Colorado § 22-80-106.5 - Compensation of teachers.

§ 22-80-106.5. Compensation of teachers.

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, beginning with the budget year 1996-97 and for budget years thereafter through the 2014-15 budget year, the teachers employed by the school shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of the salary schedule, salary policy, or combination salary schedule and salary policy adopted pursuant to section 22-63-401, as of January 1 of the previous fiscal year, by resolution of the board of education of the school district within the boundaries of which the main campus of the school is located.

(b) Beginning with the 2015-16 budget year and for budget years thereafter, the teachers that the school employs shall be compensated in accordance with the salary schedule adopted pursuant to section 22-63-401 as of January 1 of the preceding fiscal year by resolution of the board of education of the school district within which the main campus of the school is located and with the salary policies that the board of trustees adopts to implement the salary schedule. If the school district does not have a salary schedule as of January 1 of the preceding fiscal year, the school shall use the salary schedule most recently adopted before that date.

(c) Funding for the compensation of teachers employed by the school shall be included in the line item appropriation to the school in the general appropriation bill and shall not affect the amount of state funds distributed to the school district within the boundaries of which the main campus of the school is located.

(2) For purposes of this section, "teacher" includes any employee licensed as a teacher pursuant to section 22-60.5-201, as a special services provider pursuant to section 22-60.5-210, or as a principal pursuant to section 22-60.5-301.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, any teacher who, when compensated in accordance with the provisions of the salary schedule, salary policy, or combination salary schedule and salary policy, would receive less compensation than he or she received from the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind in the budget year 1995-96 shall continue receiving the amount he or she received in the budget year 1995-96 until compensation of that teacher in accordance with the provisions of the salary schedule, salary policy, or combination salary schedule and salary policy would result in an increase in compensation over the amount received in the budget year 1995-96.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1583, § 8, effective July 1, 2004.)

Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1801, § 28, effective June 4. L. 2003: (1) and (4) amended, p. 1583, § 8, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-168), ch. 193, p. 714, § 1, effective August 6.