SUPPORT STAFF RETENTION ALLOTMENT.

(a) In this section, "non-administrative staff":

(1) includes a full-time or part-time employee who is not eligible for a salary increase under Section 48.158, including:

(A) a teacher not eligible for a salary increase under Section 48.158;

(B) a school counselor;

(C) a librarian;

(D) a school nurse;

(E) a teacher's assistant;

(F) a member of the custodial staff;

(G) a member of the food services staff;

(H) a bus driver;

(I) an administrative assistant; and

(J) other support staff; and

(2) does not include:

(A) a superintendent of a school district or other administrator serving as educational leader and chief executive officer;

(B) an assistant superintendent or a person in an equivalent role;

(C) a principal or assistant principal; and

(D) an employee in a centralized supervisory role.

(b) For purposes of this section, a school district's adjusted average attendance is the quotient of:

(1) the sum of the district's allotments under Subchapter B and, if applicable, the allotment under Section 48.101 for the applicable school year; and

(2) the basic allotment for the applicable school year.

(b-1) In determining adjusted average daily attendance under this section, the agency shall exclude students who do not reside in the district and are enrolled in a full-time virtual program.

(c) A school district is entitled to an annual allotment of $45 for each student in adjusted average attendance.

(d) For the 2025-2026 school year, a school district shall use money received under Subsection (c) to increase the salaries provided to non-administrative staff.

(e) For the 2026-2027 and each subsequent school year, a school district shall use money received under Subsection (c) to maintain the salary increases provided under Subsection (d). Any additional money the district receives under this section may only be used for the compensation of non-administrative staff.

(f) A school district that increases non-administrative staff compensation in the 2025-2026 school year to comply with Subsection (d), as added by H.B. 2, Acts of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, is providing compensation for services rendered independently of an existing employment contract applicable to that school year and is not in violation of Section 53, Article III, Texas Constitution. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.