By McReynolds                                         H.B. No. 1846
         77R6089 ESH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the minimum salary schedule for certain professional
 1-3     public school employees.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Effective September 1, 2001, Section 21.402(c),
 1-6     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (c)  The salary factors per step are as follows:
 1-8       Years Experience    0       1       2       3       4
 1-9       Salary Factor      .5596   .5728   .5861   .5993   .6272
1-10       Years Experience    5       6       7       8       9
1-11       Salary Factor      .6552   .6831   .7091   .7336   .7569
1-12       Years Experience    10      11      12      13      14
1-13       Salary Factor      .7787   .7996   .8192   .8376   .8552
1-14       Years Experience    15      16      17      18      19
1-15       Salary Factor      .8717   .8874   .9021   .9160   .9293
1-16       Years Experience    20              21      22 and over
1-17       Salary Factor      .9418           .9496   .9621
1-18           SECTION 2.  Effective September 1, 2002, Section 21.402(c),
1-19     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-20           (c)  The salary factors per step are as follows:
1-21       Years Experience    0       1       2       3       4
1-22       Salary Factor      .5596   .5728   .5861   .5993   .6272
1-23       Years Experience    5       6       7       8       9
1-24       Salary Factor      .6552   .6831   .7091   .7336   .7569
 2-1       Years Experience    10      11      12      13      14
 2-2       Salary Factor      .7787   .7996   .8192   .8376   .8552
 2-3       Years Experience    15      16      17      18      19
 2-4       Salary Factor      .8717   .8874   .9021   .9160   .9293
 2-5       Years Experience    20 [and over]   21      22      23
 2-6       Salary Factor      .9418           .9496   .9621   .9746
 2-7       Years Experience    24 and over
 2-8       Salary Factor      .9870
 2-9           SECTION 3.  Effective September 1, 2003, Section 21.402(c),
2-10     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
2-11           (c)  The salary factors per step are as follows:
2-12       Years Experience    0       1       2       3       4
2-13       Salary Factor      .5596   .5728   .5861   .5993   .6272
2-14       Years Experience    5       6       7       8       9
2-15       Salary Factor      .6552   .6831   .7091   .7336   .7569
2-16       Years Experience    10      11      12      13      14
2-17       Salary Factor      .7787   .7996   .8192   .8376   .8552
2-18       Years Experience    15      16      17      18      19
2-19       Salary Factor      .8717   .8874   .9021   .9160   .9293
2-20       Years Experience    20 [and over]   21      22      23
2-21       Salary Factor      .9418           .9496   .9621   .9746
2-22       Years Experience    24              25      26 and over
2-23       Salary Factor      .9870           .9995  1.0120
2-24           SECTION 4.  Effective September 1, 2004, Section 21.402(c),
2-25     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
2-26           (c)  The salary factors per step are as follows:
2-27       Years Experience    0       1       2       3       4
 3-1       Salary Factor      .5596   .5728   .5861   .5993   .6272
 3-2       Years Experience    5       6       7       8       9
 3-3       Salary Factor      .6552   .6831   .7091   .7336   .7569
 3-4       Years Experience    10      11      12      13      14
 3-5       Salary Factor      .7787   .7996   .8192   .8376   .8552
 3-6       Years Experience    15      16      17      18      19
 3-7       Salary Factor      .8717   .8874   .9021   .9160   .9293
 3-8       Years Experience    20 [and over]   21      22      23
 3-9       Salary Factor      .9418           .9496   .9621   .9746
3-10       Years Experience    24              25      26      27
3-11       Salary Factor      .9870           .9995  1.0120  1.0244
3-12       Years Experience    28 and over
3-13       Salary Factor     1.0369
3-14           SECTION 5.  Effective September 1, 2005, Section 21.402(c),
3-15     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
3-16           (c)  The salary factors per step are as follows:
3-17       Years Experience    0       1       2       3       4
3-18       Salary Factor      .5596   .5728   .5861   .5993   .6272
3-19       Years Experience    5       6       7       8       9
3-20       Salary Factor      .6552   .6831   .7091   .7336   .7569
3-21       Years Experience    10      11      12      13      14
3-22       Salary Factor      .7787   .7996   .8192   .8376   .8552
3-23       Years Experience    15      16      17      18      19
3-24       Salary Factor      .8717   .8874   .9021   .9160   .9293
3-25       Years Experience    20 [and over]   21      22      23
3-26       Salary Factor      .9418           .9496   .9621   .9746
3-27       Years Experience    24              25      26      27
 4-1       Salary Factor      .9870          .9995     1.0120   1.0244
 4-2       Years Experience    28             29         30 and over
 4-3       Salary Factor     1.0369         1.0494     1.0618
 4-4           SECTION 6.  Effective September 1, 2001, Section 21.403(a),
 4-5     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
 4-6           (a)  A teacher, librarian, counselor, or nurse shall advance
 4-7     one step on the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402 for
 4-8     each year of experience as a teacher, librarian, counselor, or
 4-9     nurse until step 22 [20] is reached.
4-10           SECTION 7.  Effective September 1, 2002, Section 21.403(a),
4-11     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
4-12           (a)  A teacher, librarian, counselor, or nurse shall advance
4-13     one step on the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402 for
4-14     each year of experience as a teacher, librarian, counselor, or
4-15     nurse until step 24 [20] is reached.
4-16           SECTION 8.  Effective September 1, 2003, Section 21.403(a),
4-17     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
4-18           (a)  A teacher, librarian, counselor, or nurse shall advance
4-19     one step on the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402 for
4-20     each year of experience as a teacher, librarian, counselor, or
4-21     nurse until step 26 [20] is reached.
4-22           SECTION 9.  Effective September 1, 2004, Section 21.403(a),
4-23     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
4-24           (a)  A teacher, librarian, counselor, or nurse shall advance
4-25     one step on the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402 for
4-26     each year of experience as a teacher, librarian, counselor, or
4-27     nurse until step 28 [20] is reached.
 5-1           SECTION 10.  Effective September 1, 2005, Section 21.403(a),
 5-2     Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
 5-3           (a)  A teacher, librarian, counselor, or nurse shall advance
 5-4     one step on the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402 for
 5-5     each year of experience as a teacher, librarian, counselor, or
 5-6     nurse until step 30 [20] is reached.
 5-7           SECTION 11.  Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is
 5-8     amended by adding Section 42.2513 to read as follows:
 5-9           Sec. 42.2513.  ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR EXTENSION OF
5-10     PROFESSIONAL STAFF SALARY SCHEDULE.  (a)  A school district,
5-11     including a school district that is otherwise ineligible for state
5-12     aid under this chapter, is entitled to state aid in an amount, as
5-13     determined by the commissioner, necessary to compensate the school
5-14     district for additional salary costs the district incurs because of
5-15     the increased number of years covered by the minimum salary
5-16     schedule for certain professional staff made by ___.B. No. ____,
5-17     Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001.
5-18           (b)  A district may use state aid received under this section
5-19     only to pay salary costs incurred because of the increased number
5-20     of years covered by the minimum salary schedule.
5-21           (c)  A determination by the commissioner under this section
5-22     is final and may not be appealed.
5-23           (d)  The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
5-24     section.
5-25           SECTION 12.  This Act takes effect September 1,  2001.