SB 231 — Makes appropriations to the Interim Finance Committee for allocation to school districts that budget salary increases for certain employees and to the Department of Education for certain personnel costs. (BDR S-508)

EXEMPTSenate (ReprintedBill withNo. amendments adopted on June 2, 2023) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

231231–Senators SENATECannizzaro, BILLDondero NO.Loop, Lange, D.

231–SENATORSHarris, CANNIZZARODaly; , ONDERO LOOP , L ANGE, D.

HDonate, ARRIS,Flores, DALYNeal, ;Nguyen, Ohrenschall, Pazina, Scheible and Spearman Joint Sponsors:

DONATEAssemblymen ,Yeager, FLORES,Jauregui, NEAL,Monroe-Moreno, NMarzola, GUYENC.H. , OHRENSCHALL , PAZINA, SCHEIBLE AND S PEARMAN M ARCH 8, 2023 ____________ JOINTS PONSORS:

ASSEMBLYMENMiller; YEAGER , AUREGUI, M ONROE- M ORENO , MARZOLA , C.H.

ILLER;Anderson, Backus, Bilbray-Axelrod, Cohen, Considine, D’Silva, Duran, González, Gorelow, Mosca, Newby, Nguyen, Orentlicher, Peters, Taylor, Thomas, Torres and Watts CHAPTER..........

ANDERSON, BACKUS , B ILBRAY-AXELROD , OHEN, CONSIDIN, D’SILV, DURAN , G ONZÁLEZ, G ORELOW , M OSCA , N EWBY , N GUYEN , O RENTLICHER, PETERS, AYLOR , THOMAS , ORRES AND W ATTS ____________ Referred to Committee on Finance SUMMARY—Makes appropriations to the Interim Finance Committee for allocation to school districts that budget salary increases for certain employees and to the Department of Education for certain personnel costs.

(BDR S-508) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

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There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Interim Finance Committee the sum of - *SB231_R1* – 2 – $250,000,000 for allocation to school districts for the support of public schools.

(1) The school district has budgeted for Fiscal Years 2023- 2024 and 2024-2025 an increase to the salary of teachers and education support professionals employed by the school district from sources other than the appropriation made by subsection 1, which is in addition to any increase in salary for teachers or education support professionals which was planned or bargained for before the effective date of this act;

and (2) The increase in salary budgeted pursuant to subparagraph (1) does not replace or supplant any other form of compensation which was provided to teachers or education support professionals of the school district before Fiscal Year 2023-2024 or which was bargained for or planned for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 or any succeeding fiscal year before the effective date of this act.

(b)- The82nd schoolSession district(2023) has– submitted2 to– the Committee a statement of the amount and percentage of the budgeted increase in salary for teachers and education support professionals described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) and the total cost to the school district to provide the budgeted increase in salary.

(a) The total amount of the budgeted increase to salaries for teachers and education support professionals of the school district for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 from sources other than the appropriation made by subsection 1, not including any increase in salary which was planned or bargained for before the effective datedat(b) An amount which is equal to $250,000,000 multiplied by a percentage which is the number of teachers and education support professionals employed by the school district on July 1, 2023, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers and education support professionals employed in all of the school districts in this act;State on July 1, 2023.

or4. (b) An amount which is equal to $250,000,000 multiplied by a percentage which is the number of teachers and education support professionals employed by the school district on July 1, 2023, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers and education support professionals employed in all of the school districts in this State on July 1, 2023.

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The money appropriated by subsection 1 must be used to supplement and not supplant or cause to be reduced any other source of funding for the support of public schools or for the salary and compensationemployed ofby teachersany orpublic educationschool.ucation support professionals employed6. by any public school.

6.On or before August 1, 2024, and August 1, 2025, each school district in this State that is allocated money pursuant to subsection 2 during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and Fiscal Year 2024- 2025, respectively, shall submit a report to the Interim Finance Committee which includes, without limitation:

Any(a) remainingDetailed balanceinformation ofon thehow appropriationall mademoney byallocated subsectionpursuant 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2025, by the entity to whichsubsection the2 appropriationwas is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 19, 2025, by either the entityschool todistrict; which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 19, 2025.

- 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – support professionals employed by the school district during theon immediately preceding fiscal year and the amount of such an increase for which money allocated pursuant to subsection 2 was spent;

and (c) Any other information relating to the use by the school district of the money allocated pursuant to subsection 2, or the operations of the school district to provide appropriate context for such use, which is requested by the Interim Finance Committee.

Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2025, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 19, 2025, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently Fund on or before September 19, 2025.everted to the State General 8.

(8) Secretaries;

Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, - *SB231_R1*82nd Session (2023) – 4 – 2024, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise entity transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 20, 2024, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 20, 2024.

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