89R1717 ANG-D     By: Talarico H.B. No. 5296       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 21.402, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-2), (c-3), and   (d) to read as follows:          (c)  The salary factors per step are as follows:     Years Experience 0 1 2 3 4     Years Experience 0 1 2 3 4       Salary Factor 0.7899  [.5464] 0.8017  [.5582] 0.8133  [.5698] 0.8251  [.5816] 0.8499  [.6064]   Salary Factor 0.7899  [.5464] 0.8017  [.5582] 0.8133  [.5698] 0.8251  [.5816] 0.8499  [.6064]     Years Experience 5 6 7 8 9     Years Experience 5 6 7 8 9       Salary Factor 0.8747  [.6312] 0.8995  [.6560] 0.9225  [.6790] 0.9443  [.7008] 0.9649  [.7214]   Salary Factor 0.8747  [.6312] 0.8995  [.6560] 0.9225  [.6790] 0.9443  [.7008] 0.9649  [.7214]     Years Experience 10 11 12 13 14     Years Experience 10 11 12 13 14       Salary Factor 0.9843  [.7408] 1.0027  [.7592] 1.0203  [.7768] 1.0365  [.7930] 1.0521  [.8086]   Salary Factor 0.9843  [.7408] 1.0027  [.7592] 1.0203  [.7768] 1.0365  [.7930] 1.0521  [.8086]     Years Experience 15 16 17 18 19     Years Experience 15 16 17 18 19       Salary Factor 1.0667  [.8232] 1.0807  [.8372] 1.0937  [.8502] 1.1061  [.8626] 1.1179  [.8744]   Salary Factor 1.0667  [.8232] 1.0807  [.8372] 1.0937  [.8502] 1.1061  [.8626] 1.1179  [.8744]     Years Experience 20  and  over   Years Experience 20  and  over     Salary Factor 1.1289  [.8854]   Salary Factor 1.1289  [.8854]          (c-2)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for the 2025-2026   school year, a classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time   school 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 2025-2026 school year under the district's salary   schedule for the 2024-2025 school year, if that schedule had been in   effect for the 2025-2026 school year, including any local   supplement and any money representing a career ladder supplement   the employee would have received in the 2025-2026 school year; and                (2)  $1,500.          (c-3)  Subsection (c-2) and this subsection expire September   1, 2026.          (d)  A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time   school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school   nurse employed by a school district in the 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 school year.          SECTION 2.  Section 22.107, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:          (b-1)  For the 2025-2026 school year, a school district shall   increase the wages of each full-time employee, other than an   administrator or an employee subject to the minimum salary schedule   under Section 21.402, by 25 percent over the wages received by that   employee in the 2024-2025 school year. A district employee to which   this subsection applies is entitled to wages in school years   subsequent to the 2025-2026 school year in an amount that is at   least equal to the amount paid by the district to that employee in   the 2025-2026 school year if the employee has remained employed in   the same position.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 48.2521 to read as follows:          Sec. 48.2521.  ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR COMPENSATION   INCREASES FOR NONADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES. (a)  A school district,   including a school district that is otherwise ineligible for state   aid under this chapter, is entitled to annual state aid in the sum   of:                (1)  the amount equal to the product of $15,000   multiplied by the number of classroom teachers, full-time   librarians, full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter   B, Chapter 21, and full-time school nurses employed by the   district; and                (2)  the amount the district is required to pay for wage   increases under Section 22.107(b-1).          (b)  A school district shall use the amount received under   this section for purposes of:                (1)  salary increases under Section 21.402; and                (2)  wage increases under Section 22.107(b-1).          SECTION 4.  Section 21.402(c-1), Education Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 5.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 6.  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, 2025.