MS SB2001

Increases minimum teacher salary by $2,000 across all experience levels and license types (A, AA, AAA, AAAA), effective 2026-2027 school year, with entry-level salaries ranging from $43,500 (A license) to $47,500 (AAAA license)

Raises minimum annual salary for assistant teachers from $17,000 to $19,000 beginning in the 2026-2027 school year

Prohibits school districts from reducing local supplement payments or paying assistant teachers below state minimum salary in years when the minimum is increased, with violating districts facing funding reductions of twice the amount of any improper reduction

Allows districts to reduce assistant teacher salaries on a pro rata basis only if there has been a reduction in adequate education program allocations or federal funds from the previous year

Expresses legislative intent that all full-time professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and course instructors at state universities and community/junior colleges receive a $2,000 salary increase above current salaries