Alma Allen Texas House of Representatives District 131 | Official Website
Alma Allen Texas House of Representatives District 131 | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to compensation increases provided to certain public school employees under the Foundation School Program’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends the Education Code to mandate that when a school district receives an increase in funding through the Foundation School Program, at least 30% of the additional funds must be directed toward compensation increases for full-time district employees, excluding administrators. Of this 30%, 75% is designated for increasing salaries of classroom teachers, full-time librarians, certified counselors, and full-time school nurses, with priority given to classroom teachers with more than five years of experience. The remaining 25% can be allocated at the district's discretion across full-time and part-time district employees, provided it results in a salary or wage increase from the previous school year. This act becomes effective on Sept. 1, 2025.
Alma Allen, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another 17 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Allen graduated from Texas Southern University with a BS.
Alma Allen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 131st House district. She replaced previous state representative Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson in 2005.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
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HB 3051 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the policies and procedures of a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school teams |
HB 3050 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees; making an appropriation |
HB 3048 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities |
HB 2987 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to annual reporting regarding the establishment of certain school district planning and decision-making committees |
HB 2943 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision |
HB 2942 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to information on classes or programs required to be completed before an inmate is released on parole |
HB 2709 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the required minutes of service during each school day for a classroom teacher in public schools |
HB 2708 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information |
HB 2555 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of a bilingual education certificate examination |
HB 2554 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
HB 2296 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to eligibility requirements to obtain a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol |
HB 2292 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school |
HB 2163 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
HB 1416 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
HB 1415 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to corporal punishment in public schools |
HB 1413 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees |
HB 1412 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |