The bill proposes a two percent pay increase for various public education employees in Alabama, effective from the fiscal year 2024-2025. This increase applies to certificated personnel (K-12), education support personnel (K-12), employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), and employees at two-year postsecondary institutions. The State Minimum Salary Schedule will be updated to reflect this increase, and local boards of education are required to place certificated employees on the local salary schedule accordingly. The bill also includes provisions for education support personnel, AIDB employees, and employees of the Community College System to receive at least a two percent pay increase. It ensures that all salary increases are paid in full before the end of the fiscal year and that any cost-of-living adjustments or increases are in addition to local pay increases. The bill does not make appropriations but mandates that the necessary appropriations be made in the annual Education Trust Fund budget act.

HB146 specifies that the pay increase provisions do not apply to certain salary supplements, bonuses, or the federal portion of salaries for JROTC instructors. It allows local boards of education the discretion to exclude part-time employees of certain programs from the pay increase and states that any pay increase for superintendents must be approved by a majority recorded vote. The bill also includes a severability clause and indicates that it will become law immediately after its passage and approval by the Governor, or otherwise becoming law. The Senate passed the bill on May 2, 2024, as noted by the insertion in the text.