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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a wage increase for certain public school employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 12.133(b-1) and (d-1), Education Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Using state funds received by the charter holder for |
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that purpose under Subsection (d-1), a charter holder that |
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participated in the program under Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, for |
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the 2005-2006 school year shall provide employees of the charter |
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holder, other than administrators, compensation in the form of |
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annual salaries, incentives, or other compensation determined |
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appropriate by the charter holder that results in average |
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compensation increases as follows: |
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(1) for full-time employees other than employees who |
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would be entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402 if |
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employed by a school district, an average increase at least equal to |
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$2,500 [$500]; and |
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(2) for part-time employees, an average increase at |
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least equal to $1,250 [$250]. |
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(d-1) In addition to any amounts to which a charter holder |
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is entitled under this chapter, a charter holder that participated |
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in the program under Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, for the |
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2005-2006 school year is entitled to state aid in an amount, as |
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determined by the commissioner, equal to the sum of: |
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(1) the product of $2,500 [$500] multiplied by the |
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number of full-time employees other than employees who would be |
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entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402 if employed by a |
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school district; and |
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(2) the product of $1,250 [$250] multiplied by the |
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number of part-time employees. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 22.107(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A school district shall pay each full-time district |
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employee, other than an administrator or an employee subject to the |
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minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402, an amount at least |
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equal to $2,500 [$500]. |
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(b) A school district shall pay each part-time district |
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employee, other than an administrator, an amount at least equal to |
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$1,250 [$250]. |
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SECTION 3. 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 $2,500 [$500] multiplied by the |
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number of full-time district employees, other than administrators |
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or employees subject to the minimum salary schedule under Section |
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21.402; and |
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(2) the product of $1,250 [$250] multiplied by the |
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number of part-time district employees, other than administrators. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |