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FL S0152

Bill

Status

Failed

5/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Rader

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Florida Teacher Fair Pay Act" requiring the Legislature to fund the Florida Education Finance Program at levels ensuring minimum starting salaries for instructional personnel

  • Sets a statewide minimum salary of $50,000 for all instructional personnel beginning in the 2019-2020 fiscal year

  • Requires the Department of Education to calculate an adjusted minimum starting salary by November 1 each year, increasing it based on 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 adjustment that would reduce a district's minimum below the statewide floor

Legislative Description

Instructional Personnel Salaries

Last Action

Died in Education

5/3/2019

Committee Referrals

Education1/10/2019

Full Bill Text

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