; or (II) with respect to which all of the schools served by the local educational agency are designated with a locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary. (b) Salary threshold (1) In general For school year 2024–2025, the base minimum salary dollar amount shall be $60,000. (2) Inflation adjustment For school year 2025–2026 and each succeeding school year, the dollar amount referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to refer to the dollar amount calculated under this subsection for the preceding school year, increased by a percentage equal to the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor for the most recent calendar year. (3) No salary limit The base minimum salary dollar amount may be greater than the dollar amount described in paragraphs (1) or (2). (c) Supplement, not supplant (1) In general Grant funds received under this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available for teacher base salaries. (2) Maintenance of effort A State educational agency or local educational agency shall not reduce or adjust any teacher pay or State teacher loan forgiveness program due to the eligibility of teachers within the jurisdiction of such agency for pay supplementation under this section. (3) Compliance demonstration to Secretary Each State educational agency and local educational agency, upon request by the Secretary, shall demonstrate that the methodology used to allocate teacher pay and State teacher loan forgiveness (if applicable) to teachers and qualifying schools ensures that each such teacher and school receives the same State and local funds for teacher compensation it would receive if this Act had not been enacted. 4. Grants for adjustment of teacher salaries (a) In general From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of Education shall award grants to eligible State educational