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FL H0121

Bill

Status

Failed

5/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Tina Polsky

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a $50,000 minimum annual starting salary for all instructional personnel in Florida beginning in the 2019-2020 fiscal year

  • Requires the Department of Education to calculate an adjusted minimum salary by November 1 each year, using the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for the South Region

  • Mandates district school boards apply district cost differentials to adjust the statewide minimum, but prohibits any district's minimum from falling below the statewide floor

  • Requires the Legislature to fund the Florida Education Finance Program at levels sufficient to guarantee these minimum salaries while maintaining adequate funding for other education programs

  • Takes effect July 1, 2019, and may be cited as the "Florida Teacher Fair Pay Act"

Legislative Description

Instructional Personnel Salaries

Last Action

Died in PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee

5/3/2019

Committee Referrals

PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee1/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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