Bill Text: TX HB64 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for classroom teacher salary increases.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-07-20 - Referred to Appropriations [HB64 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB64-Introduced.html
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By: Raymond | H.B. No. 64 |
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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, 2017, 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. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section: | ||
(1) 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; and | ||
(2) if this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | ||
last day of the legislative session. | ||
(b) This Act takes effect 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. |