Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires LEAs to classify school nurses as licensed personnel for salary purposes; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse the base salary established for licensed teachers for the respective school year in certain circumstances; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse more or less than the established base salary per school year if the nurse has more or less training and experience than that required for the base salary. - Amends TCA Tit...
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Summary
The bill tells local education agencies (LEAs) to treat school nurses as licensed personnel for pay purposes. Nurses who are RN‑licensed, nationally certified and have no prior experience must receive the same base salary as a newly hired licensed teacher with a bachelor's degree. LEAs must adjust pay up or down if a nurse has more or less training and experience, and they cannot cut the salary of nurses already employed when a new schedule is adopted.
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