79(R) HB2 - 2nd reading 60 (H)

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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".