House committee substitute rewrites the 1st edition in its entirety and changes the bill titles accordingly.

States intent of General Assembly to give a bonus substitute to certain categories of teachers who otherwise would have qualified for bonuses under the 2016 appropriations act (SL 2016-94) but for a restriction in that act.

Requires the State Board of Education to direct the Department of Public Instruction to pay, from within funds available, the following bonus substitutes to teachers who are still teaching at the same school who teach: (1) advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses and would have qualified for the bonus but for the restriction in the appropriations act and (2) third grade reading and would have qualified for the bonus but for the restriction in the appropriations act.

Advanced course teachers shall receive a substitute bonus in the amount they would have received but for the appropriations act restriction.  Third grade reading teachers shall receive a substitute bonus of $3,500.

If a local school administrative unit paid bonuses to teachers excluded by the appropriations act restriction, DPI must reimburse those units up to $2,000 per teacher.