SB 104

Abstract

Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2025, 2026, and 2027 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act enacted during any regular or special session of the General Assembly during 2025, 2026, or 2027 to fund, the Commonwealth's share of compensation supplement incentives for Standards of Quality-funded instructional and support positions sufficient to increase the average teacher salary in the Commonwealth to at least the national average teacher salary by the end of the 2026–2028 biennium and establishes a detailed timeline and process for satisfying such requirement. This bill is identical to HB 187.

Competitive teacher compensation; at or above national average. Requires the Department of Education to conduct an annual review of teacher compensation. Under current law, such review is conducted biennially. The bill also requires the budget bills for the 2025 and 2026 Sessions of the General Assembly to include proposals that fund the Commonwealth's share of compensation supplement incentives for Standards of Quality-funded instructional and support positions to remain competitive.

Teacher compensation; at or above national average.Requires that public school teachers be compensated at a rate thatis at or above the national average. Under current law, compensationat such rate is aspirational. The bill requires state funding tobe provided pursuant to the general appropriation act in a sum sufficientto fund a three percent increase for Standards of Quality-fundedinstructional and support positions, effective for the 2025-2026 schoolyear and to fund an additional seven percent increase, effectivefor the 2026-2027 school year, for each school division, AcademicYear Governor's School, and Regional Alternative Education Program.The bill contains provisions relating to eligibility to receive aprorated share of such state funding for any school division that fails to provide the required increases. The bill has a delayed effectivedate of July 1, 2025.