Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HB239: FY27 2% Teacher Pay Raise and Retiree Longevity Bonus
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Relating to the salaries of public education employees; to provide for a revision of the State Minimum Salary Schedule to reflect a pay increase of two percent beginning with the fiscal year 2026-2027; to provide that each employee of certain boards of education shall receive the pay increase according to placement on the appropriate salary step; to require the appropriate increases on the State Minimum Salary Schedule; to provide support employees with a two percent pay increase beginning with the fiscal year 2026-2027; to require salary schedules…
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Relating to the salaries of public education employees; to provide for a revision of the State Minimum Salary Schedule to reflect a pay increase of two percent beginning with the fiscal year 2026-2027; to provide that each employee of certain boards of education shall receive the pay increase according to placement on the appropriate salary step; to require the appropriate increases on the State Minimum Salary Schedule; to provide support employees with a two percent pay increase beginning with the fiscal year 2026-2027; to require salary schedules; to provide the employees of certain other public educational institutions and schools with a two percent pay increase for the 2026-2027 fiscal year; to provide for an across the board salary increase on all two-year postsecondary salary schedules; to establish other requirements on the two-year postsecondary salary schedules; to establish miscellaneous pay provisions relating to public education; and to provide for a funded one-time longevity bonus payment in addition to the retirement benefits of certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Teachers' Retirement System. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. PAY INCREASES, FY 2026-2027. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of …