11 necessary traveling expenses, said expenses to be paid out of the 12 county fund by the county court upon presentation of sworn 13 itemized monthly statements to said county court; provided that 14 said expenses shall not exceed three hundred dollars in any year. CHAPTER 7 (House Bill No. 82-Mr. McPherson.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact section seventy-six of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, regular session, relating to the salaries of secretaries of district boards of education. [Passed April 25, 1921. In effect ninety days from passage. Approved by the Governor May 2, 1921.] SEC. Salaries of secretaries; time paid. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section seventy-six of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, regular session, relating to the salaries of secretaries of district boards of education, be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Salaries of Secretaries. Section 76. Secretaries of district boards of education shall 2 receive annually as compensation for their services the following 3 amounts: In districts having fewer than fifteen schools, they 4 shall receive forty dollars; in districts having as many as fifteen 5 but fewer than twenty-five schools, they shall receive seventy-five 6 dollars; in districts having as many as twenty-five schools but 7 fewer than fifty schools, they shall receive one hundred dollars; 8 and in districts having fifty schools or more they shall receive 9 one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and in addition two dollars 10 for each school over fifty. "Provided, that in any magisterial dis11 trict, which may have an assessed value of property therein, of 12 fifteen million dollars, or more, and in which there are more than 13 one hundred and twenty-four schools, the board of education of 14 such district can pay to the secretary thereof a compensation to be 15 fixed by it, not, however, to exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dol16 lars for each year, payable in monthly installments." 17 Such compensation shall be paid for in four equal installments 18 on the first day of October, January, April and on the twentieth 19 day of July, provided, that the last named installment shall not be 20 paid until all reports have been made and duties performed as 21 required by law for the preceding year. CHAPTER 8 (Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 81.) (By the Committee on Education.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact section fifty-five of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen regular session, relating to teachers' salaries. 55. Became a law without the Salaries for teachers; basic salar- Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section fifty-five of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of nineteen hundred and nineteen, regular session, relating to teachers' salaries be amended and re-enacted to read as follows: Salaries for Teachers-Board Shall Fix Same. Section 55. Boards of education shall have authority to fix 2 special schedules of salaries to be paid to superintendents, princi3 pals, supervisors, and all other employees who are not employed as 4 teachers; and, to fix the salaries of teachers. 5 Commencing with the school year, beginning the first day of 6 July one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, boards of educa7 tion shall fix the rates of salary to be paid teachers in accordance 8 with the following classifications and requirements; 9 (a) Basic salaries shall be the salaries fixed for teachers who 10 are teaching their first regular term of school. Such salaries shall 11 be fixed according to the following schedule: 12 (1) For teachers holding certificates of the rank of third grade 13 not less than fifty dollars a month. 14 (2) For teachers holding certificates of the rank of second 15 grade not less than sixty-five dollars a month. 16 (3) For teachers holding certificates of the rank of first grade, 17 secured by examination or on credentials not equivalent to a short 18 normal course of study not less than eighty-five dollars a month. 19 (4) For teachers who have completed the short normal course 20 or the normal training course in an approved high school at least 21 five dollars a month more than the rate fixed for teachers holding 22 certificates of the rank of first grade secured by examination. 23 (5) For teachers who have completed the diploma course of 24 study in a standard normal school, or who have had, in the opin25 ion of the state board of education, equivalent training at least fif26 teen dollars a month more than the rate fixed for teachers holding 27 certificates of the rank of first grade secured by examination. 28 (6) For teachers who have completed a collegiate course of 29 study in an approved institution of collegiate rank, or who have 30 had, in the opinion of the state board of education equivalent train31 ing, at least twenty-five dollars a month more than the rate fixed 32 for teachers holding certificates of the rank of first grade secured 33 by examination. 34 (b) Advanced salaries shall be the salaries fixed for teachers 35 who have taught one or more regular terms of school. Such sal36 aries shall be fixed according to the following schedule: 37 (1) For teachers who have taught one regular term of school 38 and not more than five regular terms, the rate of salary shall be 39 the basic salary plus at least three dollars a month for the second 40 term; the basic salary plus at least five dollars a month for the third 41 term; and the basic salary plus at least seven dollars and fifty cents 42 for the fourth term; and the basic salary plus at least ten dollars 43 a month for the fifth term. 44 (2) Teachers who have taught five regular terms of school and 45 not more than ten regular terms, the rate of salary shall be at least 46 fifteen dollars more a month than the rate of the basic salary of 47 teachers holding similar credentials. 