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SB 284 Reported from Committee

Teachers; timeline and process for increasing salaries to at least national average.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2027 and 2028 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act enacted during any regular or special session of the General Assembly during 2027 or 2028 to fund, the Commonwealth's share of compensation supplement incentives for Standards of Quality-funded instructional and support positions sufficient to increase the average teacher salary in the Commonwealth to at least the national average teacher salary by the end of fiscal year 2029 and establishes a detailed timeline and process for satisfying such requirement.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last action
Jul 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Session
2027
Momentum
51 · Moderate