Amend CSSB 26 (senate committee report) in SECTION 8 of the bill, in added Section 48.158, Education Code (page 5, between lines 21 and 22), by inserting the following appropriately lettered subsection:
( ) A school district that increases classroom teacher compensation in the 2025-2026 school year to comply with Subsection (c), as added by S.B. 26, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, is providing compensation for services rendered independently of an existing employment contract applicable to that school year and is not in violation of Section 53, Article III, Texas Constitution. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.