HB 5296
Talarico Bill Adds $1,500 A Month For Teachers And Nurses
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Other staff get 25% more. The state sends $15,000 per covered worker!
The bill raises the state minimum salary schedule for Texas public school teachers, librarians, counselors and nurses, adds $1,500 a month on top of last year's pay for the 2025-2026 school year, and orders a 25 percent raise for other full-time non-administrator district staff. It touches every school district and its non-administrative employees, and it promises that covered staff will not later be paid less than their 2025-2026 pay while they stay in the same district or position. The state sends each district $15,000 per covered teacher, librarian, counselor and nurse plus the cost of the 25 percent staff raises, and districts must spend that money on these pay increases.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5296 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.
WHAT IT DOES
Other staff get 25% more. The state sends $15,000 per covered worker!
The bill raises the state minimum salary schedule for Texas public school teachers, librarians, counselors and nurses, adds $1,500 a month on top of last year's pay for the 2025-2026 school year, and orders a 25 percent raise for other full-time non-administrator district staff. It touches every school district and its non-administrative employees, and it promises that covered staff will not later be paid less than their 2025-2026 pay while they stay in the same district or position. The state sends each district $15,000 per covered teacher, librarian, counselor and nurse plus the cost of the 25 percent staff raises, and districts must spend that money on these pay increases.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER
GOVERNMENT GROWTH UNDER A CONSERVATIVE BANNER
THE TEXT
…“a school district shall increase the wages of each full-time employee, other than an administrator or an employee subject to the minimum salary schedule”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill changes public employee pay by ordering a 25 percent raise for non-administrator school staff and raising the teacher minimum salary schedule, paid for with new state aid.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 9, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Labor--Wages
Salaries & Expenses
Text
The text as introduced · 815 words
89R1717 ANG-D By: Talarico H.B. No. 5296 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.402, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-2), (c-3), and (d) to read as follows: (c) The salary factors per step are as follows: Years Experience 0 1 2 3 4 Years Experience 0 1 2 3 4 Salary Factor 0.7899 [ .5464 ] 0.8017 [ .5582 ] 0.8133 [ .5698 ] 0.8251 [ .5816 ] 0.8499 [ .6064 ] Salary Factor 0.7899 [ .5464 ] 0.8017 [ .5582 ] 0.8133 [ .5698 ] 0.8251 [ .5816 ] 0.8499 [ .6064 ] Years Experience 5 6 7 8 9 Years Experience 5 6 7 8 9 Salary Factor 0.8747 [ .6312 ] 0.8995 [ .6560 ] 0.9225 [ .6790 ] 0.9443 [ .7008 ] 0.9649 [ .7214 ] Salary Factor 0.8747 [ .6312 ] 0.8995 [ .6560 ] 0.9225 [ .6790 ] 0.9443 [ .7008 ] 0.9649 [ .7214 ] Years Experience 10 11 12 13 14 Years Experience 10 11 12 13 14 Salary Factor 0.9843 [ .7408 ] 1.0027 [ .7592 ] 1.0203 [ .7768 ] 1.0365 [ .7930 ] 1.0521 [ .8086 ] Salary Factor 0.9843 [ .7408 ] 1.0027 [ .7592 ] 1.0203 [ .7768 ] 1.0365 [ .7930 ] 1.0521 [ .8086 ] Years Experience 15 16 17 18 19 Years Experience 15 16 17 18 19 Salary Factor 1.0667 [ .8232 ] 1.0807 [ .8372 ] 1.0937 [ .8502 ] 1.1061 [ .8626 ] 1.1179 [ .8744 ] Salary Factor 1.0667 [ .8232 ] 1.0807 [ .8372 ] 1.0937 [ .8502 ] 1.1061 [ .8626 ] 1.1179 [ .8744 ] Years Experience 20 and over Years Experience 20 and over Salary Factor 1.1289 [ .8854 ] Salary Factor 1.1289 [ .8854 ] (c-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for the 2025-2026 school year, a classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse is entitled to a monthly salary that is at least equal to the sum of: (1) the monthly salary the employee would have received for the 2025-2026 school year under the district's salary schedule for the 2024-2025 school year, if that schedule had been in effect for the 2025-2026 school year, including any local supplement and any money representing a career ladder supplement the employee would have received in the 2025-2026 school year; and (2) $1,500. (c-3) Subsection (c-2) and this subsection expire September 1, 2026. (d) A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse employed by a school district in the 2025-2026 school year is, as long as the employee is employed by the same district, entitled to a salary that is at least equal to the salary the employee received for the 2025-2026 school year. SECTION 2. Section 22.107, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) For the 2025-2026 school year, a school district shall increase the wages of each full-time employee, other than an administrator or an employee subject to the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402, by 25 percent over the wages received by that employee in the 2024-2025 school year. A district employee to which this subsection applies is entitled to wages in school years subsequent to the 2025-2026 school year in an amount that is at least equal to the amount paid by the district to that employee in the 2025-2026 school year if the employee has remained employed in the same position. SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 48.2521 to read as follows: Sec. 48.2521. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR COMPENSATION INCREASES FOR NONADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES. (a) A school district, including a school district that is otherwise ineligible for state aid under this chapter, is entitled to annual state aid in the sum of: (1) the amount equal to the product of $15,000 multiplied by the number of classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time school nurses employed by the district; and (2) the amount the district is required to pay for wage increases under Section 22.107(b-1). (b) A school district shall use the amount received under this section for purposes of: (1) salary increases under Section 21.402; and (2) wage increases under Section 22.107(b-1). SECTION 4. Section 21.402(c-1), Education Code, is repealed. SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.