HB4 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris SellsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Public education employees, cost-of-living increase provided

Summary

HB4 would give at least a 3% pay raise to public education employees in Alabama starting in FY 2016-17 by revising salary schedules for K-12 staff, support personnel, AIDB staff, and two-year colleges.

What This Bill Does

The bill requires a 3% salary increase for multiple education groups starting with the 2016-17 fiscal year and adjusts the corresponding salary schedules to reflect these raises. It applies increases to each step on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for certificated K-12 staff, education support personnel, AIDB staff, and two-year college employees, with certain local implementation rules. It also requires local boards and institutions to implement the increases, ensure proper placement based on experience and education, and pay the raises within the fiscal year, while preserving other entitlements and excluding certain local supplements or superintendents from automatic raises.

Who It Affects

• Certificated K-12 personnel (teachers) including those in the Department of Youth Services School District, who would receive a 3% raise and have their salary steps adjusted accordingly.
• Two-year postsecondary institution employees (Alabama Community College System), who would receive a 3% raise and be placed on revised schedules with credit for prior public education experience.

Key Provisions

• Certificated K-12 staff must receive a 3% salary increase for fiscal year 2016-17, with each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule increased by 3% for that year.
• Education support personnel and adult bus drivers (including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion staff) receive a 3% raise for 2016-17, with local salary schedules adjusted accordingly and base pay for part-time staff increased by 3%.
• AIDB employees (certificated and support) receive 3% increases by step and a separate local schedule maintained for each job class; part-time base pay also increased by 3%.
• Two-year postsecondary institutions must revise salary schedules to reflect a 3% increase for 2016-17, with full credit for prior public education experience and proper placement on revised schedules.
• Salaries and increases must be paid in full within the fiscal year; extended work beyond 187 days gets prorated increments; local and state increases are additive to other local pay or are excluded from local supplements as specified.
• Superintendents are exempt from automatic pay raises; local boards must authorize any superintendent increase by majority vote.
• The act does not create new appropriations by itself; funding must be provided in the annual budget act.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education