Bill Text: TX HB387 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for classroom teacher salary increases.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-12 - Referred to Appropriations [HB387 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB387-Introduced.html
  84R2350 KKA-D
 
  By: Raymond H.B. No. 387
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an appropriation of money from the economic
  stabilization fund for classroom teacher salary increases.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The amount of $1 billion is appropriated from the
  economic stabilization fund to the foundation school fund for
  distribution by the commissioner of education during the state
  fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2015, to school districts to
  provide classroom teacher salary increases.
         SECTION 2.  The commissioner of education shall distribute
  the amount appropriated under this Act to school districts on the
  basis of the number of classroom teachers, as defined by Section
  5.001, Education Code, employed by each district.
         SECTION 3.  Each school district may use funds distributed
  under this Act only to increase the salary that would otherwise be
  provided to classroom teachers employed by the district.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015, but only
  if it receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each
  house of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article
  III, Texas Constitution.
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