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In order to stimulate compliance with the Professional Improvement Plans, the Secretary shall authorize one or more advances as incentives for the completion of each stage thereof.To such effects, a member of the teaching career may receive one or more advances during the effectiveness of his/her Professional Improvement Plan, and may receive the consolidated amount that corresponds to more than one stage, if he/she completes them in the same year, or claims them at the same time. Each of the adjustments per stage will be equivalent, in the case of a member preparing for Level II, to one point eight percent (1.8%) of the basic salary provided. In the case of a member who is preparing for Level III, to five percent (5%) of the basic salary provided. In the case of a member who is preparing for Level IV the advances by stages shall be equal to be [sic] eight percent (8%) of the basic salary. History —July 18, 1999, No. 158, § 3.09, renumbered as § 2.10 and amended on Aug. 28, 2002, No. 208, § 3.