The bill seeks to amend the Revised Code to establish a minimum salary requirement for teachers in Ohio by introducing a new section, 3317.13, which mandates that no educational board can pay a teacher a base salary of less than $50,000. This change aims to ensure fair compensation for teachers and aligns existing sections with this new salary standard, while also repealing the previous section 3317.13. Additionally, the bill allows school districts and educational service centers to create salary schedules that consider training and years of service, ensuring compliance with the new minimum salary requirement in collective bargaining agreements entered into after the bill's effective date.

Moreover, the bill introduces provisions regarding the certification of operating revenues for school districts, ensuring they have adequate funds to maintain personnel and programs as per their adopted school calendars. It specifies that certificates attached to appropriation measures will only cover the fiscal year in which they are effective and will not include the renewal or replacement of existing levies unless approved by voters. The bill also allows for alternative certificates for multi-year contracts that demonstrate cost savings, establishes that contracts or wage/salary schedules adopted without the required certificate will be void, and outlines the responsibilities of the auditor of state in ensuring compliance. It further introduces liability for officers or employees who authorize expenditures contrary to the section while protecting those who make good faith estimates of available resources.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 3317.14, 4117.10, 5126.24, 5705.412, 3317.13