| 16 | 21 | | Relating to the salaries of public education employees; |
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| 17 | 22 | | to provide for a revision of the State Minimum Salary Schedule |
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| 18 | 23 | | to reflect a pay increase of two percent beginning with the |
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| 19 | 24 | | fiscal year 2024-2025; to provide that each employee of |
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| 20 | 25 | | certain boards of education shall receive the pay increase |
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| 21 | 26 | | according to placement on the appropriate salary step; to |
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| 22 | 27 | | require the appropriate increases on the State Minimum Salary |
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| 23 | 28 | | Schedule; to provide support employees with a two percent pay |
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| 24 | 29 | | increase beginning with the fiscal year 2024-2025; to require |
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| 25 | 30 | | salary schedules; to provide the employees of certain other |
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| 26 | 31 | | public educational institutions and schools with a two percent |
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| 27 | 32 | | pay increase for the 2024-2025 fiscal year; to provide for an |
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| 28 | 33 | | across the board salary increase on all two-year postsecondary |
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| 29 | 34 | | salary schedules, to establish other requirements on the |
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| 30 | 35 | | two-year postsecondary salary schedules; and to establish |
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| 31 | 36 | | miscellaneous pay provisions relating to public education. |
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| 32 | 37 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: |
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| 33 | | - | Section 1. PAY INCREASES, FY 2024-2025. (a) The State |
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| 34 | | - | Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, |
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| 35 | | - | the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and |
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| 36 | | - | Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board |
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| 37 | | - | of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Board of |
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| 38 | | - | Directors for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and |
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| 39 | | - | Engineering, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School |
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| 40 | | - | of Mathematics and Science and for disbursement to the |
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| 41 | | - | employees thereof funds based on the criteria established in |
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| 42 | | - | this act. It is not the intent of this act to make |
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| 70 | | - | 28 HB146 Enrolled |
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| 71 | | - | Page 2 |
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| 65 | + | 28 HB146 INTRODUCED |
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| 66 | + | Page 3 |
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| 67 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: |
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| 68 | + | Section 1. PAY INCREASES, FY 2024-2025. (a) The State |
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| 69 | + | Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, |
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| 70 | + | the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and |
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| 71 | + | Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board |
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| 72 | + | of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Board of |
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| 73 | + | Directors for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and |
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| 74 | + | Engineering, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School |
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| 75 | + | of Mathematics and Science and for disbursement to the |
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| 76 | + | employees thereof funds based on the criteria established in |
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| 72 | 77 | | this act. It is not the intent of this act to make |
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| 73 | 78 | | appropriations, but the appropriations required by this act |
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| 74 | 79 | | shall be made in the annual Education Trust Fund budget act |
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| 75 | 80 | | for the designated fiscal year. |
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| 76 | 81 | | (1) Certificated Personnel (K-12). For the fiscal year |
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| 77 | 82 | | beginning October 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, each |
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| 78 | 83 | | certificated employee at all city and county school systems |
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| 79 | 84 | | and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School |
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| 80 | 85 | | District shall receive a two percent salary increase. Each |
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| 81 | 86 | | step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained |
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| 82 | 87 | | in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be |
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| 83 | 88 | | increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2024-2025, the |
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| 84 | 89 | | State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following |
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| 85 | 90 | | percentage increase: |
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| 86 | 91 | | Years of Experience Increase |
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| 87 | 92 | | 0 2.00% |
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| 88 | 93 | | 1 2.00% |
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| 89 | 94 | | 2 2.00% |
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| 186 | 191 | | of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay |
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| 187 | 192 | | increases shall be reflected in the appropriate local salary |
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| 188 | 193 | | schedule and paid to each certificated employee. The |
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| 189 | 194 | | provisions and requirements of this act shall be in addition |
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| 190 | 195 | | to the provisions of Section 16-13-231.1, Code of Alabama |
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| 191 | 196 | | 1975, relating to the State Minimum Salary Schedule. Each |
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| 192 | 197 | | certificated employee shall be properly placed on the local |
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| 193 | 198 | | salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public |
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| 194 | 199 | | education service (either in-state or out-of-state), which |
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| 195 | 200 | | shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State |
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| 196 | 201 | | Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according |
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| 197 | 202 | | to degree earned and length of public education experience. |
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| 198 | 203 | | The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for |
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| 199 | 204 | | the 2024-2025 fiscal year in addition to any state or local |
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| 200 | 205 | | step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The |
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| 201 | 206 | | local board of education shall transmit to the State |
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| 202 | 207 | | Department of Education the appropriate notice of the earned |
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| 203 | 208 | | advanced degree for each employee in a timely fashion; |
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| 204 | 209 | | thereafter, the employee shall be paid for the advanced degree |
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| 205 | | - | as soon as the degree is certified to the State Department of |
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| 206 | | - | Education as being earned. |
