HB 2 Readiness Check
Spend four minutes with our ten-question quiz to see whether your raise plan is on track for board approval.
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HB 2 in Brief
| Funding Stream | Who Qualfies | Allotment Amount* |
| Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA) | Classroom teachers (Staff Classification 087, FTE ≥ 0.50) | Districts ≤ 5,000 students $4,000 (3-4 yrs) $8,000 (5+ yrs) Districts ≥ 5,000 students $2,500 (3-4 yrs) $5,000 (5+ yrs) |
| Support Staff Retention Allotment (SSRA) | All non-administrative staff not covered by TRA | Roughly $45 per ADA |
Key points:
- Raises may be issued as base-pay increases or flat-rate stipends.
- The TRS employer rate for 2025-26 is 8.25%. Be sure to budget fringe.
- TEA funds your district from the Fall PEIMS file, so Staff Class, Years of Experience, and FTE fields must be accurate.
Why HB 2 Feels Heavy
District teams must:
- Locate every eligible employee across multiple formulas
- Rework contracts after board deadlines
- Keep raises equitable from campus to campus
- Post a complete board packet within seven days (SB 413)
- File error-free reports to TEA with limited prep time
Spreadsheets can handle it – until one wrong filter derails payroll.
What an ERP System Should Deliver
Use this checklist when you’re evaluating solutions:
Eligibility in one report – no exports, no VLOOKUPs
Batch raise updates for hundreds of employees in minutes
Clear HB 2 coding to separate allotment dollars from base pay
Campus equity view – flag sites more then ±1 percentage point off the district average
Three-year fund-balance forecast with low, medium, and high appraisal growth
Single board packet ready to publish within the seven-day window
State-file validations that catch PEIMS errors before submission
Less manual work. Fewer spreadsheets. More confidence.
WHAT TEXAS DISTRICTS SAY
“Frontline ERP’s Data Importer let us track HB 2 stipends without rewriting step schedules. Employees keep their allotment when they move, and annual reviews are easy.”
Nakesia Demming, Assistant Director of Compensation, Aldine ISD
Need HB 2 to Run Smoothly?
Take the quiz above, then fill out the form to book a short working session. We’ll walk you through how Texas districts are using Frontline ERP to handle HB 2 without late-night spreadsheet sessions.
Ellen Agnello
Ellen is a graduate assistant at the University of Connecticut. She is a former high school English language arts teacher and holds a Master’s Degree in literacy education. She is working on a dissertation toward a Ph.D. in Educational Curriculum and Instruction.