§18-10A-2a Repealed - West Virginia Statutes

§18-10A-2a. Rehabilitation teachers.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, beginning the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, rehabilitation teachers shall be paid at the equivalent rate of pay of teachers, pursuant to section two, article four of this chapter: Provided, That rehabilitation teachers shall be paid outside the public school support plan, defined in section one, article nine-a of this chapter, and shall receive the equivalent of the salary supplement paid to teachers employed by the county board within the county where the facility of the division is located, pursuant to section five-a, article four of this chapter: Provided, however, That any person who received an increase in salary, pursuant to section seventeen, article four, chapter eighteen-a of this code, prior to the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, shall continue to receive the increased salary level.

For purposes of this section, the following words shall be construed as follows:

(a) "Rehabilitation teacher" means any person employed by the division and who meets the certification requirements of section two-a, article three, chapter eighteen-a of this code, or who has been certified to teach by a state or nationally recognized organization, as approved by the office of the secretary ofeducation and the arts. Such teachers shall maintain current certification in their teaching areas in order to remain employed. Such persons also shall teach only in the areas in which they are certified: Provided, That teachers who were employed on or before the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, shall be exempt from the following requirements: (1) Certification pursuant to section two-a, article three, chapter eighteen-a of this code; (2) maintenance of current certification in their teaching areas in order to remain employed; and (3) teaching only in the areas in which they are certified.

(b) "Equivalent rate of pay" means an annualized rate based on a two hundred forty-day teaching schedule and includes pay for vacation and legal state holidays.