[§302A-633.5]  School personnel engaged ininstructional work, other than teachers and educational officers.  (a)  Theboard of education shall appoint teaching assistants, educational assistants,bilingual/bicultural school-home assistants, school psychologists,psychological examiners, speech pathologists, athletic health care trainers,alternative school work/study assistants, alternative schooleducational/supportive services specialists, and alternative school projectcoordinators as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.  Theboard, in consultation with the department of human resources development,shall prescribe the duties and qualifications for positions, adoptclassification systems, classify and fix the compensation of positionsaccordingly, provide a classification appeals procedure, and establishprobationary and other requirements for tenure that protects employees frombeing disciplined without proper cause.

(b)  Employees in positions under subsection(a) shall be board of education appointees exempt from chapter 76, but theapplication of section 89-6 with respect to collective bargaining coverage andthe employer for purposes of collective bargaining shall not be affected. Except for rights or benefits specifically conditioned upon membership in thecivil service, the wages, hours, benefits, and other terms and conditions ofemployment for these employees in existence on July 1, 2002 shall remain ineffect, but may be changed as provided in chapter 89 or 89C, as applicable. Any employee who is a member of the civil service on July 1, 2002 shall begranted tenure by the board of education without the necessity of meeting anyprobationary or other requirements for tenure that the board of educationestablishes. [L 2000, c 253, §125]

 

Revision Note

 

  "July 1, 2002" substituted for "the effectivedate of this Act".