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H 727

Florida House•In House Committee

Summary

H 727, “Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries”, was introduced in the House on Dec 10, 2025 by Rep. Jervonte Edmonds (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Mar 13, 2026: Died in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee.

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H 727 has 3 co-sponsors.

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A bill to be entitled
An act relating to instructional personnel and school
administrator salaries; providing a short title;
amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; increasing the minimum base
salary for certain teachers; revising the purpose of
the classroom teacher and other instructional
personnel salary increase; revising requirements for
funding for the increase; revising the definition of
the term "minimum base salary"; revising the
requirements for specified school district reporting
requirements beginning on a date certain; requiring
school districts to provide a specified plan to the
Department of Education beginning on a specified date;
providing requirements for the plan; providing charter
school requirements relating to such plan; requiring
the department to establish and oversee a phased
implementation of specified requirements; providing
requirements for such implementation; requiring the
department to provide specified grants to certain
school districts and charter schools for specified
purposes; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; providing
requirements for school district relating to salary
structures and schedules; requiring performance salary
schedules to include step-based salary increases and
compression relief supplements; providing requirements
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for such increases and supplements; providing that
certain duties qualify as additional academic
responsibilities; providing an effective date.
    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 1.        This act may be cited as the "Save Our Teachers
    Act."
Section 2.        Subsection (14) of section 1011.62, Florida
    Statutes, is amended to read:
1011.62        Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
    allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
    district for operation of schools is not determined in the
    annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
    the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
    follows:
(14)        CLASSROOM TEACHER AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL
    SALARY INCREASE.—
(a)     The Legislature shall annually apportion an amount of
    funds provided in the Florida Education Finance Program to:
1.      Assist school districts and charter schools in their
    compliance with the requirement that the minimum base salary for
    full-time classroom teachers, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a),
    and certified prekindergarten teachers funded in the Florida
    Education Finance Program is at least $65,000 $47,500 or to
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    provide salary increases to instructional personnel, as defined
    in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d), in a manner that best meets the needs
    of the school district or charter school.
2.      Assist with school districts and charter schools in
    addressing salary compression pursuant to this subsection and s.
    1012.22(1)(c).
3.      Provide funding for an annual cost-of-living adjustment
    and longevity pay for experienced teachers.
(b)     This subsection does not apply to substitute teachers.
    The amount and distribution methodology for the funding shall be
    specified in the General Appropriations Act, including a
    methodology that accounts for the number of experienced teachers
    and their years of service. The allocation must be sufficient to
    adjust the entire salary schedule.
(c)(a)      The term "minimum base salary" means the lowest
    annual base salary reported on the salary schedule for a full-
    time classroom teacher, with additional considerations for
    regional economic conditions and salary progression for
    experienced classroom teachers. A full-time classroom teacher
    may not receive a salary less than the minimum base salary as
    adjusted by this subsection.
(d)(b)      A school district or charter school shall maintain
    the minimum base salary achieved for classroom teachers provided
    in the prior fiscal year and may not reduce the salary increases
    in any subsequent fiscal year.
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(e)(c)      Before distributing any additional funds received
     over the prior fiscal year, each school district and each
     charter school shall develop a salary distribution plan that
     clearly delineates the planned distribution of funds in
     accordance with modified salary schedules, as necessary, for the
     implementation of this subsection.
1.      Each school district superintendent and each charter
     school administrator must submit its proposed salary
     distribution plan to the district school board or the charter
     school governing body, as appropriate, for approval.
2.      Each school district shall submit the approved district
     salary distribution plan and the approved salary distribution
     plan for each charter school in the district to the department
     by October 1 of each fiscal year.
(f)1.(d)  Beginning August 1, 2027 2024, and each year
     thereafter, in a format specified by the department, each school
     district shall provide a report to the department that includes
     a detailed summary explaining the school district's prior year's
     expenditures pursuant to this subsection. The report must
     include:
a.      The amount of the increase to the minimum base salary
     for classroom teachers and the school district's salary schedule
     for the prior fiscal year and the fiscal year in which the base
     salary is increased.
b.      The use of supplemental funds from state teacher
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    compensation grants established under paragraph (i), if
    applicable, and the outcomes of efforts to address pay
    compression.
c.      District-specific progress as determined under the
    department's phased implementation plan pursuant to paragraph
    (h).
2.      Each charter school governing board shall submit the
    information required under this subparagraph to the district
    school board for inclusion in the school district's report to
    the department.
(g)(e)      Although district school boards and charter school
    governing boards are not precluded from bargaining over wages,
    the classroom teacher and other instructional personnel salary
    increase must be used solely to comply with the requirements of
    this subsection. A district school board or charter school
    governing board that is unable to meet the reporting
    requirements in paragraph (f) (d) due to a collective bargaining
    impasse must provide written notification to the department or
    the district school board, as applicable, detailing the reasons
    for the impasse with a proposed timeline and details for a
    resolution.
(h)1.       Beginning August 1, 2027, and each year thereafter,
    in a format prescribed by the department, each school district
    shall provide to the department a localized salary adjustment
    plan to address pay compression and provide equitable
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    compensation to experienced teachers while considering the
    unique economic condition and fiscal capacity of the school
    district. The plan must include the following:
a.      The step-based salary increases included in the school
    district's performance-based salary schedule.
b.      An analysis of the school district's economic
    conditions and the district's plan to adjust salary schedules
    and salary increases accordingly to reflect differences in the
    local cost of living, property tax revenue, and state funding
    allocations.
c.      Any state-level support provided to the district to
    help address pay compression.
2.      Each charter school governing board shall submit to the
    district school board the information required under
    subparagraph 1. for inclusion in the school district's plan.
3.      The department shall establish and oversee a phased
    implementation of the requirements of this paragraph and
    paragraph (i). The phased implementation must:
a.      Prioritize smaller school districts and charter schools
    and those with the greatest financial need or teacher retention
    challenges in the initial phase.
b.      Establish a timeline to phase in the requirements of
    this paragraph to larger school districts.
c.      Ensure that the requirements of this paragraph are
    fully implemented by the 2031-2032 school year.
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d.      Include an annual needs assessment for each school
    district and charter school to determine funding priorities and
    adjust the phased timeline as necessary.
e.      Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
    contrary, coordinate the integration of funding sources to meet
    the requirements of this subsection and s. 1012.22(1)(c),
    including:
(I)      Redirected lottery revenue.
(II)        Public-private partnerships.
(III)       Administrative efficiency savings.
(IV)        Grants and tourism-linked revenue.
4.      The department shall require school districts and
    charter schools to annually report on the impacts of the plan
    under subparagraph 1. and use the data from such reports to
    refine its implementation strategy.
(i)      The department shall provide state teacher
    compensation grants to smaller school districts and charter
    schools with limited financial resources to supplement local
    budgets to help school districts and charter schools meet pay
    differential goals without compromising other essential
    services.
Section 3.        Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph
    (b) of subsection (3) of section 1012.22, Florida Statutes, are
    amended to read:
1012.22       Public school personnel; powers and duties of the
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    district school board.—The district school board shall:
(1)      Designate positions to be filled, prescribe
    qualifications for those positions, and provide for the
    appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal
    of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this
    chapter:
(c)      Compensation and salary schedules.—
1.      Definitions.—As used in this paragraph:
a.      "Adjustment" means an addition to the base salary
    schedule that is not a bonus and becomes part of the employee's
    permanent base salary and shall be considered compensation under
    s. 121.021(22).
b.      "Grandfathered salary schedule" means the salary
    schedule or schedules adopted by a district school board before
    July 1, 2014, pursuant to subparagraph 4.
c.      "Instructional personnel" means instructional personnel
    as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d), excluding substitute
    teachers.
d.      "Performance salary schedule" means the salary schedule
    or schedules adopted by a district school board pursuant to
    subparagraph 5.
e.      "Salary schedule" means the schedule or schedules used
    to provide the base salary for district school board personnel.
f.      "School administrator" means a school administrator as
    defined in s. 1012.01(3)(c).
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g.      "Supplement" means an annual addition to the base
    salary for the term of the negotiated supplement as long as the
    employee continues his or her employment for the purpose of the
    supplement. A supplement does not become part of the employee's
    continuing base salary but shall be considered compensation
    under s. 121.021(22).
2.      Cost-of-living adjustment.—A district school board may
    provide a cost-of-living salary adjustment if the adjustment:
a.      Does not discriminate among comparable classes of
    employees based upon the salary schedule under which they are
    compensated.
b.      Does not exceed 50 percent of the annual adjustment
    provided to instructional personnel rated as effective.
3.      Advanced degrees.—A district school board may use
    advanced degrees in setting a salary schedule for instructional
    personnel or school administrators if the advanced degree is
    held in the individual's area of certification.
4.      Grandfathered salary schedule.—
a.      The district school board shall adopt a salary schedule
    or salary schedules to be used as the basis for paying all
    school employees hired before July 1, 2014. Instructional
    personnel on annual contract as of July 1, 2014, shall be placed
    on the performance salary schedule adopted under subparagraph 5.
    Instructional personnel on continuing contract or professional
    service contract may opt into the performance salary schedule if
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    the employee relinquishes such contract and agrees to be
    employed on an annual contract under s. 1012.335. Such an
    employee shall be placed on the performance salary schedule and
    may not return to continuing contract or professional service
    contract status. Any employee who opts into the performance
    salary schedule may not return to the grandfathered salary
    schedule.
b.      In determining the grandfathered salary schedule for
    instructional personnel, a district school board must base a
    portion of each employee's compensation upon performance
    demonstrated under s. 1012.34 and shall provide differentiated
    pay for both instructional personnel and school administrators
    based upon district-determined factors, including, but not
    limited to, additional responsibilities, school demographics,
    high-demand teacher needs areas, and level of job performance
    difficulties.
5.      Performance salary schedule.—By July 1, 2014, the
    district school board shall adopt a performance salary schedule
    that provides annual salary adjustments for instructional
    personnel and school administrators based upon performance
    determined under s. 1012.34. Employees hired on or after July 1,
    2014, or employees who choose to move from the grandfathered
    salary schedule to the performance salary schedule shall be
    compensated pursuant to the performance salary schedule once
    they have received the appropriate performance evaluation for
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    this purpose. Each school district must ensure that salary
    structures promote fairness and livable wages while adapting to
    local economic factors. Each school district shall collaborate
    with local stakeholders, including classroom teachers and
    community representatives, to ensure the performance salary
    schedule addresses regional disparities and teacher retention. A
    school district may not unilaterally implement changes to the
    performance salary schedule that exacerbate salary inequities
    for instructional personnel or school administrators and must,
    during any collective bargaining negotiations of salary
    schedules, tailor solutions to the needs of instructional
    personnel and school administrators.
a.      Base salary.—The base salary shall be established as
    follows:
(I)     The base salary for instructional personnel or school
    administrators who opt into the performance salary schedule
    shall be the salary paid in the prior year, including
    adjustments only.
(II)        Instructional personnel or school administrators new
    to the district, returning to the district after a break in
    service without an authorized leave of absence, or appointed for
    the first time to a position in the district in the capacity of
    instructional personnel or school administrator shall be placed
    on the performance salary schedule.
b.      Step-based salary increases.—Step-based salary
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    increases shall be established within the performance-based
    salary schedule to offer consistent and predictable salary
    increases based on the years of experience of instructional
    personnel or school administrators. Such increases must be
    higher for the instructional personnel and school administrators
    with more years of experience and must align with the school
    district's fiscal capacity, cost of living, and teacher
    retention needs and meet the following minimum requirements:
(I)     For instructional personnel or school administrators
    with at least 5 years of experience but not more than 10 years
    of experience with the school district, a minimum pay increase
    of $1,500 per year.
(II)        For instructional personnel or school administrators
    with at least 10 years of experience but not more than 20 years
    of experience with the school district, a minimum pay increase
    of $2,000 per year.
(III)       For instructional personnel or school administrators
