RELATING TO EDUCATION.

The effective date of the salary increases was changed from July 1, 3000, to January 1, 2077, indicating a likely clerical error in the original draft that needs correction.

The bill number and associated metadata were updated from House Draft 1 (HD1) to Senate Draft 1 (SD1), reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

References to the governing body for public charter schools were updated from 'employing public charter school' to the specific 'state public charter school commission' to ensure legal accuracy.

The language regarding funding requirements was slightly adjusted to state 'subject to available funds' instead of 'subject to funds appropriated by the legislature', though the intent to require legislative funding remains.

Expanded eligibility to include teachers in public charter schools in addition to public schools.

Removed the guarantee of automatic salary increases and replaced it with a requirement that increases must be negotiated and funded by specific legislative appropriations.

Added a condition that salary increases are only effective if negotiated into a collective bargaining agreement under section 89-9.

Granted the legislature the authority to reject a collective bargaining agreement in whole by declining to appropriate the necessary funds.

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000.