13-13-73.6. Average teacher salary--Calculation--Required increase.

The Department of Education shall calculate the average teacher salary for each school district, based on data collected pursuant to §§ 13-3-51 and 13-8-47.

Beginning with fiscal year 2025 and every fiscal year thereafter, each school district must increase its average teacher compensation, as referenced in § 13-8-47, so that the cumulative increase in the average teacher compensation since fiscal year 2024 is greater than or equal to the cumulative percentage change in the target teacher salary since fiscal year 2024. A school district complies with this section if the district's average teacher compensation is at least ninety-seven percent of the average teacher compensation otherwise required by this section.

Source: SL 2016, ch 83, § 27; SL 2021, ch 73, § 18; SL 2022, ch 42, § 1; SL 2024, ch 53, § 3.