Bill Text: TX HB2012 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to public school educators and certain other professional employees of school districts.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB2012 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2012-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to public school educators and certain other professional employees of school districts.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB2012 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2012-Engrossed.html
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By: Villarreal | H.B. No. 2012 |
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relating to collection, distribution, and use of information | ||
relating to salaries of certain professional employees of school | ||
districts. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 7.038 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 7.038. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE SALARY INFORMATION. (a) | ||
The agency shall collect information from school districts | ||
regarding salaries paid to employees entitled to the minimum | ||
monthly salary under Section 21.402. | ||
(b) The agency shall provide for public use of the | ||
information collected under Subsection (a) in summary form on the | ||
agency's Internet website in a manner that indicates, by school | ||
district, the average salaries of employees to whom Subsection (a) | ||
applies by position and for classroom teachers, also by subject and | ||
grade level. | ||
(c) The agency shall use the data collected under Subsection | ||
(a) regarding salaries paid to classroom teachers to conduct a | ||
cost-of-living salary comparability analysis in each region of the | ||
state to determine how classroom teacher salaries compare to | ||
salaries in similar professions. The commissioner shall delineate | ||
the geographic boundaries of the regions of the state and designate | ||
the professions that constitute similar professions for purposes of | ||
conducting the salary comparability analysis under this | ||
subsection. Not later than December 1, 2014, the agency shall | ||
prepare and deliver a report of the salary comparability analysis | ||
conducted under this subsection to the governor, lieutenant | ||
governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and presiding | ||
officer of each standing legislative committee with primary | ||
jurisdiction over public education. The agency shall post a copy of | ||
the report on the agency's Internet website. | ||
(d) The agency shall collect data and conduct the | ||
cost-of-living salary comparability analysis under this section | ||
using only available funds and resources from public or private | ||
sources. | ||
(e) This section expires September 1, 2015. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |