SB 2279

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
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
(b)  A school district shall use the amount received under
this section for purposes of wage increases under Section
SECTION 3.  Section 21.402(c-1), Education Code, is
SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
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.