H733 — An Act relative to educator pay

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An Act relative to educator pay

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The bill increases the minimum compensation rates for teachers and education support professionals in Massachusetts.

• Chapter 71, Section 40(b)

  seventy thousand dollars for teachers and a rate of not less than fifty-five thousand dollars for education support professionals for school years commencing after July first, two thousand and twenty-five. → eighty thousand dollars for teachers and a rate of not less than sixty-five thousand dollars for education support professionals for school years commencing after July first, two thousand and thirty.

  This change raises the minimum pay for teachers and education support professionals to $80,000 and $65,000 respectively, effective from July 1, 2030.

• Chapter 71, Section 40

  It is hereby declared to be the goal of the commonwealth to guarantee that all public school educators are paid not less than a living wage as defined by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator.

  This addition establishes a goal for the commonwealth to ensure all public school educators receive a living wage.

• Chapter 71, Section 40(e)

  Beginning on July first, two thousand thirty-five, and for each subsequent five-year period, the executive office of labor and workforce development shall calculate an adjusted minimum compensation rate for teachers and education support professionals by increasing the current rate of compensation by the rate of inflation for the previous five-year period.

  This provision mandates periodic adjustments to educator compensation based on inflation every five years starting in 2035.

• Chapter 71, Section 40(f)

  Effective September first of the five-year period starting on July first, two thousand thirty-five, and effective for each subsequent five-year period thereafter, the compensation rates shall be adjusted as laid out in subsection (e) and be eligible for reimbursement under subsection (c) of this section.

  This establishes when the adjusted compensation rates will take effect and confirms their eligibility for state reimbursements.

• Chapter 71, Section 40(g)

  The implementation of this section shall be consistent with the provisions of chapter 150E of the General Laws, including but not limited to the duty to bargain on wages, hours and working conditions, or any agreements entered into in accordance with said chapter 150E of the General Laws.

  This clarifies that the new compensation standards must comply with existing labor laws regarding collective bargaining.

Sponsors

• Erika Uyterhoeven · Primary

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