HB206 Summary

• Increases salaries for all K-12 certificated employees in city and county school systems by 5% beginning fiscal year 2016-17, with increases applied according to years of experience and degree earned on the State Minimum Salary Schedule.

• Provides 5% salary increases to K-12 education support personnel, including adult bus drivers and Adult Basic Education employees, with salary schedules established for each job classification.

• Grants 5% salary increases to employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, following the same experience-based pay schedule for certificated staff.

• Requires the Alabama Community College System to increase all two-year postsecondary institution salary schedules by 5%, with proper credit for prior work experience in public schools and colleges, capping total increases at 5% except as specifically provided in the act.

• Establishes that salary increases are paid in full before the end of the fiscal year and cannot result in employee dismissal, reduced hours, or salary reductions; excludes superintendents and school administrators from the mandated pay increase provisions.