A high school classroom in Florida. Rep. Ontario Tillman, D-Bessemer, has filed a bill that would allow semi-monthly payments for education employees. (Getty Images))
An Alabama lawmaker has filed a bill that would give local boards of education the option to pay their employees semi-monthly.
HB 32 , sponsored by Rep. Ontario Tillman, D-Bessemer, would make the payment dates the first and 16th of each month, with modifications for weekends and holidays. Boards have the option to opt out of the legislation with a written resolution filed with the State Department of Education.
“It pretty much changes the way that a teacher or a school employee receives their paycheck, so instead of being paid once a month, it provides and gives the local school boards the options to pay their employees semi-monthly,” he said.
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Tillman, a former teacher, said he had heard complaints from teachers about how they are paid. He also said that new teachers often need to wait a month or a month and a half to receive their first paycheck.