24 Pa. Stat. § 11-1164

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 11-1164 - Compensation plans for school administrators
(a) As used in this section, the following words will have the following meanings:

"Administrative compensation" shall mean administrator salaries and fringe benefits and shall include any board decision that directly affects administrator compensation such as administrative evaluation and early retirement programs.

"School administrator" shall mean any employe of the school entity below the rank of district superintendent, executive director, director of career and technical school, assistant district superintendent or assistant executive director, but including the rank of first level supervisor, who by virtue of assigned duties is not in a bargaining unit of public employes as created under the act of July 23, 1970 ( P.L. 563, No.195), known as the "Public Employe Relations Act." However, this definition shall not apply to anyone who has the duties and responsibilities of the position of business manager or personnel director, but not to include principals.

"School employer" shall mean a board of school directors, the area career and technical school board of directors or the intermediate unit board of school directors as defined in this act.

(b) The purpose of this section is to provide a means by which compensation matters affecting school administrators can be resolved within the framework of a management team philosophy.
(c) School employers, upon the written request of a majority of the school administrators in the district, shall be required to meet and discuss in good faith with the school administrators on administrator compensation prior to adoption of the compensation plan.
(d) School employers shall be required to adopt written administrator compensation plans which shall apply to all eligible school administrators, as provided in this section, and which shall continue in effect until a time specified in the compensation plan, but in no event for less than one school year.
(e) An administrator compensation plan adopted pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following items:
(1) A description of the program determining administrative salaries.
(2) Salary amounts or a salary schedule.
(3) A listing of fringe benefits.
(f) School employers and school administrators shall continue to be subject to the act of June 30, 1947 (P.L. 1183, No. 492), referred to as the Public Employe Anti-Strike Law.

24 P.S. § 11-1164

Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 76, § 11, eff. 12/30/2019.
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, § 1164, added 1984, June 29, P.L. 438, No. 93, § 4, effective in 150 days.