2/12/2018 Group Watch: Education Budget Passes Committee
Last week, the the Education Trust Fund Budget easily made its way out of the House committee with support from Republicans and Democrats. At $6.63 billion — more the $200 million larger than last year’s ETF Budget — (thanks to a steadily improving economy), it allows for a 2.5 percent pay raise for teachers. It also has a bump up in funding for the Public Education Employee Health Insurance Program, and the state’s popular and praised Pre-K program would get increased funding too. Most work on budget bills takes place in committee and with so little controversy and debate, it is expected that the bill will likely pass into law very close to its current form.
