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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing a minimum wage for public school |
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employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 62.058 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.058. MINIMUM WAGE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. (a) |
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In this section: |
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(1) "Open-enrollment charter school" means a school |
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that has been granted a charter under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, |
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Education Code. |
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(2) "School district" means any public school district |
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in this state. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 62.051 or 62.151 or any other |
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law, an open-enrollment charter school or school district shall pay |
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to each employee of the open-enrollment charter school or school |
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district not less than the greater of: |
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(1) $15 an hour; or |
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(2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair |
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Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |