Local boards of education, salary payment schedule for employees

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states this act becomes effective July 1, 2026, but the pay schedule changes do not begin until August 1, 2027.

HB62: New Pay Schedule for Local School Employees

This bill requires local school boards to pay employees twice a month starting in August 2027, unless the board votes to opt out.

What This Bill Does

• Requires local boards of education to switch to a semi-monthly payment schedule for employee salaries beginning August 1, 2027.
• Sets standard paydays on the first and sixteenth day of each month, with one payday made in arrears.
• Moves payments to the last workday before a weekend or holiday if those dates fall on non-work days, except for October 1st which moves to the next workday.
• Allows local boards to opt out of this new schedule by passing a written resolution and filing it with the State Superintendent of Education within 60 days.
• Directs state officials including the Comptroller and State Board of Education to create policies needed for implementation.

Who It Names or Affects

• Employees of local boards of education
• Local boards of education in Alabama
• The State Superintendent of Education
• The State Board of Education

Terms To Know

Semi-monthly

Twice a month, specifically on the first and sixteenth days.

In arrears

Payment made after the work has been completed rather than before or during it.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill states that pay changes should not reduce an employee's annual compensation, but does not specify how to handle partial months if a board opts out.
• Local boards must file their opt-out resolution within 60 days of passing it, though the exact deadline depends on when each individual board votes.

Official Summary Text

Local boards of education, salary payment schedule for employees

Current Bill Text

HB62 INTRODUCED
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HB62
SL1IT58-1
By Representative Tillman
RFD: Ways and Means Education
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 13-Nov-25
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SL1IT58-1 11/05/2025 JF (F)JF 2025-3201
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PFD: 13-Nov-25
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would implement a semi-monthly pay
plan for employees of local boards of education.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to local boards of education; to provide for
semi-monthly salary payments of local board of education
employees; and to provide for local boards of education to opt
out of semi-monthly salary payments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) Beginning August 1, 2027, each local
board of education shall pay the employees of the board
semi-monthly one payday in arrears. Except as otherwise
provided in this section, salary payments based on the
semi-monthly plan shall be made on the first and sixteenth day
of each month.
(b) If the first or sixteenth day of any month, other
than the first day of October, falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or
holiday, then the salary payment shall be made on the last
workday immediately prior to the Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
If the first day of October falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or
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If the first day of October falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or
holiday, then the salary payment shall be made on the next
succeeding workday.
(c) A local board of education may opt out of the
provisions of this section by written board resolution. The
board must file this resolution with the State Superintendent
of Education within 60 days of passage of the resolution.
(d) The Comptroller, the State Superintendent of
Education, and the State Board of Education shall adopt
policies to implement the provisions of this section.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
implementation of a semi-monthly pay plan shall not reduce any
employee's annual rate of compensation.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on July 1,
2026.
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