HB206 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Public education employees and certain other employees, compensation increased for fiscal year 2016-2017, retired persons under Teachers' Retirement System and certain persons under Employees' Retirement System, one-time lump-sum payment, appropriation

Summary

HB206 would require at least a 5% pay raise for public education employees in FY 2016-17 by revising salary schedules for K-12, AIDB, and two-year colleges.

What This Bill Does

The bill revises the State Minimum Salary Schedule to reflect a 5% increase for many public education staff starting in 2016-17. It applies the raises to certificated K-12 personnel, education support personnel, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) staff, and two-year postsecondary institution employees, with raises added on top of existing pay structures. It requires these increases to be funded through the appropriate budgets and reflected in local salary schedules according to degree earned and years of service. The bill also includes rules about how raises interact with extended contracts, local pay adjustments, and exceptions for certain local personnel and leadership positions.

Who It Affects

• Certificated K-12 personnel (teachers, including DYS School District teachers): will receive a five percent increase at all steps, with placement on local salary schedules adjusted accordingly.
• Education support personnel (including adult bus drivers, Adult Basic Education, and Science in Motion staff): will receive a five percent increase for 2016-17, with full-time and part-time pay adjusted and new local schedules established.
• Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) employees: both certificated and support staff receive five percent increases, with revised salary schedules and local adjustments.
• Two-year postsecondary institution employees (Alabama Community College System): will have all salary schedules increased by five percent for 2016-17, with placement based on prior public education experience and within a five percent cap.

Key Provisions

• Five percent salary increases for certificated K-12 personnel starting FY 2016-17, with each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule increased accordingly and reflected on local schedules.
• Five percent salary increases for Education Support Personnel (K-12), including adults such as bus drivers, with full-time salaries raised and base rates for part-time employees increased; separate local schedules required.
• Five percent salary increases for AIDB certificated and support staff, with revised schedules and mandatory incorporation into local salary plans; part-time rates also increased.
• Five percent salary increase for all two-year postsecondary institution employees (Alabama Community College System), with proper credit for prior public education experience and placement on revised schedules; increases capped at five percent.
• Miscellaneous provisions: funding must be provided from the annual budget, extended contracts receive pro rata increments, local increases remain additive to state increases, and superintendents are exempt from the automatic raise (with any raise for a superintendent needing a majority vote). The act acknowledges potential local exclusions for certain part-time community education staff.

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Subjects

Education