    with at least 20 years of experience with the school district, a
    minimum pay increase of $3,000 per year.
c.b.        Salary adjustments.—Salary adjustments for highly
    effective or effective performance shall be established as
    follows:
(I)     The annual salary adjustment under the performance
    salary schedule for an employee rated as highly effective must
    be at least 25 percent greater than the highest annual salary
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    adjustment available to an employee of the same classification
    through any other salary schedule adopted by the district.
(II)        The annual salary adjustment under the performance
    salary schedule for an employee rated as effective must be equal
    to at least 50 percent and no more than 75 percent of the annual
    adjustment provided for a highly effective employee of the same
    classification.
(III)        A salary schedule shall not provide an annual salary
    adjustment for an employee who receives a rating other than
    highly effective or effective for the year.
d.c.        Salary supplements.—In addition to the salary
    adjustments, each district school board shall provide for salary
    supplements for activities that must include, but are not
    limited to:
(I)     Assignment to a Title I eligible school.
(II)        Assignment to a school that earned a grade of "F" or
    three consecutive grades of "D" pursuant to s. 1008.34 such that
    the supplement remains in force for at least 1 year following
    improved performance in that school.
(III)        Certification and teaching in high-demand teacher
    needs areas. Statewide high-demand teacher needs areas shall be
    identified by the State Board of Education under s. 1012.07.
    However, the district school board may identify other areas of
    high-demand needs within the school district for purposes of
    this sub-sub-subparagraph and may remove areas identified by the
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    state board which do not apply within the school district.
(IV)        Assignment of additional academic responsibilities,
    including as a department chair, an instructional coach, or a
    mentor to instructional personnel.
e.      Compression relief supplements.—
(I)      In addition to the salary adjustments and step-based
    salary increases, each district school board shall provide for a
    compression relief supplement for experienced instructional
    personnel and school administrators. Such supplements may be a
    one-time supplement that occurs when instructional personnel or
    school administrators reach a specified number of years of
    employment with the school district or may be recurring
    increases for instructional personnel and school administrators
    who reach specified years of employment with the school
    district.
(II)        The Department of Education shall provide school
    districts with guidelines for the equitable implementation of
    compression relief supplements. Each school district shall
    annually conduct an audit of its performance salary schedule to
    identify and address salary compression issues.
f.      Retention incentives for experienced instructional
    personnel.—Each district school board shall provide a retention
    incentive for instructional personnel with significant years of
    service with the district. Such incentives must be awarded as
    follows:
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(I)     Instructional personnel who have at least 10 years of
    service but less than 20 years of service shall be awarded an
    incentive of $5,000.
(II)        Instructional personnel who have at least 20 years of
    service with the school district shall be awarded an incentive
    of $10,000.
    If budget constraints in any given year limit a district school
    board's ability to fully fund all adopted salary schedules, the
    performance salary schedule shall not be reduced on the basis of
    total cost or the value of individual awards in a manner that is
    proportionally greater than reductions to any other salary
    schedules adopted by the district. Any compensation for
    longevity of service awarded to instructional personnel who are
    on any other salary schedule must be included in calculating the
    salary adjustments required by sub-subparagraph b.
(3)
(b)     Appearances before the board.—If a district school
    superintendent appears before the state board to provide an
    update under s. 1011.62(14)(g) s. 1011.62(14)(e), the state
    board must require that the president of the collective
    bargaining unit that represents the school district also must
    appear.
Section 4.        This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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Revises provisions relating to school district salary schedules & certain FEFP funding relating to instructional personnel salary increases & school district, charter school, & DOE responsibilities.

Sponsors

Rep. Jervonte Edmonds (D) sponsors H 727, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H 727 went before 1 committee: PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee.

PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 16, 2025

History

H 727 has taken 7 actions since Dec 10, 2025, the latest on Mar 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 13, 2026
House
Died in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
Jan 13, 2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Dec 16, 2025
House
Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
Dec 16, 2025
House
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
Dec 16, 2025
House
Referred to Budget Committee

Votes

H 727 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: flsenate.gov · legiscan.com