Senate Bill 2088

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STANDARD TEACHER CONTRACT PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE THAT LICENSED EMPLOYEES SHALL EARN A SALARY PAYABLE IN EQUAL INSTALLMENTS BEGINNING IN THE FIRST MONTH OF EMPLOYMENT AND TO CLARIFY THE DAILY RATE OF PAY EARNED BY A LICENSED EMPLOYEE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 37-9-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

37-9-39. (1) Salary or wages paid to any employee of any school shall be paid on a basis as determined by the local school board of each school district consistent with the provisions of Section 37-157-103(1), except for December, when salaries or wages shall be paid by the last working day. Salaries or wages shall be paid at a minimum on a monthly basis. The standard contract for licensed school district employees prescribed by the State Board of Education shall provide that licensed school district employees shall earn a salary payable in equal monthly installments beginning in the first month of employment, regardless of the number of days worked in any particular month by the employee. The daily rate of pay earned by the licensed employee when multiplied times the number of days actually worked in a month shall be no less than one-twelfth (1/12) of the contracted salary amount. If for any reason the licensed employee fails to work the total number of contract days, the total amount owed to the licensed employee shall be determined by dividing the total contract amount by the total number of contract days and then multiplying the quotient of this calculation by the total number of days actually worked.

(2) Any school employee whose employment ends during a school term, regardless of the reason(s) the employment ended, shall be paid salary or wages only for that portion of the school term that employee actually worked. Nothing in this * * * ~~section~~ subsection (2) shall be construed to entitle any employee to payment of salary or wages when no work has been performed.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.