This Amendment adds school-based certified occupational therapy assistants and school-based board certified behavior analysts to the list of occupations that qualify for a salary supplement equal to 6% of base salary.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was defeated, so the proposed changes are not active law.

Amendment Adding School Staff to Salary Supplement List

This amendment proposed adding two specific school jobs to a list of workers who would get an extra pay bonus equal to 6% of their base salary.

What This Bill Does

• Adds certified occupational therapy assistants working in schools to the list of occupations that qualify for a salary supplement.
• Adds board certified behavior analysts working in schools to the list of occupations that qualify for a salary supplement.
• Sets the payment amount at 6 percent of base salary for these new jobs.

Who It Names or Affects

• School-based certified occupational therapy assistants
• School-based board certified behavior analysts

Limits and Unknowns

• This amendment was defeated by the House with a vote of 4 yes and 34 no.
• Because it did not pass, these changes do not become law based on this text alone.

Official Summary Text

This Amendment adds school-based certified occupational therapy assistants and school-based board certified behavior analysts to the list of occupations that qualify for a salary supplement equal to 6% of base salary.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. S. Moore

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 425

AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 425 on line 26 by deleting "

therapist, who is employed as an occupational therapist.

" as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof, “

therapist, or certified occupational therapy assistant, who is employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.

".

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 425 by inserting after line 27 and before line 28 “

f. A school-based board certified behavior analyst, who is employed as a board certified behavior analyst.

” and redesignating accordingly.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment adds school-based certified occupational therapy assistants and school-based board certified behavior analysts to the list of occupations that qualify for a salary supplement equal to 6% of base salary.