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FORMERLY
SENATE BILL NO. 126
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BASIC SALARY SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS, NURSES, PRINCIPALS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend § 1305, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 1305. Basic salary schedule for teachers, nurses, principals, superintendents, and other administrative and supervisory employees.
(r) [Repealed]. A school-based speech-language pathologist who has achieved and holds a current Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology issued by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association and who holds a current state license to practice from the Delaware Board of Speech Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers, shall receive a base salary level of Masters Plus 30 credits. A school-based speech-language pathologist who has completed additional course work separate from the speech-language pathologist’s master’s degree may apply for rightward movement on the indexed schedule under subsection (a) of this section. A school-based speech-language pathologist who, as of [the effective date of this subsection (r)], has a master’s degree, a current state license to practice, and has worked full-time as a speech-language pathologist for 20 or more years but who does not have a Certificate of Clinical Competence, shall receive a base salary level of Masters Plus 30 credits and may apply for rightward movement on the indexed schedule under subsection (a) of this section.
(s) A school-based audiologist who holds a current Certificate of Clinical Competence in audiology issued by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, a current state license to practice from the Delaware Board of Speech Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers, but who does not hold a doctorate of audiology shall receive the higher of either a base salary level of Masters Plus 30 credits or the audiologist’s current pay grade. A school-based audiologist who holds a current Certificate of Clinical Competence in audiology issued by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, a current state license to practice from the Delaware Board of Speech Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers, and who holds a doctorate of audiology shall receive a base salary level of Doctor’s Degree. A school-based audiologist who has completed additional course work separate from the audiologist’s master’s degree may apply for rightward movement on the indexed scale under subsection (a) of this section. A school-based audiologist who, as of [the effective date of this subsection (s)], has a master’s degree, a current state license to practice, and has worked full-time as an audiologist for 20 or more years but who does not have a Certificate of Clinical Competence, shall receive a base salary level of Masters Plus 30 credits and may apply for rightward movement on the indexed scale under subsection (a) of this section.
Approved September 28, 2018