HB 5296 increases salaries for public school employees. It raises the salary factors in the minimum salary schedule for classroom teachers, librarians, school counselors, and nurses. Additionally, it mandates a $1,500 salary increase for eligible employees in the 2025-2026 school year and ensures that subsequent salaries cannot be lower than that amount. Non-administrative full-time school employees must receive a 25% wage increase over their 2024-2025 wages. The bill provides additional state aid to districts to cover these salary increases. The law applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year​.