§ 20-2-212.1 - Increase in state salary of person selected as Georgia Teacher of the Year
O.C.G.A. 20-2-212.1 (2010)
20-2-212.1. Increase in state salary of person selected as Georgia Teacher of the Year
Any person who has been selected as Georgia Teacher of the Year, as determined by the State Board of Education, shall be moved up one salary step on the state salary schedule or receive an equivalent percentage rate increase in state salary to become effective on and after the beginning of the next school year in which the person is employed in the public schools of this state. The increase in state salary provided by this Code section shall be in addition to any other increase for which the person is otherwise eligible. This Code section shall not be construed to require or prohibit any increase in the local supplement payable to such teacher.