87R9592 MEW-D
By: Talarico H.B. No. 3580
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the salary paid to certain public school teachers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.402, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c-1) and adding Subsections (c-2) and (c-3) to
read as follows:
(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), each school
district shall pay a monthly salary to each [classroom teacher,
full-time speech pathologist,] full-time librarian, full-time
school counselor certified under Subchapter B, and full-time school
nurse that is at least equal to the following monthly salary or the
monthly salary determined by the commissioner under Subsections (a)
and (b), whichever is greater:
Years of Monthly Years of Monthly
Years of Monthly
Experience Salary Experience Salary
Experience Salary
0 2,732 0 2,732
0 2,732
1 2,791 1 2,791
1 2,791
2 2,849 2 2,849
2 2,849
3 2,908 3 2,908
3 2,908
4 3,032 4 3,032
4 3,032
5 3,156 5 3,156
5 3,156
6 3,280 6 3,280
6 3,280
7 3,395 7 3,395
7 3,395
8 3,504 8 3,504
8 3,504
9 3,607 9 3,607
9 3,607
10 3,704 10 3,704
10 3,704
11 3,796 11 3,796
11 3,796
12 3,884 12 3,884
12 3,884
13 3,965 13 3,965
13 3,965
14 4,043 14 4,043
14 4,043
15 4,116 15 4,116
15 4,116
16 4,186 16 4,186
16 4,186
17 4,251 17 4,251
17 4,251
18 4,313 18 4,313
18 4,313
19 4,372 19 4,372
19 4,372
20 & Over 4,427 20 & Over 4,427
20 & Over 4,427
(c-2) Subject to adjustment under Subsection (c-3), a
school district must pay each classroom teacher not less than the
following monthly salary, based on the teacher's level of
experience in addition to other factors, as determined by
commissioner rule:
Years of Monthly Years of Monthly
Years of Monthly
Experience Salary Experience Salary
Experience Salary
0 7,000 0 7,000
0 7,000
1 7,050 1 7,050
1 7,050
2 7,100 2 7,100
2 7,100
3 7,150 3 7,150
3 7,150
4 7,200 4 7,200
4 7,200
5 7,250 5 7,250
5 7,250
6 7,300 6 7,300
6 7,300
7 7,350 7 7,350
7 7,350
8 7,400 8 7,400
8 7,400
9 7,450 9 7,450
9 7,450
10 7,500 10 7,500
10 7,500
11 7,550 11 7,550
11 7,550
12 7,600 12 7,600
12 7,600
13 7,650 13 7,650
13 7,650
14 7,700 14 7,700
14 7,700
15 7,750 15 7,750
15 7,750
16 7,800 16 7,800
16 7,800
17 7,850 17 7,850
17 7,850
18 7,900 18 7,900
18 7,900
19 7,950 19 7,950
19 7,950
20 & Over 8,000 20 & Over 8,000
20 & Over 8,000
(c-3) Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the minimum
monthly salary that a school district must pay each classroom
teacher under Subsection (c-2) is adjusted annually to increase the
minimum monthly salary by the amount that results from applying the
inflation rate, as determined by the comptroller on the basis of
changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States
Department of Labor, to the minimum monthly salary required under
Subsection (c-2) for the preceding school year.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
Years of Monthly
Experience Salary
0 2,732
1 2,791
2 2,849
3 2,908
4 3,032
5 3,156
6 3,280
7 3,395
8 3,504
9 3,607
10 3,704
11 3,796
12 3,884
13 3,965
14 4,043
15 4,116
16 4,186
17 4,251
18 4,313
19 4,372
20 & Over 4,427
Years of Monthly
Experience Salary
0 7,000
1 7,050
2 7,100
3 7,150
4 7,200
5 7,250
6 7,300
7 7,350
8 7,400
9 7,450
10 7,500
11 7,550
12 7,600
13 7,650
14 7,700
15 7,750
16 7,800
17 7,850
18 7,900
19 7,950
20 & Over 8,000