89R15526 ANG-D     By: Miles S.B. No. 2279       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.  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 $2 an hour 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 2.  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 SUPPORT STAFF. (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 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 wage increases under Section   22.107(b-1).          SECTION 3.  Section 21.402(c-1), Education Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 5.  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.