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Committee presses sponsors on removal of salary schedule and teacher dismissal protections
Summary
Senators asked whether SB 294’s language eliminating a statewide salary schedule and striking the Fair Dismissal Act would remove local protections for teachers; sponsors said due process remains under federal law and local hearing rights, while opponents warned of increased employment precarity.
A focal point of committee questioning was SB 294 language that removes the statutory statewide salary schedule and strikes provisions of the Fair Teacher Dismissal Act. Senators and many testifying educators warned those changes could create pay compression and erode long‑standing local salary steps that reward experience and advanced credentials.
Senator Chesterfield and others said removing an enforceable salary schedule could "put a chilling effect on collaboration" when veteran teachers see new hires earning similar pay. Sponsor Senator Brianne Davis said the bill guarantees a $50,000 minimum that raises the floor for…
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