A teacher or principal whose certificate is rated by a county superintendent as second class under § 6-102 of this title may not receive a salary increment based on experience.

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an individual who is employed as a teacher, librarian, principal, director of education, or supervisor of vocational education on the staffs of the following institutions or in the following programs, or an individual who is employed as a central office director, superintendent, specialist, or coordinator of education for the following institutions or programs, shall be paid the annual salary determined under subsection (b) of this section: Any institution that is under the jurisdiction of: The Department of Juvenile Services; The Maryland Department of Health; or The Juvenile Services Education County Pilot Program in the Department; Any vocational rehabilitation program operated by the State Department of Education; and Any correctional education program operated by the Maryland Department of Labor in a facility of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. There shall be a single, statewide institutional educator pay plan for the positions described under subsection (a) of this section. The pay plan shall be established by the Department of Budget and Management as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. In establishing and administering the pay plan, the Secretary of Budget and Management on an annual basis shall review the salaries of public school teachers, librarians, and administrators in the six jurisdictions with the highest number of institutional educator positions and shall recommend salaries at levels that will be adequate to recruit and retain qualified institutional educators. The pay plan shall include classifications and pay grades based on the duties, responsibilities, education, and training required. The Secretary’s recommendations shall be made by December 1 of each year for implementation on July 1 of the following fiscal year. The Secretary of Budget and Management shall submit any recommendations to the Governor for approval. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual in a position described under subsection (a) of this section at an institution that is under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Services Education County Pilot Program in the Department may be employed or contracted to provide education services for a 10–month or 2–month period with a salary commensurate with the period of employment.

There is an Institutional Educator Pay Plan Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall consist of: Five employee educators whose positions are included in the Institutional Educator Pay Plan established under § 6–302 of this subtitle from each of the following units: The Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning in the Maryland Department of Labor; The Division of Rehabilitation Services in the Department of Education; The Department of Juvenile Services; The Maryland Department of Health; and The Juvenile Services Education Program in the Department of Education; and Any additional agency representatives appointed by the Secretary of Budget and Management. The State Director of the Correctional Education Association shall recommend to the Secretary of Budget and Management individuals to serve as the institutional educator members of the Advisory Committee. The Secretary shall take these recommendations into consideration, but may appoint any individual who is an institutional educator under § 6–302(a) of this subtitle. Each member of the Advisory Committee: Shall serve a 3–year term; and Shall serve without compensation; but Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations. The Advisory Committee shall designate: One member as chairperson; and The time and place of its meetings. The Advisory Committee shall review and comment on the Institutional Educator Pay Plan recommendations made by the Secretary of Budget and Management prior to the submission of the recommendations to the Governor.

The salary of a teacher and the salary of a Prince George’s County Board classified employee shall be paid: At least monthly during the school year; and On or before the tenth day of the month after the month for which the salary is due. A teacher may not receive payment for services unless all of the current records required by the county superintendent are made and submitted properly.

Remuneration of an employee on account of sickness or accident of the employee shall be paid and treated as sick pay and not as continuation of salary.