SB 1720: Public School Personnel Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Calatayud

Public School Personnel Compensation; Providing that employees with direct student contact may receive cost-of-living salary adjustments; deleting a limitation on cost-of-living salary adjustments; revising the requirement for the use of advanced degrees when setting salary schedules for instructional personnel and school administrators, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 04:22 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1187 by Gonzalez Pittman Public School Personnel Compensation Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Education Administration Subcommittee	Similar
  S 1216 by Rodriguez Public School Personnel Compensation Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Messages	Similar

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  1012.22

  Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced • Withdrawn from Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 163 • Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 163