IEA Leaders Discuss Legislative Session
Full funding of the second year of the Career Ladder and returning discretionary funding back to 2009 levels were among the positive developments from the recently-completed legislative session.
Legislature Finishes Work; Adjourns Sine Die
House and Senate leaders shepherded legislation through their respective bodies on Thursday in order to finish up their work and adjourn sine die; the Latin term “without day” signaling that their work is completed and they will not be meeting again in the present session.
Senate Approves K-12 Funding
The full Senate made quick work of approving all seven bills that comprise the FY 17 Public Schools Budget on Wednesday.
Committee Votes to Amend Career Ladder
The IEA urged House Education Committee members to reject a measure that will modify how leadership awards are distributed.
House Approves Ed Funding Bills
This is reportedly the last week of the 2016 legislative session. Lawmakers spent long hours on the floor amending, debating and voting on bills in an attempt to finalize their work.
JFAC Drops $10 Million into Ed Budget
Members of JFAC met on Friday morning to address three changes to the FY 17 Public Schools budget. The committee approved adding $9.1 million to fund HB 526 the bill to expand reading interventions for students in grades K-3.