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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation increases provided to certain public |
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school employees under the Foundation School Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.051, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-3) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) During any school year for which the maximum amount of |
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the basic allotment provided under Subsection (a) or (b) is greater |
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than the maximum amount provided for the preceding school year, a |
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school district must use at least 30 percent of the amount, if the |
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amount is greater than zero, that equals the product of the average |
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daily attendance of the district multiplied by the amount of the |
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difference between the district's funding under this chapter per |
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student in average daily attendance for the current school year and |
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the preceding school year to provide compensation increases to |
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full-time district employees other than administrators as follows: |
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(1) 75 percent must be used to increase the |
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compensation paid to classroom teachers, full-time librarians, |
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full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter |
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21, and full-time school nurses, prioritizing differentiated |
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compensation for classroom teachers with more than five years of |
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experience; and |
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(2) subject to Subsection (c-3), 25 percent may be |
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used as determined by the district to increase compensation paid to |
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full-time and part-time district employees not described by |
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Subdivision (1). |
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(c-3) A school district must use the amount described by |
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Subsection (c)(2) to provide a compensation increase to each |
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full-time and part-time district employee in an amount that |
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increases an employee's salary or hourly wage from the preceding |
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school year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |