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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the percentage of a basic allotment increase under the |
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Foundation School Program required to be used to provide |
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compensation increases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.051(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as 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 40 [30] percent of the amount, if |
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the amount is greater than zero, that equals the product of the |
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average daily attendance of the district multiplied by the amount |
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of the difference between the district's funding under this chapter |
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per student in average daily attendance for the current school year |
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and 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) 25 percent may be used as determined by the |
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district to increase compensation paid to full-time district |
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employees. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |