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Session of 2000
          HOUSE BILL No. 2801           By Committee on Education           2-2          

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  9             AN  ACT establishing the national board for professional teaching stan-
10             dards certification incentive program.
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12       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
13             Section  1. The national board for professional teaching standards
14       certification incentive program is hereby established for the purpose of
15       rewarding teachers who have attained certification from the national
16       board. Teachers who have attained certification from the national board
17       shall be issued a master teacher's certificate by the state board of edu-
18       cation. A master teacher's certificate shall be valid for 10 years and re-
19       newable thereafter every 10 years through compliance with continuing
20       education and professional development requirements prescribed by the
21       state board. Teachers who have attained certification from the national
22       board and who are employed by a school district shall be paid an incentive
23       bonus in the amount of $1,000 each school year, not exceeding 10 years,
24       that the teacher remains employed by a school district and retains a valid
25       master teacher's certificate.
26             (b) The board of education of each school district employing one or
27       more national board certified teachers shall pay the incentive bonus to
28       each such teacher in each school year that the teacher retains eligibility
29       for such payment. Each board of education which has made payments of
30       incentive bonuses to national board certified teachers under this subsec-
31       tion may file an application with the state board of education for state aid
32       and shall certify to the state board the amount of such payments. The
33       application and certification shall be on a form prescribed and furnished
34       by the state board, shall contain such information as the state board shall
35       require and shall be filed at the time specified by the state board.
36             (c) In each school year, each school district employing one or more
37       national board certified teachers is entitled to receive from appropriations
38       for the national board for professional teaching standards certification
39       incentive program an amount which is equal to the amount certified to
40       the state board of education in accordance with the provisions of subsec-
41       tion (b). The state board shall certify to the director of accounts and
42       reports the amount due each school district. The director of accounts and
43       reports shall draw warrants on the state treasurer payable to the treasurer

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  1       of each school district entitled to payment under this section upon vouch-
  2       ers approved by the state board.
  3             (d) Moneys received by a board of education under this section shall
  4       be deposited in the general fund of the school district. Moneys deposited
  5       in the general fund of the school district under this subsection shall be
  6       considered reimbursements to the district for the purpose of the school
  7       district finance and quality performance act and may be expended
  8       whether the same have been budgeted or not.
  9             (e) As used in this section, the term school district means any school
10       district organized and operating under the laws of this state. 
11        Sec.  2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
12       publication in the statute book.