Amends TCA Title 49.
Tennessee HB0759 authorizes local education agencies (LEAs) to implement a merit-based pay structure for educators, allowing for additional compensation to be awarded to high-performing educators. The bill affects licensed personnel within LEAs and establishes that merit pay can only be awarded if the LEA receives sufficient increased state funding compared to the previous year. Key provisions include the ability for LEAs to provide merit pay as a one-time bonus or salary increase, and the stipulation that LEAs are not required to maintain merit pay in subsequent years without additional funding.
Tennessee HB0759 authorizes local education agencies (LEAs) to implement a merit-based pay structure for educators, allowing for additional compensation to be awarded to high-performing educators. The bill affects licensed personnel within LEAs and establishes that merit pay can only be awarded if the LEA receives sufficient increased state funding compared to the previous year. Key provisions include the ability for LEAs to provide merit pay as a one-time bonus or salary increase, and the stipulation that LEAs are not required to maintain merit pay in subsequent years without additional funding.
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Marsh, Pat
114th General Assembly
February 4, 2025
April 29, 2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 256