(a) The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services Department District, the Alabama School of Math and Science, and the Alabama School of Fine Arts for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the following criteria. It is the intent of the Legislature that this section does not make appropriations.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-22-10

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 (K-12). A six and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each teacher employed in all public school programs for the fiscal year 1993-94 over and above the salary received during the 1992-93 fiscal year. A six and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each public education support worker employed for the fiscal year 1993-94 over and above the total salary received during the 1992-93 fiscal year regardless of number of positions held, excepting employees covered under the state‘s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services.
(2) ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND. A six and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each person employed by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind for the fiscal year 1993-94 over and above the salary received during the 1992-93 fiscal year.
(3) POSTSECONDARY. All salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions shall be revised by the State Board of Education to reflect a salary increase of six and one-half percent. The six and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each person employed for the fiscal year in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The Postsecondary Education Department shall take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary schedules are given full credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges in Alabama, and shall take care to ensure proper placements on said salary schedules. Those employees entitled to credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges of Alabama as previously required by Acts 88-691 and 85-796 and 90-325 who have not been granted such credit on the salary schedules shall be provided backpay if such credit has not been provided.
(b) All of the salary increases which are established by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education shall be paid in full to each person employed before the end of the applicable fiscal year as defined in this Code.
(c) Salary increases mandated by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education for county and city boards of education shall be understood to apply to employees with contracts of up to 180 days. Additional pro rata salary increments shall be granted to those employees whose contracts extend beyond 180 days.
(d) The salary increases contained throughout any pay raise act as passed by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education shall be exclusive of all local increments due.
(e) No employee shall be dismissed or have his work hours or salary reduced due to the provisions of any pay raise act mandated by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education.
(f) Each city and county board of education shall establish and maintain a written salary schedule for each class and type of employee.
(g) Any person employed by any city or county board of education, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Youth Services Department School District, the Alabama School of Math and Science, or the Alabama School of Fine Arts who holds an earned doctorate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning shall be entitled to a pay provision of $1,000 per fiscal year for the earned doctorate degree. This provision shall remain in effect from year to year for those employees who from time to time receive earned doctorate degrees from accredited institutions of higher learning.
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