No. HB 727
Filed under Education.
Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries; Revises provisions relating to school district salary schedules & certain FEFP funding relating to instructional personnel salary increases & school district, charter school, & DOE responsibilities.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill raises the minimum base salary for full-time classroom teachers from $47,500 to $65,000. It requires districts to use state funds to meet this new floor and provide cost-of-living adjustments.
School districts must implement step-based salary increases that grow with a teacher's years of experience. The bill sets specific minimum dollar amounts for these annual increases based on tenure tiers.
Districts are required to provide compression relief supplements and retention incentives for experienced staff. They must also submit detailed salary distribution plans and localized adjustment plans to the state department.
AIRequires districts to implement predictable annual pay increases based on years of service, with minimums of $1,500, $2,000, and $3,000 for teachers at 5, 10, and 20-year career milestones.
AIDirects the Department of Education to provide grants to smaller districts and establish a phased implementation plan to ensure all districts meet the new salary requirements by the 2031-2032 school year.