81R289 CAE-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 546
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of
public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.402, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
read as follows:
(c) The salary factors per step are as follows:
0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
.6682 [.6226] .6816 [.6360] .6948 [.6492] .7083 [.6627] .7366 [.6909] .6682 [.6226] .6816 [.6360] .6948 [.6492] .7083 [.6627] .7366 [.6909]
.6682 [.6226] .6816 [.6360] .6948 [.6492] .7083 [.6627] .7366 [.6909]
5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9
5 6 7 8 9
.7648 [.7192] .8159 [.7474] .8421 [.7737] .8669 [.7985] .8904 [.8220] .7648 [.7192] .8159 [.7474] .8421 [.7737] .8669 [.7985] .8904 [.8220]
.7648 [.7192] .8159 [.7474] .8421 [.7737] .8669 [.7985] .8904 [.8220]
10 11 12 13 14 10 11 12 13 14
10 11 12 13 14
.9125 [.8441] .9562 [.8650] .9763 [.8851] .9948 [.9035] 1.0125 [.9213] .9125 [.8441] .9562 [.8650] .9763 [.8851] .9948 [.9035] 1.0125 [.9213]
.9125 [.8441] .9562 [.8650] .9763 [.8851] .9948 [.9035] 1.0125 [.9213]
15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19
15 16 17 18 19
1.0292 [.9380] 1.0679 [.9539] 1.0827 [.9687] 1.0969 [.9828] 1.1103 [.9963] 1.0292 [.9380] 1.0679 [.9539] 1.0827 [.9687] 1.0969 [.9828] 1.1103 [.9963]
1.0292 [.9380] 1.0679 [.9539] 1.0827 [.9687] 1.0969 [.9828] 1.1103 [.9963]
1.1228 [1.009] 1.1228 [1.009]
1.1228 [1.009]
(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a classroom teacher,
full-time librarian, full-time counselor certified under
Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse is entitled to a monthly
salary that is at least equal to the sum of:
(1) the monthly salary the employee would have
received for the current school year under the district's salary
schedule for the 2008-2009 school year, if that schedule had been in
effect for the current school year, including any local supplement
and any money representing a career ladder supplement the employee
would have received in the current school year; and
(2) the following applicable amount, depending on the
employee's years of experience:
(A) $200, if the employee has less than six years
of experience;
(B) $300, if the employee has at least six but
less than 11 years of experience;
(C) $400, if the employee has at least 11 but less
than 16 years of experience; or
(D) $500, if the employee has at least 16 years of
experience.
(d) A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time
counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse
employed by a school district in the 2009-2010 [2006-2007] school
year is, as long as the employee is employed by the same district,
entitled to a salary that is at least equal to the salary the
employee received for the 2009-2010 [2006-2007] school year.
SECTION 2. Section 42.2516, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
(e-1) The amount of state aid or credit to which a school
district is entitled under Section 42.2518 is in addition to the
amount of revenue to which the district is entitled under
Subsection (b).
SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 42.2518 to read as follows:
Sec. 42.2518. ADDITIONAL STATE AID OR CREDIT AGAINST COST
OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF SALARIES. (a) A
school district, including a school district that is otherwise
ineligible for state aid under this chapter, is entitled to state
aid in an amount, as determined by the commissioner, equal to the
sum of the following amounts, as determined by the number of
classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time counselors
certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time school
nurses employed by the district and entitled to a minimum salary
under Section 21.402:
(1) $2,000 multiplied by the number of eligible
employees with less than six years of experience;
(2) $3,000 multiplied by the number of eligible
employees with at least six but less than 11 years of experience;
(3) $4,000 multiplied by the number of eligible
employees with at least 11 but less than 16 years of experience; and
(4) $5,000 multiplied by the number of eligible
employees with at least 16 years of experience.
(b) A school district that is required to take action under
Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized wealth
level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of state aid to which
the district is entitled under this section, against the total
amount required under Section 41.093 for the district to purchase
attendance credits.
(c) A determination by the commissioner under this section
is final and may not be appealed.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
section.
SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010
school year.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
0 1 2 3 4
.6682 [.6226] .6816 [.6360] .6948 [.6492] .7083 [.6627] .7366 [.6909]
5 6 7 8 9
.7648 [.7192] .8159 [.7474] .8421 [.7737] .8669 [.7985] .8904 [.8220]
10 11 12 13 14
.9125 [.8441] .9562 [.8650] .9763 [.8851] .9948 [.9035] 1.0125 [.9213]
15 16 17 18 19
1.0292 [.9380] 1.0679 [.9539] 1.0827 [.9687] 1.0969 [.9828] 1.1103 [.9963]
1.1228 [1.009]