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Education committee reports $2,000 across‑the‑board pay raise for educators

Education Committee · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The Education Committee advanced Senate Bill 2001, a proposal to give teachers, teacher assistants and higher‑education instructors a $2,000 pay increase (estimated cost $132 million); the bill was reported out by voice vote and will be handled in appropriations for implementation details.

The Education Committee on an unrecorded voice vote advanced Senate Bill 2001, a proposal to provide a $2,000 across‑the‑board pay increase for K‑12 teachers, teacher assistants and community college and IHL instructors.

Chair (speaker 1) told the committee the increase would apply to teachers, teacher assistants, CTE instructors and higher‑education faculty, and estimated the cost…

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