; (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following: (i) Improving teacher salaries (1) Definitions (A) In general In this subsection: (i) Annual adjustment percentage The term annual adjustment percentage , with respect to a fiscal year, means a percentage equal to the estimated percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Secretary, for the most recent calendar year ending prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. (ii) Annual base salary The term annual base salary — (I) means the base salary, calculated as an annual rate of pay, of a full-time teacher; and (II) excludes— (aa) any additional compensation earned by the teacher for taking on additional responsibilities (such as coaching or teaching during the summer or after school); and (bb) bonuses, stipends, and awards. (iii) Consumer price index The term Consumer Price Index has the meaning given the term in section 478(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (iv) Minimum salary for teachers The term minimum salary for teachers means an amount, determined by the State, that all full-time teachers employed by a local educational agency are, at a minimum, required by the State to be compensated by such agency as their annual base salary, and which— (I) for teachers in their first year of teaching, shall be an annual rate of pay that is not less than the amount described in subparagraph (B); and (II) for teachers with more than one year of experience, shall be an annual rate of pay that— (aa) is greater than the amount described in subparagraph (B); and (bb) increases on an annual basis, as the experience of a teacher increases. (v) Teacher The term teacher means— (I) an employee of a local educational agency— (aa) with a primary duty of teaching and who is employed and engaged in teaching in a public elementary school or secondary school served by such agency; (bb) who fully meets all applicable public elementary school or secondary school teacher certification and licensure requirements of the State in which the school is located