Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals

Summary

The bill mandates that county boards of education pay non‑certificated, non‑supervisory education support professionals a minimum wage of $25.005 per hour. The State Department of Education must deliver a cost estimate for this wage increase to the Governor and General Assembly by Dec 1 2026. The measure seeks to raise pay for these workers and give lawmakers budgeting data before the wage takes effect.

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Hearings

• Ways and Means — Bill Hearing
  Ways and Means · Mar 11, 2026

History

1. Mar 11, 2026Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)
2. Mar 11, 2026Hearing 3/11 at 1:45 p.m. (Ways and Means)
3. Mar 11, 2026Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means)
4. Feb 17, 2026Reassigned to Ways and Means Appropriations
5. Feb 16, 2026Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
6. Feb 11, 2026First Reading Ways and Means

Sponsors

• Wims · sponsor
• A. Johnson
• Boafo
• Charkoudian
• Crutchfield
• Feldmark
• Foley
• Ivey
• Kaufman
• Lehman
• Lopez
• Mireku-North
• Roberson
• Roberts
• Shetty
• Stinnett
• Taveras
• Vogel
• Wolek
• Woorman

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