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SB 2001 - Increases Teacher Salaries by $2,000 - Mississippi Key Vote

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Title: Increases Teacher Salaries by $2,000

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases the salary for teachers at public schools and colleges in Mississippi by $2,000.

Highlights:

  • Increases the minimum salary schedule for teachers with A-AAAA licenses by $2,000 for the 2026-2027 and subsequent school years (Sec. 1).

  • Prohibits school districts from paying any assistant teacher less than the state minimum salary, and increases that minimum salary for 2026-2027 and subsequent years to $19,000 (Sec. 2).

  • Establishes the intent of the Legislature that all full-time professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and course instructors at any institution of higher learning or community/junior college receive a salary increase of $2,000 (Sec. 3).

  • Specifies that this Act takes effect July 1, 2026 (Sec. 4).

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