HB154 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Public education employees, salary increase, including K-12 and certain other designated education institutions

Summary

HB 154 would give a 6% across-the-board pay raise to most Alabama public education employees starting in FY2018-2019, with changes to salary schedules for K-12 staff, AIDB employees, and two-year colleges.

What This Bill Does

It requires a 6% pay increase for eligible employees and updates the State Minimum Salary Schedule accordingly for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, with local boards adjusting schedules to reflect the new amounts. The increases apply to K-12 certificated personnel and education support personnel (including adult bus drivers and certain program staff), employees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and all two-year postsecondary institution employees, with placement based on degrees earned and years of public education service. It also specifies funding sources, pro rata adjustments for extended contracts, and certain exclusions, such as superintendents unless the local board votes otherwise; the increases would begin in 2018-2019 and are not authorized to continue as automatic increases in later years.

Who It Affects

• K-12 certificated personnel and K-12 education support personnel (including adult Basic Education and Science in Motion staff and adult bus drivers) in city/county school systems and the Department of Youth Services School District, who would receive a six percent increase starting FY2018-2019 and have their salary schedules adjusted accordingly.
• Employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) and employees at two-year postsecondary institutions (community colleges), who would receive a six percent increase beginning FY2018-2019, with separate local salary schedules and placement rules to reflect prior public education experience.

Key Provisions

• Six percent pay increase for certificated K-12 personnel beginning FY2018-2019, with all steps on the State Minimum Salary Schedule increased accordingly and local schedules adjusted.
• Six percent pay increase for Education Support Personnel (K-12), including adult bus drivers and related staff, with base pay increases for full-time and part-time employees and separate local salary schedules maintained for each job class.
• AIDB employees (certificated and support) receive six percent increases with revised salary schedules and local scheduling; part-time base pay also increased.
• Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions (community colleges) salary schedules increased by six percent for FY2018-2019; agencies must ensure proper credit for prior public education service and correct placement on revised schedules; increases are limited to six percent unless otherwise provided.
• Miscellaneous provisions: funding to be allocated within the Education Trust Fund per fiscal year; pro rata increments for contracts extending beyond 187 days; increases in state pay are exclusive of certain local pay increases and supplements; some exclusions apply (e.g., superintendents unless a board vote approves).
• Effective timing and limits: the pay increases begin in FY2018-2019 and continue, but the act does not authorize additional increases in subsequent years; the act is financially non-appropriative but relies on annual Education Trust Fund appropriations; the act is immediately effective upon passage.

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Subjects

Education