Floor Packet Page No. 171
Amend CSHB 2 as follows:
(1) On page 25, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
Sec. 42.3051. ADDITIONAL STATE AID OR CREDIT AGAINST COST
OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF SALARIES. (a) 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
product of $3,000 multiplied by the number of classroom teachers,
full-time librarians, full-time counselors certified under
Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time school nurses employed by
the district and entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402.
(b) A school district subject to Section 42.401 that elects
to purchase average daily attendance credit under Subchapter D,
Chapter 41, is entitled to 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.
(c) A determination by the commissioner under this section
is final and may not be appealed.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
section.
(2) Strike page 61, lines 15-27, and page 62, lines 1-10,
and substitute the following:
(c) The minimum monthly salary under this section is
[factors per step are] as follows:Years Experience 0 1 2
MonthlySalary $2,824[.5656] $2,881[.5790] $2,939[.5924]
[Factor]
Years Experience 3 4 5
MonthlySalary $2,996[.6058] $3,117[.6340] $3,238[.6623]
[Factor]
Years Experience 6 7 8
MonthlySalary $3,359[.6906] $3,472[.7168] $3,578[.7416]
[Factor]
Years Experience 9 10 11
MonthlySalary $3,679[.7651] $3,773[.7872] $3,864[.8082]
[Factor]
Years Experience 12 13 14
MonthlySalary $3,949[.8281] $4,028[.8467] $4,105[.8645]
[Factor]
Years Experience 15 16 17
MonthlySalary $4,176[.8811] $4,244[.8970] $4,308[.9119]
[Factor]
Years Experience 18 19 20 and over
MonthlySalary $4,368[.9260] $4,426[.9394] $4,480[.9520]
[Factor]
(3) On page 62, line 21, strike "$100" and substitute
"$400".