Bill > HB3050

This bill addresses salary increases for public school employees in Texas for the 2025-2026 school year, focusing on key education professionals. Specifically, the bill ensures that classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time school counselors, and full-time school nurses will receive a monthly salary increase of at least $400 on top of their existing salary from the 2024-2025 school year. The bill also guarantees that these employees will maintain their 2025-2026 salary level if they continue working in the same school district. Additionally, the legislature is appropriating $1 billion from the economic stabilization fund to provide one-time retention bonuses to district support staff, to be distributed based on the number of full-time employees (excluding administrators). School districts will receive state aid equal to $4,000 multiplied by the number of eligible professional employees, which helps support these salary increases. The provisions are set to take effect for the 2025-2026 school year, with some sections requiring a two-thirds vote in the legislature for immediate implementation. The bill aims to support and retain educational professionals by providing meaningful salary enhancements.

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