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Senate rejects bill to cap school administrator pay to district teacher average
Summary
Senate Bill 161, which would have tied school administrator salaries to the average teacher salary in each district, failed on final passage after extended debate about local control, funding and policy trade-offs; the bill lost 13-22.
The South Dakota Senate on final passage voted down Senate Bill 161, a proposal to cap school administrator compensation at a level tied to the average teacher salary in each school district. The bill failed by a vote of 13 yeas and 22 nays.
Senator Peterson, the bill sponsor, argued the measure would prioritize teacher pay and reduce a widening gap between teacher and administrator compensation. "This bill is very simple. It sets administrative salaries based on the average teacher's salary in that school district," Peterson said on the…
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