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An Act To Require a Minimum Salary of $50,000 for Public School Teachers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13406, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 635, §6, is amended to read:
§ 13406.Minimum salaries
Each school administrative unit shall establish a minimum salary of $30,000 for certified teachers for the school year starting after June 30, 2007 and in each subsequent school year until the school year ending June 30, 2020.
Beginning with the school year starting after June 30, 2020, each school administrative unit shall establish a minimum salary of $50,000 for certified teachers for the school year.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires that the minimum salary of certified teachers in public schools be established at $50,000 for the school year starting after June 30, 2020.