HB506 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jay Love

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Richard BaughnRandy DavisMack N. ButlerMark TuggleMicky HammonWes LongApril WeaverPaul DeMarcoRandy WoodBecky NordgrenSteve ClouseBarry MooreKen JohnsonAlan HarperMike MillicanMike BallBarry MaskAllen FarleyMike HubbardMac ButtramMary Sue McClurkinLesley VanceJamie IsonGreg WrenWayne JohnsonDonnie ChesteenJim McClendonHoward SanderfordMac McCutcheonPaul BeckmanKerry RichBill PooleVictor GastonJim CarnsWilliam RobertsK.L. BrownDuwayne BridgesDickie DrakeRichard J. LairdAlan BakerDavid SessionsTerri CollinsEd HenryAlan BoothePaul W. LeeLynn GreerJoe FaustSteve McMillanPhil WilliamsHarry Shiver

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Public education employees, salary increase, including K-12 and certain other designated education institutions, liability insurance program to be established by Finance Department in consultation with Education Department

Summary

HB506 would give a 2% pay raise to K-12 teachers and staff starting in 2013-2014 and create a state-funded education employee liability insurance program.

What This Bill Does

It raises the State Minimum Salary Schedule by 2% for fiscal year 2013-2014 and applies this increase to certificated personnel and education support personnel in K-12 and certain designated institutions, with local salary schedules adjusted accordingly. Local boards must place employees on the correct local schedule and apply the increases, including pro rata adjustments for extended contracts, while superintendent raises are generally exempt unless approved by a majority vote. It also creates a program, funded by Education Trust Fund appropriations, to purchase or provide education employee liability insurance for certificated personnel, support personnel, and student teachers, to be administered by the Department of Finance in consultation with the State Department of Education, with coverage beginning no later than July 1, 2013 and at no cost to the employees.

Who It Affects

• Certificated personnel (teachers, principals, and similar staff) in city/county school systems and certain state education institutions will receive a 2% pay increase and be placed on the appropriate local salary schedules based on degree and years of service.
• Education support personnel (non-certificated staff like aides, bus drivers, secretaries, maintenance, etc.) will receive a 2% pay increase starting in 2013-2014, with base pay increases reflected in local schedules; part-time base pay also increases.
• Employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), including certificated and education support personnel, will receive 2% increases and have local schedules adjusted accordingly.
• Student teachers assigned to public school classrooms will be included in the new education employee liability insurance program at no cost to them.
• Local boards of education and school systems are responsible for implementing the salary increases and maintaining proper salary schedules; superintendents are generally exempt from automatic increases unless a majority vote approves one.
• The Department of Finance (with the State Department of Education) will implement and administer the education employee liability insurance program.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(1): Certificated K-12 personnel receive a 2% pay increase for FY 2013-2014; each step on the State Minimum Salary Schedule is increased accordingly and local schedules must reflect these increases based on degree and years of experience.
• Section 1(2): Education support personnel (K-12) receive a 2% pay increase starting FY 2013-2014; part-time base pay increases; separate local salary schedules for each job type.
• Section 1(3): AIDB employees (certificated and support) receive 2% increases; local schedules updated; separate job-specific schedules for full-time and part-time staff.
• Section 1(4): Miscellaneous rules including pro rata increments for work beyond 187 days, provisions for local vs. state increases, and exclusions (e.g., superintendent pay increases require a majority vote and local supplements or certain certifications are exempt from the act's increases.
• Section 4-8: Establishment of a program to provide education employee liability insurance (self-insurance or purchased policies) for certificated personnel, support personnel, and student teachers; funded by Education Trust Fund appropriations; coverage at no cost to employees; administered by the Department of Finance; insurer chosen by competitive process; effective no later than July 1, 2013.
• Section 8: Insurance coverage becomes effective by July 1, 2013.
• Section 9-10: Act is severable and becomes law immediately upon approval.

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Subjects

Education