Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB652 by Seliger (Relating to professional staff salaries paid by certain school districts.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would establish that school districts that pay employees subject to the minimum salary schedule (MSS) in Texas Education Code, 21.402, are not required to provide annual increases based on years of experience to employees paid above the minimum salary established in the MSS. If the state increased the minimum salary schedule and provided additional funding for the increase, a school district would not be required to pay an employee more than the sum of the additional funding per employee and the employee's salary in the prior year.
Local Government Impact
School districts may establish a local hiring schedule as long as it meets the minimum requirements established in the state MSS. Districts that pay above the MSS would not be required to give annual pay increases based on years of service and would be required to deliver mandated pay raises for current employees.
Source Agencies:
323 Teacher Retirement System, 701 Central Education Agency