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| 2 | 2 | SENATE BILL 729 | |
| 3 | 3 | By Lowe | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | HOUSE BILL 759 | |
| 6 | 6 | By Marsh | |
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| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | HB0759 | |
| 10 | 10 | 002545 | |
| 11 | 11 | - 1 - | |
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| 13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, | |
| 14 | 14 | relative to compensation for licensed personnel. | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-306, is amended by adding the | |
| 18 | 18 | following as a new subsection: | |
| 19 | 19 | (i) An LEA may adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators | |
| 20 | 20 | to award additional compensation to high-performing educators and to incentivize | |
| 21 | 21 | educators to meet and exceed expectations. A merit-based pay structure adopted | |
| 22 | 22 | pursuant to this subsection (i) may only result in an increase to the compensation of an | |
| 23 | 23 | educator, whether in the form of a one-time bonus or an increase to the salary payable | |
| 24 | 24 | to the educator in accordance with the salary schedule approved by the commissioner | |
| 25 | 25 | for the LEA for the respective school year. An LEA may decline to award merit pay in | |
| 26 | 26 | any school year for which the LEA does not receive increased or additional state funds, | |
| 27 | 27 | as compared to a prior year, in an amount sufficient to award merit pay. An LEA is not | |
| 28 | 28 | required to supplement its local expenditures for salaries and wages in any school year | |
| 29 | 29 | in order to continue any merit pay an educator received in a prior school year. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it, | |
| 31 | 31 | and applies to the 2025-2026 school year and each school year thereafter. |