HCS/HB 631 – Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, this act requires school districts to pay registered professional school nurses on the same pay scale as teachers with equivalent work history and working hours. The salary requirements must not result in a decrease or loss of existing school funding or decrease the number of nursing positions in a district. This provision is identical to SB 135 (2009) and is substantially similar to HB 1374 (2008). (Section 168.173)
This act modifies eligibility requirements for the Missouri Teaching Fellows Program. This act raises the required grade point average upon completion of a bachelor's or graduate degree from a 3.0 to a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, or an equivalent. In addition, a home school student may be eligible for the program by achieving a GED test score corresponding to an estimated national class rank in the top ten percent of graduating high school seniors.
This act also adds eligibility to individuals who meet the following requirements: have graduated from a Missouri public higher education institution and have attained Missouri teacher certification after August 28, 2009; have attained a bachelor's degree or graduate degree with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, or an equivalent; are hired to teach in a school district not classified as accredited by the state board of application; and sign an agreement with the Department of Higher Education to agree to qualified employment, as described in the act, for five years.
These provisions are similar to HB 2266 (2008). (Section 168.700)
MICHAEL RUFF