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)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
B B + 15cr B + 30cr M M + 15cr M + 30cr M + 45cr M + 60cr M + 75cr DOC
Year 1 51,215 52,868 54,518 56,165 57,828 59,472 61,131 61,952 63,620 64,452
Year 2 52.956 54,666 56,372 58,075 59,794 61,494 63,209 64,058 65,783 66,644
Year 3 54,757 56,525 58,288 60,049 61,827 63,585 65,358 66,236 68,019 68,910
Year 4 56,618 58,446 60,270 62,091 63,929 65,747 67,580 68,489 70,332 71,253
Year 5 58,543 60,434 62,319 64,202 66,103 67,982 69,878 70,817 72,723 73,675
Year 6 60,534 62,488 64,438 65,385 68,350 70,293 72,254 73,225 75,196 76,180
Year 7 62,592 64,613 66,629 68,642 70,674 72,683 74,710 75,715 77,753 78,770
Year 8 64,720 66,810 68,895 70,976 73,077 75,155 77,251 78,289 80,396 11,448
Year 9 66,921 69,081 71,237 73,389 75,562 77,710 79,877 80,951 83,130 84,218
Year 10 69,196 71,430 73,659 75,884 78,131 80,352 82,593 83,703 85,956 87,081
Year 11 70,234 72,501 74,764 77,022 79,303 81,557 83,832 84,959 87,245 88,387
Year 12 71,639 73,951 76,259 78,563 80,889 83,188 85,509 86,658 88,990 90,155
Year 13 73,071 75,431 77,784 80,134 82,507 84,852 87,219 88,391 90,770 91,958
Year 14 74,533 76,939 79,340 81,737 84,157 86,549 88,963 90,159 92,585 93,797
Year 15 76,023 78,478 80,927 83,371 85,840 88,280 90,742 91,962 94,437 95,673
Year 16+ 77,544 80,047 82,545 85,039 87,551 90,046 92,557 93,801 96,326 97,587
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.
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