HB 154 Summary

• Grants a 6% salary increase to certificated K-12 public school employees and teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District beginning fiscal year 2018-2019, with increases applied according to the State Minimum Salary Schedule based on years of experience and degrees earned.

• Provides a 6% pay increase to education support personnel (K-12), including adult bus drivers and part-time employees, beginning fiscal year 2018-2019, requiring each governing body to establish and maintain salary schedules reflecting the increase.

• Mandates 6% salary increases for employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, two-year postsecondary institutions under the Board of Trustees of the Community College System, and other designated public educational institutions for fiscal year 2018-2019.

• Specifies that pay increases apply in addition to any step increases or local salary schedule increases employees are otherwise entitled to receive, and excludes superintendents, salary supplements, National Board certification bonuses, and JROTC instructor federal salary portions.

• Directs the State Budget Officer to allocate funds through the annual Education Trust Fund budget act and makes the act effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.