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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to stipends for certain public school teachers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.4023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.4023. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION. (a) A classroom |
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teacher is entitled to: |
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(1) an annual stipend of $500 if the teacher has at |
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least three years of classroom experience; and |
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(2) an annual stipend of $500 if the teacher serves as |
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a certified teacher in a subject area designated by the |
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commissioner as a teacher shortage area. |
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(b) A stipend a teacher receives under this section: |
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(1) is in addition to the regular salary to which a |
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teacher is otherwise entitled under the district's salary schedule; |
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and |
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(2) is not considered in determining whether the |
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district is paying the teacher the minimum monthly salary under |
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Section 21.402. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.2513(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A school district, including a school district that is |
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otherwise ineligible for state aid under this chapter, is entitled |
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to state aid in an amount equal to the sum of: |
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(1) the product of $500 multiplied by the number of |
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full-time district employees, other than administrators or |
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employees subject to the minimum salary schedule under Section |
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21.402; [and] |
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(2) the product of $500: |
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(A) multiplied by the number of classroom |
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teachers employed by the district who have at least three years of |
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classroom experience; and |
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(B) multiplied by the number of certified |
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teachers employed by the district who serve as a teacher in a |
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subject area designated by the commissioner as a teacher shortage |
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area; and |
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(3) the product of $250 multiplied by the number of |
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part-time district employees, other than administrators. |
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SECTION 3. Section 822.201(b), Government Code, as |
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effective September 1, 2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) "Salary and wages" as used in Subsection (a) means: |
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(1) normal periodic payments of money for service the |
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right to which accrues on a regular basis in proportion to the |
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service performed; |
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(2) amounts by which the member's salary is reduced |
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under a salary reduction agreement authorized by Chapter 610; |
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(3) amounts that would otherwise qualify as salary and |
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wages under Subdivision (1) but are not received directly by the |
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member pursuant to a good faith, voluntary written salary reduction |
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agreement in order to finance payments to a deferred compensation |
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or tax sheltered annuity program specifically authorized by state |
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law or to finance benefit options under a cafeteria plan qualifying |
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under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if: |
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(A) the program or benefit options are made |
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available to all employees of the employer; and |
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(B) the benefit options in the cafeteria plan are |
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limited to one or more options that provide deferred compensation, |
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group health and disability insurance, group term life insurance, |
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dependent care assistance programs, or group legal services plans; |
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(4) performance pay awarded to an employee by a school |
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district as part of a total compensation plan approved by the board |
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of trustees of the district and meeting the requirements of |
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Subsection (e); |
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(5) the benefit replacement pay a person earns under |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 659, except as provided by Subsection (c); |
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(6) stipends paid to teachers in accordance with |
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Section 21.4023, 21.410, 21.411, 21.412, or 21.413, Education Code; |
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(7) amounts by which the member's salary is reduced or |
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that are deducted from the member's salary as authorized by |
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Subchapter J, Chapter 659; |
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(8) a merit salary increase made under Section 51.962, |
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Education Code; |
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(9) amounts received under the relevant parts of the |
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educator excellence awards program under Subchapter O, Chapter 21, |
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Education Code, or a mentoring program under Section 21.458, |
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Education Code, that authorize compensation for service; |
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(10) salary amounts designated as health care |
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supplementation by an employee under Subchapter D, Chapter 22, |
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Education Code; and |
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(11) to the extent required by Sections 3401(h) and |
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414(u)(12), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, differential wage |
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payments received by an individual from an employer on or after |
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January 1, 2009, while the individual is performing qualified |
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military service as defined by Section 414(u), Internal Revenue |
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Code of 1986. |
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SECTION 4. Section 21.402(c-1), Education Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017. |