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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. Section 22.107(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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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 $5,500 [$500]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.2513, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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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 $5,500 [$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 $250 multiplied by the number of |
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part-time district employees, other than administrators. |
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(a-1) A school district that is required to take action |
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under Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized |
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wealth level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of state aid to |
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which the district is entitled under this section, against the |
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total amount required under Section 41.093 for the district to |
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purchase attendance credits. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |