Louisiana Legislature approves Gov. Landry's teacher stipend order
The plan would give teachers $2,000 and support workers $1,000 as a court challenge over the funding shift continues.
- Louisiana lawmakers approved Governor Jeff Landry's plan to shift $168 million from public school budgets toward one-time stipends for educators, despite ongoing legal challenges to the redistribution.
- After voters rejected a constitutional amendment for permanent teacher raises, Landry issued an executive order to fund $2,000 payments for teachers and $1,000 for support workers from existing state education funds.
- The Louisiana Senate passed the measure 37-1, while the Louisiana House supported it 76-8, clearing the two-thirds threshold required to enact the redistribution of state education dollars.
- A Baton Rouge judge issued a temporary restraining order last week halting the plan, citing potential separation of powers violations, while state attorneys requested the court lift the injunction on Tuesday.
- With a hearing scheduled for June 29, plaintiffs argue the legislative vote "carries no force of law" due to the injunction, though lawmakers expressed interest in permanent pay solutions.
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By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The Louisiana legislature has approved Gov. Jeff Landry’s order to shift $168 million in the state’s school funding formula toward one-time educator stipends, according to three lawmakers. The House vote was 76-8, with one abstention, clearing the two-thirds threshold Landry needs in that chamber. The Senate passed the order 37-1, with Sen. Royce Dupless, D-New Orleans opposed. Even with the legislative appr…
Legislature passes Landry's teacher stipend order - American Press
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The Louisiana legislature has approved Gov. Jeff Landry’s order to shift $168 million in the state’s school funding formula toward one-time educator stipends, according to three lawmakers. The House vote was 76-8, with one abstention, clearing the two-thirds threshold Landry needs in that chamber. The Senate passed the order 37-1, with Sen. Royce Dupless, D-New Orleans opposed. Even with the legislative appr…
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