HB 439 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

K-12 Instructional Personnel Salary Compression

Summary

K-12 Instructional Personnel Salary Compression; Requires school district & charter school salary distribution plans to address salary compression; & requires such plans to address salary compression for specified instructional personnel.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 439 Filed → H 439 c1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten to shift focus from salary schedule autonomy to addressing salary compression in K-12 schools. The new version requires districts to develop salary distribution plans specifically targeting salary compression for experienced instructional personnel, replacing the previous framework that allowed districts to choose whether to link compensation to performance.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a broad framework governing public school personnel salary schedules to a specific mandate requiring districts and charter schools to address salary compression in their compensation plans.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for districts to adopt performance-based salary schedules and the authority to base compensation on performance.

Added requirement for districts and charter schools to develop salary distribution plans that address salary compression for instructional personnel with more than 2 years of experience.

Added requirement for districts to submit approved salary distribution plans to the department by October 1 of each fiscal year.

FISCAL

Changed minimum base salary requirement for classroom teachers from a general requirement to a specific threshold of $47,500 for full-time teachers funded in the Florida Education Finance Program.

DEFINITION

Removed detailed definitions for 'adjustment', 'grandfathered salary schedule', 'performance salary schedule', and 'supplement' that were part of the previous version.

TIMELINE

Added effective date of July 1, 2025 for the new requirements.

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Committee

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor