Illinois Teachers Minimum Pay Bill Introduced in State House
Stuart, Hoffman bring teacher salary bill to House
Springfield IL – The Illinois Senate plan to increase the minimum salary for public school teachers has been picked up in the House, led by two Metro-East legislators.
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) filed House Bill 2078 last month, with Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) signing on as chief co-sponsor. The bill is the same as Senate Bill 10, filed in January by Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), with co-sponsors including Rachelle Aud Crowe (D-Wood River) and Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg).
The bill would increase the current $10,000 minimum annual salary to $40,000 in four annual steps by the 2023-24 school year. The intermediate steps would be $32,076 for 2020-21, $34,576 for 2021-22 and $37,076 for 2022-23. Future increases would be pegged to the Consumer Price Index.
Hoffman said an increase in the minimum salary is long overdue and would be well-deserved.
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