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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of |
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public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.402, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsections (c-3) and |
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(c-4) to read as follows: |
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(c) The salary factors per step are as follows: |
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| Years Experience |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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| Salary Factor |
.6910 |
[.6226] |
.7044 |
[.6360] |
.7176 |
[.6492] |
.7311 |
[.6627] |
.7593 |
[.6909] |
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| Years Experience |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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| Salary Factor |
.7876 |
[.7192] |
.8159 |
[.7474] |
.8421 |
[.7737] |
.8669 |
[.7985] |
.8904 |
[.8220] |
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| Years Experience |
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10 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 |
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14 |
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| Salary Factor |
.9125 |
[.8441] |
.9335 |
[.8650] |
.9535 |
[.8851] |
.9720 |
[.9035] |
.9897 |
[.9213] |
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| Years Experience |
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15 |
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16 |
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18 |
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19 |
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| Salary Factor |
1.0064 |
[.9380] |
1.0223 |
[.9539] |
1.0371 |
[.9687] |
1.0513 |
[.9828] |
1.0647 |
[.9963] |
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| Years Experience 20 and over |
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| Salary Factor |
1.0773 |
[1.009] |
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(c-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for the 2007-2008 |
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school year, a classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time |
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counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse |
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is entitled to a monthly salary that is at least equal to the sum of: |
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(1) the monthly salary the employee would have |
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received for the 2007-2008 school year under the district's salary |
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schedule for the 2006-2007 school year, if that schedule had been in |
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effect for the 2007-2008 school year, including any local |
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supplement and any money representing a career ladder supplement |
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the employee would have received in the 2007-2008 school year; and |
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(2) $300. |
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(c-4) Subsection (c-3) and this subsection expire September |
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1, 2008. |
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(d) A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time |
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counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse |
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employed by a school district in the 2007-2008 [2006-2007] school |
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year is, as long as the employee is employed by the same district, |
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entitled to a salary that is at least equal to the salary the |
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employee received for the 2007-2008 [2006-2007] school year. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.2518 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.2518. ADDITIONAL STATE AID OR CREDIT AGAINST COST |
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OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF SALARIES. (a) A |
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school district, including a school district that is otherwise |
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ineligible for state aid under this chapter, is entitled to state |
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aid in an amount, as determined by the commissioner, equal to the |
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product of $3,000 multiplied by the number of classroom teachers, |
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full-time librarians, full-time counselors certified under |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time school nurses employed by |
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the district and entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402. |
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(b) A school district that is required to take action under |
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Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized wealth |
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level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of state aid to which |
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the district is entitled under this section, against the total |
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amount required under Section 41.093 for the district to purchase |
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attendance credits. |
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(c) A determination by the commissioner under this section |
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is final and may not be appealed. |
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(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |