LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 205 SLS 24RS 139
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 23, 2024 9:04 AM Author: MIGUEZ
Dept./Agy.: EDUCATION
Subject: Additional teacher compensation Analyst: Julie Silva
SCHOOLS EN INCREASE LF EX See Note Page 1 of 1
Requires additional compensation for teachers and other school employees under certain circumstances. (gov sig)
Changes the salary schedule publication date for the governing authorities of each local public elementary and secondary school from
January 1 of each year to June 30. Requires compensation for any teacher who is not afforded the minimum uninterrupted planning time
required by R.S. 17:434(A), paid at their effective hourly rate. Requires each governing authority to develop a uniform supplemental
salary schedule for the 2024-25 school year, if such schedule is not already in place, that specifically addresses compensation for duties
performed by certified employees of the governing authority beyond the scope of their prescribed duties and responsibilities. The uniform
supplemental salary schedule is to provide the following: (1) All certified employees are to be paid a minimum of $30 per hour for
qualifying duties and responsibilities, rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour, net of all applicable deductions; and (2) All nonexempt
employees are to be compensated for overtime work in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. Exempts the teachers and
employees of the state special schools and programs administered through the Special School District.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE
Annual Total
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
Proposed legislation is anticipated to affect local government expenditures. Actual impacts will vary across all local public school governing
authorities and will be dependent on the extent to which they are able to comply with existing law (R.S. 17:434) governing teacher
planning time. The law requires all teachers to be provided 45 minutes each day, or the weekly equivalent, of uninterrupted planning time
within their schedules. Under proposed law, public school authorities unable to ensure compliance with current law, are required to instead
compensate such teachers at their effective hourly rate of pay. The effective hourly rate will vary by employee, but is to be calculated by
converting the teacher's annual salary as provided in the teacher salary schedule adopted by the governing authority, into an hourly rate
of pay. Actual impacts will vary and be dependent on several factors, including the number of teachers who will require compensation, the
effective hourly rate of pay for such teachers, and the extent to which a teacher is able or not able to be granted some portion of the
required planning time within their set, weekly schedule. A local governing authority able to schedule the required planning time
for all teachers is not anticipated to realize an impact to expenditures as a result of proposed legislation.
The bill additionally requires that each public school governing authority develop a uniform supplemental salary schedule for the 2024-25
school year, if one is not currently in place. The schedule is to specifically addresses compensation for duties performed by certified
employees beyond the scope of those assigned to them and requires that all certified employees are to be paid a minimum of $30 per
hour, rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour, excluding all applicable deductions for such work. All nonexempt employees are to be
compensated for overtime work in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. The amount of work completed by
employees as referenced above and thus qualifying for overtime compensation is unknown, and will vary based on the needs of each local
governing authority. Unless appropriations are made for this specific purpose, the LFO assumes that local school districts will cover the
expenses for public elementary and secondary schools. The extent to which local school districts may already be providing such
compensation is unknown.
Proposed legislation also requires the governing authorities of each local public elementary and secondary school to publish salary
schedules for teachers and other school employees on June 30 annually and to apply these schedules during the following school year. The
bill, as amended, also requires the publication of a supplemental salary schedule prior to the 2024-25 school year. LDOE reports that local
governing authorities are responsible for any cost related to the movement of the salary schedule establishment deadline and the creation
of a supplemental salary schedule. These costs are indeterminable, but likely to be minimal.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
There is no anticipated direct material effect on governmental revenues as a result of this measure.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
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Statutes affected:
SB205 Original: 17:418(A)
SB205 Engrossed: 17:418(A)
SB205 Reengrossed: 17:418(A)
SB205 Re-Reengrossed: 17:418(A)
SB205 Enrolled: 17:418(A)
SB205 Act 311: 17:418(A)