Senate panel passes teacher pay raise bill despite teacher objections
SB 19 passsed 10-3, mostly along party lines. Sen.
Sen.
"If what we want to do is make it a commitment, the way to make it a commitment would be to raise the state statutory contribution rate. I don't see it in SB 19," Watson said.
"If we were, which we're not going to use our Rainy Day money, it would be a false promise to our teachers. We want to figure out a permanent solution," Nelson said.
Some teacher groups also on Saturday testified that they couldn't support the part of the bill that would give teachers
Nelson's office has since clarified to the
"I don't want a pay raise on the back of our students," she said.
Nelson responded that she couldn't believe that teachers wouldn't want the extra money.
"I think teachers out there say this is a good thing. It's this or nothing," she said.
Earlier:
Senate Bill 19, filed by Senate Finance Chairwoman
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The state would pay for the bonuses and retirement provisions in the bill through delaying payments to Medicaid managed care organizations until the start of the 2020-2021 biennium.
Lt. Gov.
Many teacher groups have responded unfavorably to the plan because the state is rearranging existing state money to pay for it, instead of tapping the state's
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