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| 207 | | - | (2) Education Support Personnel (K-12). A two percent |
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| 208 | | - | pay increase, beginning with the fiscal year 2024-2025, shall |
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| 209 | | - | be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus |
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| 210 | | - | driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion |
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| 211 | | - | personnel, employed for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in addition |
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| 212 | | - | to the salary received during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, |
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| 213 | | - | except employees covered under the state's Merit System at the |
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| 214 | | - | Department of Youth Services School District. Each governing |
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| 242 | | - | 112 HB146 Enrolled |
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| 243 | | - | Page 5 |
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| 237 | + | 112 HB146 INTRODUCED |
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| 238 | + | Page 6 |
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| 239 | + | thereafter, the employee shall be paid for the advanced degree |
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| 240 | + | as soon as the degree is certified to the State Department of |
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| 241 | + | Education as being earned. |
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| 242 | + | (2) Education Support Personnel (K-12). A two percent |
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| 243 | + | pay increase, beginning with the fiscal year 2024-2025, shall |
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| 244 | + | be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus |
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| 245 | + | driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion |
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| 246 | + | personnel, employed for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in addition |
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| 247 | + | to the salary received during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, |
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| 248 | + | except employees covered under the state's Merit System at the |
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| 244 | 249 | | Department of Youth Services School District. Each governing |
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| 245 | 250 | | body or authority shall establish and maintain a salary |
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| 246 | 251 | | schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of |
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| 247 | 252 | | each salary schedule shall be increased to reflect a two |
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| 248 | 253 | | percent pay increase beginning with fiscal year 2024-2025, |
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| 249 | 254 | | which shall be given to the person employed full-time for the |
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| 250 | 255 | | 2024-2025 fiscal year and each year employed full-time |
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| 251 | 256 | | thereafter. The base rate of pay for part-time support |
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| 252 | 257 | | employees shall be increased by two percent beginning with |
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| 253 | 258 | | fiscal year 2024-2025. A separate local salary schedule shall |
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| 254 | 259 | | be established and maintained for each specific job performed. |
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| 255 | 260 | | (3) AIDB. For the fiscal year 2024-2025, employees at |
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| 256 | 261 | | the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall receive a pay |
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| 257 | 262 | | increase which shall be in excess of their salaries received |
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| 258 | 263 | | during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The increase shall be as |
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| 259 | 264 | | follows: |
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| 260 | 265 | | a. Certificated. The salary schedule for certificated |
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| 261 | 266 | | employees shall be revised to reflect at least the following |
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| 262 | 267 | | percentage increase beginning with the fiscal year 2024-2025: |
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| 301 | 306 | | 8 21 or greater 2.00% |
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| 302 | 307 | | 9 24 but less than 27 2.00% |
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| 303 | 308 | | 10 27 or more 2.00% |
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| 304 | 309 | | b. Education Support Personnel (K-12). A two percent |
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| 305 | 310 | | pay increase, beginning with the 2024-2025 fiscal year, shall |
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| 306 | 311 | | be given to each support worker employed full-time by the |
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| 307 | 312 | | Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate local salary |
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| 308 | 313 | | schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific |
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| 309 | 314 | | job performed. The pay increase in this act shall be |
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| 310 | 315 | | incorporated into the support employees' salary schedules. The |
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| 311 | 316 | | base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be |
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| 312 | 317 | | increased by two percent for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. |
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| 313 | 318 | | c. Miscellaneous Requirements. The AIDB board shall |
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| 314 | 319 | | establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and |
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| 315 | 320 | | type of employee and each step of each salary schedule for |
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| 316 | 321 | | fiscal year 2024-2025 shall be increased to reflect the pay |
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| 317 | 322 | | increase above to be given to each person employed for the |
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| 318 | 323 | | 2024-2025 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. The |
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| 319 | | - | pay increase contained in this subsection shall be paid to |
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| 320 | | - | each employee. |
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| 321 | | - | (4) Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions. The Board of |
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| 322 | | - | Trustees of the Community College System shall revise all |
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| 323 | | - | salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to |
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| 324 | | - | reflect an increase of two percent for the 2024-2025 fiscal |
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| 325 | | - | year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed |
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| 326 | | - | in addition to any step increase to which the employee is |
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| 327 | | - | otherwise entitled. The Alabama Community College System shall |
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| 328 | | - | take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary |
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| 356 | | - | 168 HB146 Enrolled |
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| 357 | | - | Page 7 |
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| 351 | + | 168 HB146 INTRODUCED |
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| 352 | + | Page 8 |
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| 353 | + | 2024-2025 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. The |
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| 354 | + | pay increase contained in this subsection shall be paid to |
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| 355 | + | each employee. |
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| 356 | + | (4) Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions. The Board of |
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| 357 | + | Trustees of the Community College System shall revise all |
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| 358 | + | salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to |
