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State schools warn training-and-experience cut could cost about 25 positions
Summary
Officials told the Appropriations Committee a proposed $2.4 million reduction to training-and-experience funding for state schools could force elimination of positions, estimating about 25 affected jobs with benefits if the cut is implemented.
Officials representing state residential and training schools told the Appropriations Committee a proposed $2,400,000 reduction to training-and-experience (T&E) funding would likely force staffing reductions.
A department representative explained the T&E reduction is not a direct salary cut but a funding adjustment to a salary-scale component; to absorb the shortfall the department would need to eliminate positions rather than reduce teacher pay. "We would actually have to eliminate positions... that would probably be about 25 people with benefits," the representative told the committee.
Committee members asked for details about which positions might be affected and emphasized the need for clearer numbers before any final decision. The department said it is still analyzing the T&E cut and would provide more precise figures to the committee.
Because this is a proposed cut in the governor's budget and not a finalized appropriation, no formal action was recorded during the hearing.
