Text of the bill and brief summary
- SB 7000 (full text) is one of three bills proposed by the Senate PreK-12 Education Committee that focuses on deregulation of public schools. The focus for SB 7000 is on regulations regarding personnel.
The bill makes many proposed changes that FEA, our local unions and our members have been advocating for in order to strengthen retention in our schools. Some of the proposed changes include:
- Allowing instructional personnel to earn multiyear contracts (Lines 524-547)
- Removing the requirement for advanced degree supplements to only be awarded if the degree is in the teacher’s area of certification. (Line 329)
- Removing the requirement that highly effective instructional personnel on the “performance pay schedule” receive a raise at least 25% greater than anyone else. (Line 383)
It’s not all good news, however. The bill also adds further restrictions on collective bargaining. The following are just some of new restrictions:
- Incentives for highly effective teachers (Line 428)
- School district calendars (Line 443)
- The awarding of multi-year contracts (Line 444)
- Click here to see the entirety of the proposed new restrictions on collective bargaining.
- Additionally, the bill would require student performance measures to be 50% of a teacher’s evaluation up from the current requirement of 33%. (Line 632.)
What’s Next
SB 7004 has been referred to the Fiscal Policy Committee for what will likely be its final committee stop before heading for a vote in the full Senate.
The bill could be heard in the Fiscal Policy Committee during their final interim committee week meeting on Dec. 12. We’ll know by Nov. 30 if the bill is placed on the agenda for the Dec. 12 meeting.
Vote History
- 8-0 : Senate PreK-12 Education Committee, 11-15-23. (Senators Osgood and Yarborough both had excused absences from the meeting.)
Talking Points
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- SB 7000 (full text) is one of three bills proposed by the Senate PreK-12 Education Committee that focuses on deregulation of public schools. The focus for SB 7000 is on regulations regarding personnel.
The bill makes many proposed changes that FEA, our local unions and our members have been advocating for in order to strengthen retention in our schools. Some of the proposed changes include:
- Allowing instructional personnel to earn multiyear contracts (Lines 524-547)
- Removing the requirement for advanced degree supplements to only be awarded if the degree is in the teacher’s area of certification. (Line 329)
- Removing the requirement that highly effective instructional personnel on the “performance pay schedule” receive a raise at least 25% greater than anyone else. (Line 383)
It’s not all good news, however. The bill also adds further restrictions on collective bargaining. The following are just some of new restrictions:
- Incentives for highly effective teachers (Line 428)
- School district calendars (Line 443)
- The awarding of multi-year contracts (Line 444)
- Click here to see the entirety of the proposed new restrictions on collective bargaining.
- Additionally, the bill would require student performance measures to be 50% of a teacher’s evaluation up from the current requirement of 33%. (Line 632.)
- 8-0 : Senate PreK-12 Education Committee, 11-15-23. (Senators Osgood and Yarborough both had excused absences from the meeting.)
SB 7004 has been referred to the Fiscal Policy Committee for what will likely be its final committee stop before heading for a vote in the full Senate.
The bill could be heard in the Fiscal Policy Committee as soon as Dec. 5. We’ll know by Nov. 28 if the bill is placed on the agenda for the Dec. 5 meeting.
Check back soon.
