The Texas Senate is proposing a plan to increase teacher pay, including a $4,000 across-the-board raise and a $10,000 raise for teachers in rural communities. Governor Abbott has declared teacher pay raises an emergency item, allowing lawmakers to prioritize the issue. The plan also includes a $750 million increase for a teacher incentive program and a 'Teacher's Bill of Rights' with provisions like free pre-kindergarten for teachers. While Democrats argue for larger raises using the state's budget surplus, the proposal is expected to face debate in the Texas House, where it may be linked to a controversial school choice voucher program.
NBC 5 confirmed some basic details about a proposal to raise teacher pay in the Texas Senate . This comes after Governor Greg Abbott declared teacher pay raises an emergency item in his State of the State address - which allows lawmakers to work on the topic in the first sixty days of the legislative session.
“We’re not in agreement that teachers should be paid just upon tenure. We believe that teachers should be paid based on the quality of the product that they provide," said Abbott. Free pre-kindergarten care for teachers, contract abandonment protections, and a pool for liability insurance are other members they plan to roll out in a"Teacher's Bill of Rights."
“Twenty billion dollars to just get us to catch up with inflation," said Rep. Donna Howard, D - Austin, at an earlier press conference.
TEACHER PAY RAISES TEXAS SENATE EDUCATION REFORM SCHOOL CHOICE BUDGET SURPLUS
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