AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to provide the payments; authorize the Department of Education to pro rata reduce payments if the appropriation is insufficient; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Total actions
3
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0
Committee
2
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 6, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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