HB 2499
AN ACT relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule for certain
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Allows certain new educators (classroom teachers, librarians, counselors, and nurses) with less than five years of experience to receive salary step credit for at least five years if they are hired within one year of earning their degree by the district from which they graduated or at a campus in the same county. The legislation aims to provide more competitive compensation for new education professionals and potentially help districts retain recent graduates by offering enhanced salary recognition, with implementation set to begin in the 2025-2026 school year.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule for certain BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.403, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Notwithstanding any other law, an employee who is employed as a classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse and who has less than five years of experience is entitled to salary step credit for at least five years of experience if, not later than one year after the date on which the employee earned a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree, the employee is (1) by the district from which the employee received a (2) at a district campus located within a county with a SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 SECTION 3. 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.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule for certain
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