Teachers; timeline and process for increasing salaries to at least national average.
Summary
Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2027 and 2028 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act enacted during any regular or special session of the General Assembly during 2027 or 2028 to fund, the Commonwealth's share of compensation supplement incentives for Standards of Quality-funded instructional and support positions sufficient to increase the average teacher salary in the Commonwealth to at least the national average teacher salary by the end of fiscal year 2029 and establishes a detailed timeline and process for satisfying such requirement.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Appropriations
lower
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
Co
Bonita Anthony
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
Co
Destiny LeVere Bolling
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Kannan Srinivasan
DDemocratic
Co
LG
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Mamie Locke
DDemocratic
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