Bill Text: TX HB157 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for classroom teacher salary increases.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-15 - Referred to Appropriations [HB157 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB157-Introduced.html
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| By: Raymond | H.B. No. 157 | |
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| relating to an appropriation of money from the economic | ||
| stabilization fund for classroom teacher salary increases. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The amount of $1 billion is appropriated from the | ||
| economic stabilization fund to the foundation school fund for | ||
| distribution by the commissioner of education during the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2017, to school districts to | ||
| provide classroom teacher salary increases. | ||
| SECTION 2. The commissioner of education shall distribute | ||
| the amount appropriated under this Act to school districts on the | ||
| basis of the number of classroom teachers, as defined by Section | ||
| 5.001, Education Code, employed by each district. | ||
| SECTION 3. Each school district may use funds distributed | ||
| under this Act only to increase the salary that would otherwise be | ||
| provided to classroom teachers employed by the district. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017, but only | ||
| if it receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each | ||
| house of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article | ||
| III, Texas Constitution. | ||
