Texas Senate approves teacher bonuses, benefits — but not pay raises
The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to give teachers bonuses and to improve retired teachers’ health benefits — but only after the bill’s author removed a controversial provision requiring school districts to cover the cost of teacher pay raises. The upper chamber voted 28-3 to give initial approval to Senate Bill 19, authored by Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, which would borrow money from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to pay for $193 million in statewide teacher bonuses and inject $212 million into a faltering state-run health insurance program for retired teachers. If the measure gets final approval from […]
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