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SB 1272 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries

Summary
Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries; 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.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates increased teacher salaries requiring school district funding, advancing public education budget allocation without tax changes.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationIncreases teacher minimum base salaries and mandates salary structure plans, directly supporting educator compensation and retention95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill increases minimum base salaries for teachers, revises salary definitions, and mandates school district salary plans per 'Save Our Teachers Act' - directly advancing teacher compensation within Labor & Employment.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Tracie Davis
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