Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13402, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §13402, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 676, §7 and affected by §13, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §13402, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §§13403 and 13404, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 505, §3, are repealed.

Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §§13405 and 13406 are enacted to read:

§13405.__Minimum salaries for 2005-2006

Each school administrative unit and state-operated school shall establish a minimum starting salary of $30,000 for certified teachers for the school year starting after June 30, 2005.

§13406.__Updated minimum salaries after 2005-2006

Each school administrative unit and state-operated school shall annually update and maintain a minimum starting salary for certified teachers in accordance with this section commencing in the school year starting after June 30, 2006.

1.__Annual adjustment.__The minimum starting salary required for school year 2005-2006 under section 13405 must be indexed to and increased annually thereafter by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index determined by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2.__Increase calculation.__The increase in the Consumer Price Index must be calculated using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, CPI-U, all items index for the northeast region for the period from January 1st to December 31st that immediately precedes each subsequent school year.

Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §13507-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1987, c. 524, is further amended to read:

2. Minimums. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State and the bargaining agent for state teachers in state- operated schools and related classifications shall at a minimum, in accordance with bargaining procedures set forth in Title 26, chapter 9-B, negotiate as to the impact of