No. SB 1272
Filed under Education.
Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries; Citing this act as the “Save Our Teachers Act”; increasing the minimum base salary for certain teachers; revising the definition of the term “minimum base salary”; requiring school districts to provide a specified plan to the Department of Education beginning on a specified date; providing requirements for school districts relating to salary structures and schedules; requiring that performance salary schedules include step-based salary increases and compression relief supplements, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill raises the minimum base salary for full-time classroom teachers from $47,500 to $65,000. This change directly increases the guaranteed starting pay for new teachers across the state.
School districts must now include step-based salary increases in their performance schedules. Teachers earn $1,500, $2,000, or $3,000 annual increases based on their years of service with the district.
Districts must provide compression relief supplements and retention incentives for experienced staff. These payments are mandatory and must be funded without reducing the overall performance salary schedule.
The Department of Education will phase in these requirements, prioritizing smaller districts first. Full implementation is required by the 2030-2031 school year, with annual reporting on progress and funding sources.
AIRequires districts to pay minimum annual increases of $1,500, $2,000, or $3,000 based on teacher experience tiers.
AIProhibits districts from reducing salary increases in subsequent fiscal years or unilaterally changing schedules to worsen pay equity.
AIRequires annual localized salary adjustment plans and expenditure reports, with full implementation by the 2030-2031 school year.