Amends existing law to provide for placement on the career ladder of certain staff for those previously certified out of state.

This legislation changes the method for how instructional and pupil service staff can be placed on the professional or advanced professional rung of the career ladder when they are first hired. Highly experienced staff hired from out-of-state, returning to teaching in Idaho, or administrators returning to teaching can be placed on the correct rung based on their experience and the career ladder’s performance criteria. The career ladder is an allocation formula to the school districts, so this change ensures our schools are allocated the correct amount of funding to pay their staff.