

2,464

2,495

2,568

20

2,269

2,289

2,331

2,383

2,434

2,496

2,527

2,601

21

2,301

2,321

2,363

2,415

2,466

2,528

2,559

2,634

22

2,333

2,354

2,395

2,447

2,498

2,561

2,593

2,666

23

2,365

2,386

2,427

2,479

2,531

2,594

2,625

2,699

24

2,397

2,418

2,459

2,511

2,563

2,627

2,658

2,732

25

2,429

2,450

2,491

2,543

2,596

2,659

2,691

2,764

26

2,461

2,482

2,523

2,576

2,629

2,692

2,723

2,797

27

2,493

2,514

2,555

2,608

2,661

2,724

2,756

2,829

28

2,525

2,546

2,588

2,641

2,694

2,757

2,789

2,863

29

2,557

2,579

2,621

2,673

2,726

2,790

2,821

2,896

30

2,591

2,611

2,654

2,706

2,759

2,822

2,854

2,928

31

2,623

2,644

2,687

2,739

2,792

2,855

2,887

2,961

32

2,656

2,676

2,719

2,772

2,824

2,888

2,919

2,994

33

2,689

2,709

2,752

2,805

2,857

2,920

2,953

3,026

34

2,721

2,743

2,785

2,838

2,890

2,954

2,986

3,059

35

2,754

2,775

2,817

2,870

2,923

2,987

3,018

3,092

36

2,787

2,808

2,850

2,903

2,956

3,019

3,051

3,124

37

2,819

2,841

2,883

2,936

2,989

3,052

3,083

3,157

38

2,852

2,873

2,915

2,968

3,021

3,084

3,116

3,190

39

2,885

2,906

2,948

3,001

3,054

3,117

3,149

3,222

40

2,917

2,939

2,980

3,033

3,087

3,150

3,181

3,256


    (2) Each service employee shall receive the amount prescribed in the Minimum Pay Scale in accordance with the provisions of this subsection according to their class title and pay grade as set forth in this subdivision:

CLASS TITLE                                           PAY GRADE

Accountant I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D

Accountant II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E

Accountant III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

Accounts Payable Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

Aide I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A

Aide II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B

Aide III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C

Aide IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D

Audiovisual Technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C

Auditor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

Autism Mentor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Braille or Sign Language Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . E

Bus Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D

Buyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Cabinetmaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G

Cafeteria Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D

Carpenter I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E

Carpenter II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

Chief Mechanic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G

Clerk I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B

Clerk II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C

Computer Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E

Cook I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A

Cook II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B

Cook III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C

Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Custodian I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A

Custodian II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B

Custodian III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

Custodian IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D

Director or Coordinator of Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . H

Draftsman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D

Electrician I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Electrician II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G

Electronic Technician I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Electronic Technician II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G

Executive Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

Food Services Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G

Foreman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

General Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

Glazier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D

Graphic Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D

Groundsman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B

Handyman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B

Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic I. . . . . . . . . . . E

Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic II. . . . . . . . . . .G

Heavy Equipment Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E

Inventory Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D

Key Punch Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B

Licensed Practical Nurse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

Locksmith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

Lubrication Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

Machinist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Mail Clerk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D

Maintenance Clerk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

Mechanic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

Mechanic Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E

Office Equipment Repairman I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

Office Equipment Repairman II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

Painter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E

Paraprofessional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

Payroll Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G

Plumber I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E

Plumber II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G

Printing Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B

Printing Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D

Programmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .H

Roofing/Sheet Metal Mechanic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

Sanitation Plant Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

School Bus Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E

Secretary I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D

Secretary II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E

Secretary III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Supervisor of Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H

Supervisor of Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .H

Switchboard Operator-Receptionist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . D

Truck Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D

Warehouse Clerk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

Watchman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B

Welder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

WVEIS Data Entry and Administrative Clerk. . . . . . . . . . B

    (b) An additional $12 per month shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee who holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.

