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Committee examines School for the Deaf and School for the Blind requests for staff, campus repairs and program funds
Summary
During appropriations review, lawmakers discussed salary increases and several one-time campus requests from the School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind including security camera upgrades and program grants; lawmakers flagged two long-vacant teacher positions at the School for the Deaf that could be removed to free funds.
Lawmakers reviewed the budgets for the School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind, focusing on salary adjustments, operating inflation and several one-time campus requests.
Representative Rob Richter, who led the item, said salary increases reflect the schools' use of a localized salary scale and a relatively experienced workforce. "They have a very experienced staff," Richter said, noting teachers often hold master's degrees and local salary-scale placements produced larger percentage increases at the top of the scale.
The School for the Deaf asked the committee for a mix of ongoing and one-time funding. Ongoing requests included two partial- and full-time classified positions…
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