HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 239        FILED ON: 1/14/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2721

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to establishing parity for educators.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/14/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 239        FILED ON: 1/14/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2721

By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2721) of Paul W. Mark relative to the salary of educators of school aged children incarcerated in county houses of correction or institutions under the control of the departments of mental health, developmental services, public health or youth services.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4568 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to establishing parity for educators.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 71B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 12 the following section:-

Section 12 ½. (a) An educator responsible for providing education to a school aged child incarcerated in a county house of correction pursuant to section 11A or in an institution under the control of the departments of mental health, developmental services, public health or youth services pursuant to section 12, shall be paid at or above the pay specified in the following pay scale:

Experience (Years)Education Level (B=Bachelor’s; M=Master’s; DOC=Doctorate; and Cr=Credits)

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           B          B + 15crB + 30cr    M        M + 15cr  M + 30cr M + 45cr  M + 60cr   M + 75cr              DOC

Year 151,21552,86854,51856,16557,82859,47261,13161,95263,62064,452

Year 252.95654,66656,37258,07559,79461,49463,20964,05865,78366,644

Year 354,75756,52558,28860,04961,82763,58565,35866,23668,01968,910

Year 456,61858,44660,27062,09163,92965,74767,58068,48970,33271,253

Year 558,54360,43462,31964,20266,10367,98269,87870,81772,72373,675

Year 660,53462,48864,43865,38568,35070,29372,25473,22575,19676,180

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Year 864,72066,81068,89570,97673,07775,15577,25178,28980,39611,448

Year 966,92169,08171,23773,38975,56277,71079,87780,95183,13084,218

Year 1069,19671,43073,65975,88478,13180,35282,59383,70385,95687,081

Year 1170,23472,50174,76477,02279,30381,55783,83284,95987,24588,387

Year 1271,63973,95176,25978,56380,88983,18885,50986,65888,99090,155

Year 1373,07175,43177,78480,13482,50784,85287,21988,39190,77091,958

Year 1474,53376,93979,34081,73784,15786,54988,96390,15992,58593,797

Year 1576,02378,47880,92783,37185,84088,28090,74291,96294,43795,673

Year 16+77,54480,04782,54585,03987,55190,04692,55793,80196,32697,587

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding sections 10, 11A and 12 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, 603 CMR 28.10 and any other general or special law to the contrary, the difference between the salary owed to an educator covered by section 12 ½ of said chapter 71B on the effective date of this act and the salary owed to that educator resulting from the mandatory pay scale set forth in said section 12 ½ of said chapter 71B of the General Laws shall be borne by the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of youth services and not charged back to any city, town or school district.