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| 359 | + | reflect an increase of two percent for the 2024-2025 fiscal |
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| 360 | + | year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed |
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| 361 | + | in addition to any step increase to which the employee is |
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| 362 | + | otherwise entitled. The Alabama Community College System shall |
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| 358 | 363 | | take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary |
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| 359 | 364 | | schedules are given full credit for prior work experience in |
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| 360 | 365 | | the public schools and colleges, and shall take care to ensure |
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| 361 | 366 | | proper placements on the salary schedules. Placement on the |
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| 362 | 367 | | revised salary schedules shall be in accordance with the |
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| 363 | 368 | | employee's length of service in public education. No pay |
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| 364 | 369 | | increase shall be given to any two-year postsecondary employee |
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| 365 | 370 | | in excess of two percent, except as specifically provided in |
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| 366 | 371 | | this act. |
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| 367 | 372 | | (5) Miscellaneous provisions. The following provisions |
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| 368 | 373 | | are hereby established: |
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| 369 | 374 | | a. Fiscal Year. All salaries and salary increases which |
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| 370 | 375 | | are established by the State Board of Education shall be paid |
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| 371 | 376 | | in full to each person employed before the end of the |
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| 372 | 377 | | applicable fiscal year as defined in Section 16-1-1 of the |
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| 373 | 378 | | Code of Alabama 1975, as amended. |
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| 374 | 379 | | b. Extended Work. Public K-12 school employees on |
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| 375 | 380 | | contracts which extend beyond 187 days, or the hourly |
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| 376 | 381 | | equivalent thereof, shall be given a pro rata salary increment |
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| 377 | | - | for each or partial day of work extending beyond 187 days. |
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| 378 | | - | c. Local Increment. Any cost-of-living adjustment |
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| 379 | | - | and/or increase on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for |
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| 380 | | - | teachers as provided in this act shall be exclusive of any |
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| 381 | | - | local pay increase granted or due to teachers under provisions |
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| 382 | | - | of any local salary schedule. Any cost-of-living adjustment |
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| 383 | | - | and/or pay increase required by this act for public school |
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| 384 | | - | support personnel shall be in addition to any pay increase due |
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| 385 | | - | or granted to the employee under provisions of any local |
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| 386 | | - | salary schedules. The pay increase provisions of this act |
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| 414 | | - | 196 HB146 Enrolled |
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| 415 | | - | Page 8 |
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| 409 | + | 196 HB146 INTRODUCED |
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| 410 | + | Page 9 |
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| 411 | + | equivalent thereof, shall be given a pro rata salary increment |
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| 412 | + | for each or partial day of work extending beyond 187 days. |
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| 413 | + | c. Local Increment. Any cost-of-living adjustment |
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| 414 | + | and/or increase on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for |
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| 415 | + | teachers as provided in this act shall be exclusive of any |
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| 416 | + | local pay increase granted or due to teachers under provisions |
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| 417 | + | of any local salary schedule. Any cost-of-living adjustment |
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| 418 | + | and/or pay increase required by this act for public school |
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| 419 | + | support personnel shall be in addition to any pay increase due |
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| 420 | + | or granted to the employee under provisions of any local |
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| 416 | 421 | | salary schedules. The pay increase provisions of this act |
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| 417 | 422 | | shall not apply to any salary supplements granted by local |
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| 418 | 423 | | boards of education, bonuses earned for certification by the |
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| 419 | 424 | | National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, or the |
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| 420 | 425 | | federal portion of the salary paid to a Junior Reserve Officer |
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| 421 | 426 | | Training Corps (JROTC) instructor employed by a local school |
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| 422 | 427 | | board. |
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| 423 | 428 | | d. Community Education. Each county and city board of |
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| 424 | 429 | | education shall have the option to exclude from the provisions |
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| 425 | 430 | | of this act any part-time employees of community education or |
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| 426 | 431 | | school-sponsored child care or child enrichment program which |
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| 427 | 432 | | is supplemental to the state-required educational program. |
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| 428 | 433 | | e. Local Chief Executive Officers. The pay increase |
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| 429 | 434 | | provisions of this act shall not apply to superintendents of |
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| 430 | 435 | | education of any school system or institution. Any pay |
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| 431 | 436 | | increase given to the superintendent shall be by majority |
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| 432 | 437 | | recorded vote of the governing body or authority. |
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| 433 | 438 | | Section 2. The pay increase granted in this act shall |
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| 434 | 439 | | begin in fiscal year 2024-2025 and continue in subsequent |
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| 468 | | - | 222 HB146 Enrolled |
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| 469 | | - | Page 9 |
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| 465 | + | 222 |
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| 466 | + | 223 |
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| 467 | + | 224 HB146 INTRODUCED |
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| 468 | + | Page 10 |
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| 469 | + | begin in fiscal year 2024-2025 and continue in subsequent |
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| 470 | + | years. Nothing in this act shall authorize additional pay |
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| 471 | + | increases in subsequent years. |
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| 472 | + | Section 3. The provisions of this act are severable. If |
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| 473 | + | any part of this act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, |
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| 474 | + | that declaration shall not affect the part which remains. |
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| 475 | + | Section 4. This act shall become immediately following |
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| 476 | + | its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise |
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