COLOMBIA, SC (WRDW / WAGT) – After an increase in pay for South Carolina teachers was frozen last year, state lawmakers may decide to bring him back.
This week, House legislators will decide whether to retroactively give teachers a gradual increase.
A gradual increase is an increase in the payment that teachers receive for staying in the school system.
The increase was frozen last year after lawmakers failed to approve a new budget plan.
But now they say they made a promise to teachers.
“We said to the teachers, ‘Let’s spend Christmas’. The Christmas season showed that the economy was doing well and stable, so we would honor the commitment to thaw that, ”said House Ways and Means chairman, Rep. Murrell Smith, a Republican.
The bill would use about $ 50 million from the state reserve fund to pay for the step increase.
Even if this bill passes, it will still need Senate approval.
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