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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 2:45 PM
State Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) has filed Senate Bill 51, which would allow Indiana schools to claim federal Medicaid reimbursements for providing Individualized Education Program (IEP) services and special education services.
The Teacher Compensation Commission recently released a report detailing 37 recommendations on how to reach the $600 million dollars needed to raise the average Hoosier teacher’s salary to over $60,000. This legislation could free up $100 to $200 million in funds for schools to use toward teacher pay.
“Recommendation No. 20 in the Teacher Compensation Commission’s report suggests SB 51 could be a solution to achieve the goal of raising Indiana’s average teacher pay,” Zay said. “If we work aggressively to capture Medicaid dollars for our IEP students and other special-needs students, my bill could make available up to one-third of the amount needed to get to the $60,000 average teacher salary.”
Verbatim: Giaquinta Reacts To Teacher Compensation Commission Report
The following was released on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020:
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) today released the following statement regarding the Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission s final report: As the Teacher Compensation Commission made clear in its report, Indiana has a teacher pay problem, said GiaQuinta. It is also evident that since Republicans took complete control of Indiana State Government in 2010, Indiana s average teacher salaries have struggled to keep up to both the level of inflation and national averages. I appreciate the comprehensive nature of the report; in fact, House Democrats have proposed some of these recommendations in the past. However, I do have some concerns. For one, I do not feel it is the time to start eliminating benefits from teachers and their families when many districts are struggling to recruit and retain qualified teachers