The proposed bill mandates a two percent salary increase for public education employees in Alabama, effective from the fiscal year 2024-2025. This increase applies to certificated personnel, education support personnel, and employees of specific public educational institutions, including the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind and two-year postsecondary institutions. The State Minimum Salary Schedule will be revised to incorporate this increase, ensuring that all employees receive the appropriate pay adjustment based on their salary step. Local boards of education are required to maintain salary schedules that align with these increases, and the bill outlines the allocation of funds by the State Budget Officer for disbursement to educational boards. It also emphasizes that these pay increases are in addition to any state or local step increases employees may be entitled to.

Furthermore, the bill specifies that the pay increase provisions will not apply to salary supplements from local boards of education, bonuses for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, or the federal salary portion for JROTC instructors. It allows local education boards the option to exclude part-time employees of community education or school-sponsored child care programs from the act's provisions and states that superintendents of education will not receive the pay increase unless approved by a majority recorded vote from the governing body. The bill includes a severability clause to ensure that if any part is found invalid, the remaining provisions will still be effective, and it is set to take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.