State House committee working on bill to raise teacher pay
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – Legislators are making their opening bid on an increase in teacher pay.
The House Education Committee passed House Bill 1349.
The measure proposes a $500 increase in teacher salaries, for each of the next two years, totaling $1,000.
That would boost the starting pay for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree from $34,390 to 35,390 beginning July 1 in 2020.
The bill would also boost the stagnant salaries of assistant teachers over the same two-year period.
One part of the plan would allow retired teachers,to return to work at a somewhat lower salary while still drawing state pensions.
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