State Minimum Salary Schedule; adjustment provided for certificated private school teachers at accredited private schools upon transfer to public school employment

Plain English Breakdown

The bill has passed both legislative chambers but is currently listed as 'Pending Committee Action in House of Origin' with an effective date not yet specified, creating uncertainty about immediate implementation.

Salary Credit for Private School Teachers Moving to Public Schools

This law gives public school teachers who worked at accredited private schools extra credit on their starting salary based on how many years they taught before.

What This Bill Does

• Defines qualified employment as full-time work by a certified teacher at an accredited private school.
• Adds half a year to the State Minimum Salary Schedule for each year of previous private school teaching experience, starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
• Sets a minimum salary adjustment of two and one-half years for teachers with five years of prior service.
• Caps the maximum salary adjustment at ten years for teachers with twenty years of prior service.
• Allows teachers who moved to public schools between June 1, 2022, and the start of the 2026-2027 school year to request this credit by submitting proof during that school year.

Who It Names or Affects

• Certified private school teachers who move to public K-12 schools.
• Public K-12 school districts and their superintendents of education.
• Teachers with at least five years of experience at accredited private schools.

Terms To Know

State Minimum Salary Schedule

The official list that sets the lowest starting pay for public school teachers based on their education and experience.

Qualified private school employment

Full-time work as a certified teacher at an accredited private school.

Limits and Unknowns

• Years worked in qualified private schools cannot be counted toward retirement benefits.
• Teachers must submit a request and documentation to their local superintendent during the specific 2026-2027 school year window.

Official Summary Text

State Minimum Salary Schedule; adjustment provided for certificated private school teachers at accredited private schools upon transfer to public school employment

Current Bill Text

HB592 INTRODUCED
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HB592
U9UJVGX-1
By Representative Sells
RFD: Ways and Means Education
First Read: 10-Mar-26
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U9UJVGX-1 03/10/2026 KMS (L)cr 2026-717
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First Read: 10-Mar-26
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would provide for the placement of
certificated teachers previously employed by accredited
private schools on the public school State Minimum
Salary Schedule.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to public K-12 teacher compensation; to
provide for the initial placement on the State Minimum Salary
Schedule of certificated teachers who were previously employed
by accredited private schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) For purposes of this section, "qualified
private school employment" means full-time employment of a
certificated teacher at an accredited private school.
(b) Commencing with the 2026-2027 school year, upon
employment by a public K-12 school, a teacher who has a
minimum of five years of previous qualified private school
employment shall receive half a year salary adjustment on the
State Minimum Salary Schedule for each year of that service.
The minimum adjustment shall be a two and one-half year
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HB592 INTRODUCED
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The minimum adjustment shall be a two and one-half year
adjustment for five years of qualified private school
employment and the maximum adjustment shall be a 10-year
adjustment for 20 years of previous qualified private school
employment.
(c) A teacher with qualified private school employment
who transferred to public K-12 school employment between June
1, 2022, and the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year, may
claim and receive the salary adjustment pursuant to this
section provided they submit a request and applicable
documentation of their qualified private school employment to
the local superintendent of education during the 2026-2027
school year.
(d) Years served in qualified private school employment
may not be counted toward retirement.
Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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