TX HB5296

Increases the minimum salary schedule factors for classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time school counselors, and full-time school nurses by approximately 0.24 points across all experience levels (0-20+ years), raising the factor range from 0.5464-0.8854 to 0.7899-1.1289

Requires a $1,500 monthly salary increase for the 2025-2026 school year for teachers, librarians, counselors, and nurses, calculated on top of what they would have received under the prior year's salary schedule

Mandates a 25% wage increase for full-time non-administrative school district employees who are not covered by the teacher minimum salary schedule, effective for the 2025-2026 school year

Creates new state aid providing $15,000 per teacher, librarian, counselor, and nurse employed by each district, plus funding to cover the required 25% wage increases for other staff

Guarantees employees the right to maintain at least their 2025-2026 salary level as long as they remain employed in the same district and position