AZ SCR1041

Requires school districts and charter schools to increase base salaries for eligible teachers using distributions from an increased state land trust permanent fund rate if voters approve the constitutional amendment.

Establishes the teacher pay fund to distribute monies to school districts and charter schools based on the number of eligible teachers, with allocations exempt from revenue control limits.

Prohibits school districts and charter schools from reducing teacher base salaries below fiscal year 2026-2027 levels, with limited exceptions for budget declines in per-pupil expenditures.

Requires school districts and charter schools to report the number of eligible teachers and salary schedules in their budgets and prominently post teacher salary information on their websites.

Defines eligible teachers as those employed full-time who devote more than 75% of their time to instruction (or 50% for special education teachers), excluding administrators and teachers in the two lowest performance classifications.