SB 215 — An Act relating to teacher incentive payments for national board certification; and providing for an effective date.

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215(EDC)215 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THESENATORS SENATEBJORKMAN, EDUCATIONHughes, COMMITTEEKaufman, Referred:Giessel, Bishop, Merrick, Stevens Introduced:

Finance1/31/24 Sponsor(s):Referred:

SENATORSEducation, BJORKMAN,Finance Hughes, Kaufman, Giessel, Bishop, Merrick, Stevens A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to teacher incentive payments for national board certification;

Teacher incentive payments andfor reimbursement of costs relating to national board certification.

(a) In January of each year, a school district or the department, as applicable, may pay an incentive payment of $5,000 to each teacher who is employed by the district or the department and who holds a current and valid national board certification.

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(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a district or the department from providing additional monetary incentives to a teacher.

(e) In this section, (1) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990;

(a) This Act applies to a contract or collective bargaining agreement that becomes legally binding on or after the effective date of this Act.

(b) AS 14.20.225(b), added by sec.

1 of this Act, applies to costs a teacher incurs on or after the effective date of this Act.

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