Iowa House passes bill that would increase teacher pay

Iowa House passes bill to make ‘smuggling’ undocumented immigrants a new crime - The Daily Iowan

Iowans could now see jail time for human “smuggling,” a new crime created under a bill passed on Thursday by Iowa House Republicans.  The bill, House File 2608, would make it a class “C” felony to transport undocumented immigrants for gain or with the intent to conceal them from law enforcement, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.  If the person being smuggled is seriously injured, killed, or sexually abused, it would be a class “A” felony, …

Iowa House passes bill that would increase teacher pay

The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.

Iowa House passed its teacher pay plan on 93-1 vote - Radio Iowa

The Iowa House has passed a plan to raise the minimum salary for teachers by nearly 50% within two years. The current minimum salary is $33,500 a year. Republican Representative Bill Gustoff of Des Moines said the plan would bring about the largest single boost to teacher pay in state history. “The bill achieves a […]

Iowa House Passes Teacher Compensation Bill

(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Tom Moore of Griswold stated that House File 2630 would be the largest pay raise for teachers since 2003. Moore says if enacted and accompanied by Supplemental State Aid, it could be a total package increase of 4.5%-5%. The House passed the bill on Thursday by nearly a unanimous decision. Representative Moore says this bill raises the minimum teacher starting salary to $47,500 in year one and $50,000 in yea…