(a)Definitions and eligibility. The following definitions
and eligibility criteria apply to the minimum salary schedule in accordance
with Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 21.
(1)The staff positions employed by public school districts
that are entitled to the minimum salary schedule under TEC, §21.402,
are classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time counselors,
and full-time nurses.
(A)A classroom teacher is an educator who teaches
an average of at least four hours per day in an academic or career
and technology instructional setting pursuant to TEC, §5.001,
focusing on the delivery of the Texas essential knowledge and skills
and holds the relevant certificate issued by the State Board for Educator
Certification (SBEC) under the provisions of TEC, Chapter 21, Subchapter
B. Although non-instructional duties do not qualify as teaching, necessary
functions related to the educator's instructional assignment such
as instructional planning and transition between instructional periods
should be applied to creditable classroom time.
(B)A school librarian is an educator who provides
full-time library services and holds the relevant certificate issued
by the SBEC under the provisions of TEC, Chapter 21, Subchapter B.
(C)A school counselor is an educator who provides
full-time counseling and guidance services under the provisions of
TEC, Chapter 33, Subchapter A, and holds the relevant certificate
issued by the SBEC pursuant to the provisions of TEC, Chapter 21,
Subchapter B.
(D)A school nurse is an educator employed to provide
full-time nursing and health care services and who meets all the requirements
to practice as a registered nurse (RN) pursuant to the Nursing Practice
Act and the rules and regulations relating to professional nurse education,
licensure, and practice and has been issued a license to practice
professional nursing in Texas.
(2)An eligible educator who is employed by more than
one district in a shared service arrangement or by a single district
in more than one capacity among any of the eligible positions qualifies
for the salary increase as long as the combined functions constitute
full-time employment.
(3)Full-time means contracted employment for at least
ten months (187 days) for 100% of the school day in accordance with
definitions of school day in TEC, §25.082, employment contract
in TEC, §21.002, and school year in TEC, §25.081.
(4)A local supplement is any amount of pay above the
state minimum salary schedule for duties that are part of a teacher's
classroom instructional assignment.
(5)Current placement on the salary schedule means
a placement based on years of service recognized for salary increment
purposes up to the current year.
(6)Salary schedule means a system of providing routine
salary increases based upon an employee's total teaching experience
and/or an employee's longevity in a school district.
(b)Base monthly salary [for the 2011-2012 and
2012-2013 school years] . The base monthly salary is the monthly
salary that is at least equal to the monthly salary as determined
by TEC, §21.402(c-1).
(1)Eligible classroom teachers employed by school
districts are entitled to the minimum salary schedule that is at least
equal to the monthly salary as determined by TEC, §21.402(c-1).
(2)Eligible full-time counselors, full-time nurses,
and full-time librarians employed by school districts are entitled
to the minimum salary schedule that is at least equal to the monthly
salary as determined by TEC, §21.402(c-1).
(c)Determination of "FS." "FS" is the amount, as determined
by the commissioner under TEC, §21.402(b), of the basic allotment
as provided by TEC, §42.101(a) or (b), for a school district
with a maintenance and operations tax rate at least equal to the state
maximum compressed tax rate, as defined by TEC, §42.101(a).
(d)Monthly minimum salary rates. The minimum monthly
salary rates [applicable for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school
years], in accordance with this section and TEC, §21.402,
shall be as set forth in [the table in] this subsection.
If the minimum monthly salary determined under TEC, §21.402(a),
for a particular level of experience is less than the minimum monthly
salary for that level of experience in the preceding year, the minimum
monthly salary is the minimum monthly salary for the preceding year.
[Figure: 19 TAC §153.1022(d)]
(1)The minimum monthly salary rates
applicable for the 2014-2015 school year, in accordance with this
section and TEC, §21.402, shall be as set forth in the table
in this subsection.
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(2)The minimum monthly salary rates
applicable for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years, in accordance
with this section and TEC, §21.402, shall be as set forth in
the table in this subsection.
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The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on September 21, 2015
TRD-201503922 Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Earliest possible date of adoption:
November 1, 2015
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
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