HB 199 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT SALARY

Rep Susan K Herrera

Actions: [2] HEC/HAFC-HEC [4] DP-HAFC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 House Bill 199 (HB 199) increases the minimum annual salary for licensed educational assistants. HB 199 increases the minimum wage rate for all public school employees and a minimum annual salary for all full-time public school employees and charter school employees. 

 House Bill 199 (HB 199) amends Public Schools sections to increase minimum salaries for public school employees.

SECTION 1 amends Public Schools Section 22-10A-17.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2004, Chapter 30, Section 1, as amended) in Subsection D to increase the minimum salary for licensed educational assistants in public schools to $30,000 effective in the 2024-2025 school year.

SECTION 2 amends Public Schools Section 22-10A-39 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994, Chapter 95, Section 1) to change the title from Noncertified Personnel to read School Employees. This section as amended states the school district or charter school shall pay a minimum wage rate of $15 per hour to all public school employees and a minimum salary of $30,000 to all full-time public school employees.

SECTION 3 makes the effective date July 1, 2024.