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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, 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 2025-2026 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 $2 an hour over the wages received by that |
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employee in the 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 school year if the employee has remained employed in |
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the same position. |
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SECTION 2. 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 SUPPORT STAFF. (a) A school district, including a |
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school district that is otherwise ineligible for state aid under |
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this chapter, is entitled to annual state aid in the amount the |
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district is required to pay for wage increases under Section |
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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 wage increases under Section |
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22.107(b-1). |
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SECTION 3. Section 21.402(c-1), Education Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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 September 1, 2025. |