    (c) An additional $11 per month also shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee for each of the following:

    (1) A service employee who holds twelve college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (2) A service employee who holds twenty-four college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (3) A service employee who holds thirty-six college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (4) A service employee who holds forty-eight college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (5) A service employee who holds sixty college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (6) A service employee who holds seventy-two college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (7) A service employee who holds eighty-four college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (8) A service employee who holds ninety-six college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (9) A service employee who holds one hundred eight college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (10) A service employee who holds one hundred twenty college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

    (d) An additional $40 per month also shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee for each of the following:

    (1) A service employee who holds an associate’s degree;

    (2) A service employee who holds a bachelor’s degree;

    (3) A service employee who holds a master’s degree;

    (4) A service employee who holds a doctorate degree.

    (e) An additional $11 per month shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee for each of the following:

    (1) A service employee who holds a bachelor’s degree plus fifteen college hours;

    (2) A service employee who holds a master’s degree plus fifteen college hours;

    (3) A service employee who holds a master’s degree plus thirty college hours;

    (4) A service employee who holds a master’s degree plus forty-five college hours; and

    (5) A service employee who holds a master’s degree plus sixty college hours.

    (f) To meet the objective of salary equity among the counties, each service employee shall be paid an equity supplement, as set forth in section five of this article, of $152 per month, subject to the provisions of that section. These payments: (I) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-b of this article; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for service personnel.

    (g) When any part of a school service employee’s daily shift of work is performed between the hours of six o’clock p. m. and five o’clock a. m. the following day, the employee shall be paid no less than an additional $10 per month and one half of the pay shall be paid with local funds.

    (h) Any service employee required to work on any legal school holiday shall be paid at a rate one and one-half times the employee’s usual hourly rate.

    (I) Any full-time service personnel required to work in excess of their normal working day during any week which contains a school holiday for which they are paid shall be paid for the additional hours or fraction of the additional hours at a rate of one and one-half times their usual hourly rate and paid entirely from county board funds.

    (j) No service employee may have his or her daily work schedule changed during the school year without the employee’s written consent and the employee’s required daily work hours may not be changed to prevent the payment of time and one-half wages or the employment of another employee.

    (k) The minimum hourly rate of pay for extra duty assignments as defined in section eight-b of this article shall be no less than one seventh of the employee’s daily total salary for each hour the employee is involved in performing the assignment and paid entirely from local funds: Provided, That an alternative minimum hourly rate of pay for performing extra duty assignments within a particular category of employment may be used if the alternate hourly rate of pay is approved both by the county board and by the affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the regular full-time employees within that classification category of employment within that county: Provided, however, That the vote shall be by secret ballot if requested by a service person within that classification category within that county. The salary for any fraction of an hour the employee is involved in performing the assignment shall be prorated accordingly. When performing extra duty assignments, employees who are regularly employed on a one-half day salary basis shall receive the same hourly extra duty assignment pay computed as though the employee were employed on a full-day salary basis.

    (l) The minimum pay for any service personnel employees engaged in the removal of asbestos material or related duties required for asbestos removal shall be their regular total daily rate of pay and no less than an additional $3 per hour or no less than $5 per hour for service personnel supervising asbestos removal responsibilities for each hour these employees are involved in asbestos-related duties. Related duties required for asbestos removal include, but are not limited to, travel, preparation of the work site, removal of asbestos decontamination of the work site, placing and removal of equipment and removal of structures from the site. If any member of an asbestos crew is engaged in asbestos related duties outside of the employee’s regular employment county, the daily rate of pay shall be no less than the minimum amount as established in the employee’s regular employment county for asbestos removal and an additional $30 per each day the employee is engaged in asbestos removal and related duties. The additional pay for asbestos removal and related duties shall be payable entirely from county funds. Before service personnel employees may be used in the removal of asbestos material or related duties, they shall have completed a federal Environmental Protection Act approved training program and be licensed. The employer shall provide all necessary protective equipment and maintain all records required by the Environmental Protection Act.

    (m) For the purpose of qualifying for additional pay as provided in section eight, article five of this chapter, an aide shall be considered to be exercising the authority of a supervisory aide and control over pupils if the aide is required to supervise, control, direct, monitor, escort or render service to a child or children when not under the direct supervision of a certified professional person within the classroom, library, hallway, lunchroom, gymnasium, school building, school grounds or wherever supervision is required. For purposes of this section, “under the direct supervision of a certified professional person” means that certified professional person is present, with and accompanying the aide.

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