48 (3) For teachers who have taught ten regular terms of school 49 or more, the rate of salary shall be at least twenty dollars a month 50 more than the rate of the basic salary for teachers holding similar 51 credentials. 52 If a teacher who has taught one or more terms secures a diploma 53 in the normal training high school course, the short normal course, 54 the standard normal course, or in an approved collegiate course his 55 advanced salary shall be increased by at least as much as is allowed 56 for such preparation in each case in fixing basic salaries. 57 The lowest rate fixed by the foregoing requirements shall be con58 sidered as the minimum salary in each case or class in the distribu59 tion of supplemental state aid. 60 Basic salaries shall be uniform throughout the district for teach61 ers holding similar credentials; and, advanced salaries shall be uni62 form throughout the district for teachers in the same classifications 63 as to experience as determined by this act and holding similar cre64 dentials. 65 Provided that boards of education may fix a higher rate of sal66 ary than the rates provided herein for teachers who do six weeks' 67 approved work during the vacation period in an approved school or 68 secure coupons of credit or other marks of advancement that are, 69 in the opinion of the state board of education, equivalent to the 70 training received by such school attendance, and for first grade 71 teachers who teach one-room rural schools. 72 And, provided, further, that boards of education in fixing the sal73 aries of teachers in independent districts and in incorporated towns 74 and cities and in high schools and junior high schools shall deter75 mine the results of salaries to be paid such teachers without regard 76 to the limitations and regulations set out in the foregoing para77 graphs of this section. 78 In determining the number of regular terms of school a teacher 79 has taught, boards of education shall credit as regular teaching, 80 service in the United States army and navy in the world war, and 81 active work in educational positions other than teaching, but no 82 teacher shall be given credit for teaching more than one regular 83 term in any school year. 84 All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of 85 this act are hereby repealed. CHAPTER 9 (Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 149.) (By the Committee on Education.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections one hundred and four and one hundred and eleven of chapter two of the acts of the legislature, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, regular session, relating to teachers' elementary certificates. [Passed April 27, 1921. In effect from passage. SEC. 104. Approved by the Governor May 3, 1921.] SEC. 111. Renewal and re-instatement of certificates. Elementary certificates; qualifica- Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That sections one hundred and four and one hundred and eleven of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, regular session, be and the same are hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Section 104. Elementary Certificates. Subject to all conditions set forth in this sec2 tion, first grade elementary certificates valid for a period of 3 five years shall be issued to all applicants who are otherwise 4 qualified and who attain a general average of ninety per cent, 5 with no subject below seventy-five per cent; second grade ele6 mentary certificates valid for a period of three years, snali be 7 issued to applicants who are otherwise qualified and who attain 8 a general average of eighty per cent, with no subject below sixty9 eight per cent; and third grade elementary certificates valid for 10 one year shall be issued to applicants who are otherwise qualified 11 and who attain a general average of seventy per cent, with no 12 subject below sixty per cent; provided, that the third grade 13 certificate shall not be issued more than twice to the same person. 14 The subjects in which the applicants for said certificates 15 shall be examined, or otherwise qualified according to law, shall 16 be reading, spelling, writing, English grammar and language, 17 arithmetic, physiology and hygiene, United States and West 18 Virginia history, general and West Virginia geography, civil 19 government, theory and art of teaching, elementary agriculture, 20 and such other subjects as the state board of education shall 21 from time to time prescribe. 22 It is provided, however, that on and after the first day of 23 July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, applicants 24 for the first grade elementary certificate shall, in addition to 25 the foregoing, be required to satisfy the following conditions. 26 as to academic and professional attainments, that is to say: 27 (1) After the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred 28 and twenty-two, applicants for first grade certificates shall have 29 had at least one year of high school work and nine weeks study 30 of professional subjects. 31 (2) After the first day of July, one thousand nine hun32 dred and twenty-four, applicants for first grade certificates shall 33 have had at least two years of high school work and eighteen 34 weeks study of professional subjects. |