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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3621

  • Plan: means an uncompleted professional improvement program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3602
  • Program: means a completed five-year professional improvement program, or refers to the subject of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3602
  • Teacher: means any public school classroom teacher, librarian, school counselor, secondary vocational instructor, principal, assistant principal, or other personnel for whom a valid Louisiana teaching certificate is required for employment; any teacher in an institution which offers thirteenth and fourteenth grade instruction; any speech therapist who possesses a valid Louisiana ancillary certificate issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; and any instructor seeking to continue in the program who has been transferred from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to vocational-technical schools under the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3602

During the time the plan is pursued and after such plan is successfully completed as hereinafter provided, each participating teacher shall be paid compensation by the state as contained in La. Rev. Stat. 17:421.3 and, in addition, shall be paid as an inducement an amount for such participation according to the schedule below:

BACH-

SPECIAL-

YEARS OF

ELOR’S

MASTER’S

MASTER’S

IST IN

PH.D OR

EXPERIENCE

DEGREE

DEGREE

PLUS 30

ED.

ED.D.

3

$1129

$1155

$1155

$1193

$1257

4

1155

1180

1180

1219

1297

5

1180

1219

1225

1266

1337

6

1206

1257

1270

1310

1377

7

1231

1297

1317

1357

1417

8

1257

1337

1364

1404

1457

9

1297

1377

1411

1451

1497

10

1337

1417

1457

1497

1538

11

1437

1457

1504

1544

1578

12

1505

1529

1551

1591

1618

13

1738

1749

1861

1909

1941

14

1738

1894

2016

2068

2103

15

1872

2040

2171

2227

2265

16

1872

2040

2171

2227

2265

17

1872

2040

2171

2227

2265

18

2273

2477

2637

2705

2750

19

2273

2477

2637

2705

2750

20

2273

2477

2637

2705

2750

21

2674

2915

3102

3182

3235

22

2674

2915

3102

3182

3235

23

2674

2915

3102

3182

3235

24

2674

2915

3102

3182

3235

25

3075

3352

3567

3659

3721

Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, any teacher who successfully completes his five-year professional improvement program as provided in this Chapter and who chooses not to continue in the program shall not have his annual salary diminished below the salary he would be receiving under the provisions of this Section at the time of his successful completion of his five-year program.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 207, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 337, §1, eff. July 15, 1981.

{{NOTE:  ACTS 1989, NO. 190, §4 PURPORTS TO REPEAL PART II OF CHAPTER 29 OF TITLE 17; HOWEVER, IT REPEALS §§3609 THROUGH 3617 ONLY.  LAW INSTITUTE RETAINED SUBPARTS B AND C.}}