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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the salary and wages paid to 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 21.402, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-2), (c-3), and |
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(d) to read as follows: |
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(c) The salary factors per step are as follows: |
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| Years Experience |
0 |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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| Years Experience |
0 |
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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 |
0.7899 [.5464] |
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0.8017 [.5582] |
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0.8133 [.5698] |
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0.8251 [.5816] |
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0.8499 [.6064] |
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| Salary Factor |
0.7899 [.5464] |
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0.8017 [.5582] |
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0.8133 [.5698] |
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0.8251 [.5816] |
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0.8499 [.6064] |
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| Years Experience |
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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| Years Experience |
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 |
0.8747 [.6312] |
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0.8995 [.6560] |
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0.9225 [.6790] |
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0.9443 [.7008] |
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0.9649 [.7214] |
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| Salary Factor |
0.8747 [.6312] |
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0.8995 [.6560] |
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0.9225 [.6790] |
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0.9443 [.7008] |
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0.9649 [.7214] |
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| Years Experience |
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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| Years Experience |
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 |
0.9843 [.7408] |
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1.0027 [.7592] |
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1.0203 [.7768] |
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1.0365 [.7930] |
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1.0521 [.8086] |
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| Salary Factor |
0.9843 [.7408] |
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1.0027 [.7592] |
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1.0203 [.7768] |
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1.0365 [.7930] |
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1.0521 [.8086] |
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| Years Experience |
15 |
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16 |
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17 |
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18 |
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19 |
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| Years Experience |
15 |
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16 |
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17 |
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18 |
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19 |
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| Salary Factor |
1.0667 [.8232] |
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1.0807 [.8372] |
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1.0937 [.8502] |
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1.1061 [.8626] |
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1.1179 [.8744] |
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| Salary Factor |
1.0667 [.8232] |
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1.0807 [.8372] |
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1.0937 [.8502] |
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1.1061 [.8626] |
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1.1179 [.8744] |
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| Years Experience |
20 and over |
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| Years Experience |
20 and over |
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| Salary Factor |
1.1289 [.8854] |
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| Salary Factor |
1.1289 [.8854] |
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(c-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for the 2024-2025 |
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school year, a classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time |
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school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school |
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nurse is entitled to a monthly salary that is at least equal to the |
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sum of: |
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(1) the monthly salary the employee would have |
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received for the 2024-2025 school year under the district's salary |
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schedule for the 2023-2024 school year, if that schedule had been in |
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effect for the 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 school year; and |
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(2) $1,500. |
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(c-3) Subsection (c-2) and this subsection expire September |
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1, 2025. |
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(d) A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time |
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school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school |
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nurse employed by a school district in the 2024-2025 school year is, |
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as long as the employee is employed by the same district, entitled |
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to a salary that is at least equal to the salary the employee |
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received for the 2024-2025 school year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.107, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) For the 2024-2025 school year, a school district shall |
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increase the wages of each full-time employee, other than an |
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administrator or an employee subject to the minimum salary schedule |
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under Section 21.402, by 25 percent over the wages received by that |
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employee in the 2023-2024 school year. A district employee to which |
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this subsection applies is entitled to wages in school years |
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subsequent to the 2024-2025 school year in an amount that is at |
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least equal to the amount paid by the district to that employee in |
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the 2024-2025 school year if the employee has remained employed in |
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the same position. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 48.2521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.2521. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR COMPENSATION |
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INCREASES FOR NONADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES. (a) A school district, |
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including a school district that is otherwise ineligible for state |
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aid under this chapter, is entitled to annual state aid in the sum |
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of: |
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(1) the amount equal to the product of $15,000 |
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multiplied by the number of classroom teachers, full-time |
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librarians, full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter |
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B, Chapter 21, and full-time school nurses employed by the |
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district; and |
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(2) the amount the district is required to pay for wage |
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increases under Section 22.107(b-1). |
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(b) A school district shall use the amount received under |
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this section for purposes of: |
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(1) salary increases under Section 21.402; and |
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(2) wage increases under Section 22.107(b-1). |
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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 2024-2025 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |