Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1272: Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Citing this act as the "Save Our Teachers Act"; increasing the minimum base salary for certain teachers; revising the definition of the term "minimum base salary"; requiring school districts to provide a specified plan to the Department of Education beginning on a specified date; providing requirements for school districts relating to salary structures and schedules; requiring that performance salary schedules include step-based salary increases and compression relief supplements, etc.
What the bill says
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 salary increase for classroom teachers and other instructional personnel; revising requirements for funding for the increase; revising the definition of the term âminimum base salaryâ; revising the requirements for specified school district reporting requirements beginning on a specified date…
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
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 salary increase for classroom teachers and other instructional personnel; revising requirements for funding for the increase; revising the definition of the term âminimum base salaryâ; revising the requirements for specified school district reporting requirements beginning on a specified date; 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 districts relating to salary structures and schedules; requiring that performance salary schedules include step-based salary increases and compression relief supplements; providing requirements for such increases and supplements; providing that certain duties qualify as additional academic responsibilities; conforming a cross reference; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âThis act may be cited as the âSave Our Teachers Act.â Section 2.âSubsection (14) of …