79S30650 ESH-D

By:  Delisi                                                       H.B. No. 88 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the salary paid to certain professional public school 
employees.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 21.402, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (c-3) and amending Subsection 
(d) to read as follows:
	(c-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for the 2006-2007 
school year, a classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time 
counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse 
is entitled to a monthly salary that is at least equal to the sum of:
		(1)  the monthly salary the employee would have 
received for the 2006-2007 school year under the district's salary 
schedule for the 2005-2006 school year, if that schedule had been in 
effect for the 2006-2007 school year, including any local 
supplement and any money representing a career ladder supplement 
the employee would have received in the 2006-2007 school year; and
		(2)  depending on the employee's years of experience:                  
			(A)  $200, if the employee has less than two years 
of experience;   
			(B)  $250, if the employee has at least two but 
less than five years of experience;
			(C)  $300, if the employee has at least five but 
less than 10 years of experience;
			(D)  $350, if the employee has at least 10 but less 
than 15 years of experience;
			(E)  $400, if the employee has at least 15 but less 
than 20 years of experience;
			(F)  $450, if the employee has at least 20 but less 
than 25 years of experience; or
			(G)  $500, if the employee has at least 25 years of 
experience.     
	(c-2)  For purposes of Subsection (c-1), an employee's years 
of experience do not include any credit to which the employee is 
entitled under Section 21.403(b) or (d).
	(c-3)  Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) and this subsection 
expire September 1, 2007.
	(d)  A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time 
counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse 
employed by a school district in the 2006-2007 [2000-2001] school 
year is, as long as the employee is employed by the same district, 
entitled to a salary that is at least equal to the salary the 
employee received for the 2006-2007 [2000-2001] school year.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 42.2516 to read as follows:
	Sec. 42.2516.  ADDITIONAL STATE AID OR CREDIT AGAINST COST 
OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF SALARIES.  (a)  In this 
section, "professional school employee" means a person who is:
		(1)  employed by a school district as a classroom 
teacher, full-time librarian, full-time counselor certified under 
Subchapter B, Chapter 21, or full-time school nurse; and
		(2)  entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402.                
	(b)  A school district, including a school district that is 
otherwise ineligible for state aid under this chapter, is entitled 
to state aid in an amount, as determined by the commissioner, equal 
to the sum of:
		(1)  $2,000 multiplied by the number of professional 
school employees employed by the district with less than two years 
of experience;
		(2)  $2,500 multiplied by the number of professional 
school employees employed by the district with at least two but less 
than five years of experience;
		(3)  $3,000 multiplied by the number of professional 
school employees employed by the district with at least five but 
less than 10 years of experience;
		(4)  $3,500 multiplied by the number of professional 
school employees employed by the district with at least 10 but less 
than 15 years of experience;
		(5)  $4,000 multiplied by the number of professional 
school employees employed by the district with at least 15 but less 
than 20 years of experience;
		(6)  $4,500 multiplied by the number of professional 
school employees employed by the district with at least 20 but less 
than 25 years of experience; and
		(7)  $5,000 multiplied by the number of professional 
school employees employed by the district with at least 25 years of 
experience.
	(c)  A school district that is required to take action under 
Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized wealth 
level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of state aid to which 
the district is entitled under this section, against the total 
amount required under Section 41.093 for the district to purchase 
attendance credits.
	(d)  A determination by the commissioner under this section 
is final and may not be appealed.
	(e)  The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this 
section.      
	SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2006-2007 
school year.       
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.