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Board member Peroni briefs MCCSC on state K–12 bills, including teacher pay and referendum rules
Summary
At the March 25 meeting, board member Peroni provided a weekly legislative update summarizing bills before the Indiana General Assembly that could affect K–12 funding, teacher compensation and election rules for local referenda.
Board member Peroni delivered the March legislative update and summarized state bills the Indiana School Boards Association is tracking that could affect Monroe County Community School Corp.
Peroni highlighted three items ISBA recommended following: HB 1001 (school funding), for which ISBA is seeking a 2.5% increase in tuition support in each year of the biennium and additional increases for summer school, English-language-learner and secure-school-safety grants; SB 146, which includes provisions to increase starting teacher pay to $45,000 and to provide corporations with 20 days of paid parental leave, and which would also allow corporations to increase the portion of state tuition support allowable for teacher compensation from 62% to 65%; and HB 1681, a proposal to limit referenda and local public questions to general elections (ISBA seeks an amendment to reinstate the option for primaries). Peroni also mentioned SB 287, a proposal addressing partisan school board elections, which remained on the legislative schedule.
Peroni reminded listeners that MCCSC’s starting teacher salary already exceeds the $45,000 threshold cited in SB 146, and he urged continued contact with legislators. He also directed listeners to the district website for links to legislators and ISBA’s legislative tracking resources.
Ending
Peroni closed by encouraging continued audience engagement with legislators and by noting online resources on the district website for those wanting details on tracked bills.
