[§302A-627]  Salary ratings of entering orreentering teachers; credit for military service.  (a)  Any teacher withmore than one year of teaching experience, and so accredited by the department,entering or reentering the service of the department shall have the teacher'ssalary rating determined by the personnel executive of the department, anyother law to the contrary notwithstanding, so that the salary rating shall beequal to the salary ratings held by incumbent teachers in the department withthe identical number of years of experience.

(b)  Any teacher who served on active duty withthe armed forces of the United States shall be given credit by the departmentfor the teacher's military service in the determination of the teacher'ssalary, the teacher's eligibility for leaves of absence, and for all otherpurposes of seniority.  Both reentering and entering teachers shall have eachyear of their military service or six months thereof credited as a year ofteaching experience; provided that no more than four years of credit formilitary service shall be allowed.  Evidence of military service shall be bycertificate. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]