TITLE: Relating to a wage increase for certain public school employees.

SUMMARY: Relating to a wage increase for certain public school employees.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a wage increase for certain public school employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 12.133(b-1) and (d-1), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (b-1) Using state funds received by the charter holder for that purpose under Subsection (d-1), a charter holder that participated in the program under Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, for the 2005-2006 school year shall provide employees of the charter holder, other than administrators, compensation in the form of annual salaries, incentives, or other compensation determined appropriate by the charter holder that results in average compensation increases as follows: (1) for full-time employees other than employees who would be entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402 if employed by a school district, an average increase at least equal to $2,500 [$500];and (2) for part-time employees, an average increase at least equal to $1,250 [$250].(d-1) In addition to any amounts to which a charter holder is entitled under this chapter, a charter holder that participated in the program under Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, for the 2005-2006 school year is entitled to state aid in an amount, as determined by the commissioner, equal to the sum of: (1) the product of $2,500 [$500] multiplied by the number of full-time employees other than employees who would be entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402 if employed by a school district; and (2) the product of $1,250 [$250] multiplied by the number of part-time employees. SECTION 2. Sections 22.107(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) A school district shall pay each full-time district employee, other than an administrator or an employee subject to the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402, an amount at least equal to $2,500 [$500].(b) A school district shall pay each part-time district employee, other than an administrator, an amount at least equal to $1,250 [$250].SECTION 3. Section 42.2513(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (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 equal to the sum of: (1) the product of $2,500 [$500] multiplied by the number of full-time district employees, other than administrators or employees subject to the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402; and (2) the product of $1,250 [$250] multiplied by the number of part-time district employees, other than administrators. SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.