School teachers, assistant teachers and postsecondary professors and course instructors in full-time capacity; increase salary by $7,500.00.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase Of $7,500.00 To The Minimum Teacher Salary Scale; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase Of $7,500.00 To The Minimum Base Salary For Assistant Teachers; To Provide That No School District Shall Reduce The Local Supplement Or Pay An Individual Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary In A Year In Which The State Minimum Salary Is Increased; To Provide For A Reduction In Funds For Districts That Violate This Section; To Provide That No District Shall Pay Any Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary Unless Done So By A Pro Rata Daily Amount Where There Has Been A Reduction In Adequate Education Program Allocations For Such District In Such Year Or In The Amount Of Federal Funds To Such District From The Previous Year; To Express The Legislature's Intent That Each Full-time Professor Or Instructor At A State Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Receive A Salary Increase Above Existing Pay; To Express The Intent Of The Legislature That All Full-time Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors And Course Instructors Of Any Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Receive A Salary Increase Of $7,500.00 Above Their Current Salaries; And For Related Purposes.