SB162 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

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

Summary

SB 162 would raise salaries for Alabama public education employees starting in FY 2018-2019 by updating salary schedules and applying a 2% to 2.5% pay increase across K-12 staff, AIDB, and two-year colleges.

What This Bill Does

It revises the State Minimum Salary Schedule to reflect a 2.5% increase for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. It requires the relevant boards to apply a 2% raise for certificated K-12 staff and a 2.5% increase for education support personnel, AIDB staff, and two-year postsecondary employees, with placement based on degree and years of service. It also establishes local salary schedules to carry out these increases, ensures funding through the Education Trust Fund budget, and includes rules about pro rata increments for extended contracts and exclusions for certain local supplements and superintendents. The increases are intended to begin in FY 2018-2019 and continue in later years, with no automatic additional raises beyond these amounts unless enacted.

Who It Affects

• Certificated K-12 personnel (teachers, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees) in city and county systems and the Department of Youth Services School District who will receive a 2% increase in FY 2018-2019; their local salary schedules must reflect the increased state minimum and degree/experience placement.
• Education Support Personnel (K-12) and adult bus drivers who will receive a 2.5% pay raise starting FY 2018-2019; part-time staff will see base pay increases under separate local schedules.
• Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) staff (both certificated and support) who will see 2.5% increases across applicable salary steps and must have local schedules updated accordingly.
• Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions (community colleges) whose salary schedules will be revised to reflect a 2.5% increase for FY 2018-2019, with proper credit for prior public education service and placement based on length of service.

Key Provisions

• Certificated K-12 personnel: starting FY 2018-2019, a 2% salary increase; the State Minimum Salary Schedule is increased by 2.5% across all steps; increases are paid in addition to any other step increases and are reflected in local salary schedules; degree earned and years of service determine placement.
• Education Support Personnel (K-12): starting FY 2018-2019, a 2.5% pay increase; full-time employees receive the increase, with separate local salary schedules; base pay for part-time staff is increased by 2.5%.
• AIDB: for FY 2018-2019, certificated staff receive at least a 2.5% increase by steps; education support personnel receive 2.5% as well; separate local schedules must be created and salaries updated accordingly.
• Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions: the Community College System revises all salary schedules to reflect a 2.5% increase for FY 2018-2019; employees receive the increase in addition to other entitlements; proper credit for prior public education service and placement according to length of service; increases capped at 2.5%.
• Miscellaneous provisions: funding and timing through the Education Trust Fund; extended contracts receive pro rata increments beyond 187 days; local increments for cost-of-living adjustments are separate from state increases; some local supplements or superintendent pay are excluded or require separate action; opt-out provisions exist for certain part-time community education employees.

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Subjects

Education