Teachers' salaries; provide $4,000.00 increase to minimum salary scale.

HB 1508 increases Mississippi's minimum teacher salary scale by $4,000 for all public school teachers starting in the 2026-2027 school year. It directly affects every public school teacher in Mississippi whose salary is set by the state's minimum scale, regardless of experience level or license type. The bill amends the existing salary schedule to add $4,000 to each entry in the "minimum" salary table (e.g., raising the base salary for 0 years' experience from $45,500 to $49,500). This is a concrete policy change to boost base pay for entry-level and lower-experience teachers, with no additional eligibility requirements beyond the state's standard salary structure.