Agreed, though the bulk of teachers should not be afraid, and, frankly, that is the part of things I'm pleased with, that new teachers and most teachers will be well taken care of with this legislation.
Those who have been earning what can only be described as magnificent salaries, ~10,000 of 76,000 certificated employees earning $90K on up to well over $100K may find their opportunities to earn those "fringes" that get them there disappearing, or, redistributed to others who earn less. Also, a good thing if it happens. There are amazing stories of riches unfairly bestowed on a few within K-12 payrolls, and efforts to make that more fair across the large group should be "encouraged". This is another reason the Legislature may have done a good job of things, depending on how effective the law prevents the circumvention that will be the passion of a few thousand thought to be "our finest", a misnomer.
All of the teachers are "our finest", and individualistic advantage should be resisted.