HB136 Summary

• Provides a 4% salary increase for all certificated K-12 employees (teachers) at city and county school systems beginning fiscal year 2022-2023, applied based on years of experience and degree earned on the State Minimum Salary Schedule.

• Grants a 4% pay increase to all public education support workers and adult bus drivers in K-12 schools starting fiscal year 2022-2023, with separate salary schedules established for each job classification.

• Provides 4% salary increases for certificated and support personnel at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), and requires revised salary schedules to reflect the increase by step and experience level.

• Requires the Community College System to revise all two-year postsecondary institution salary schedules to reflect a 4% increase for fiscal year 2022-2023, with employees receiving credit for prior work experience in public schools and colleges.

• Excludes school superintendents from the pay increase provisions (except by majority recorded vote), and clarifies the increases apply to specific employee categories while allowing local boards to exclude certain part-time community education personnel.