Senate Bill 9 would provide across the board raises for teachers and support staff, while the other, Senate Bill 8 would create a financial incentive for families looking to pill their kids out of public school and into private schools.
would create a financial incentive for families looking to pill their kids out of public school and into private schools.
The bill, proposed by State Senator Brandon Creighton is being called a Teacher's Bill of Rights because it would also address other issues aimed at keeping teachers in the profession.The proposed budget does not include a guaranteed pay raise for teachers, other than what is tied to an increase in dollars allotted to student learning.
A senator from Brownsville proposed an amendment that would take out the distinction between big and small school districts and provide a $10,000 bonus for teachers across the board.After a long debate, that amendment failed. "When you have a $30 billion proposal and $3.3 billion one, it is obvious which one education groups will be for," said Creighton. "As we all work on issues related to grid, border infrastructure tax relief, there is a rhyme and reason to how much we put in each category."
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