Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT UPGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE LEVEL OF TEACHERS FROM SALARY GRADE 10 TO 19
Date filed
September 18, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3077, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT UPGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE LEVEL OF TEACHERS FROM SALARY GRADE 10 TO 19 | |
| ABSTRACT : Public school teachers are among the most underpaid workers in our society. The low salaries received by our public school teachers have been a major disincentive for them to improve their skills in teaching and pursue further education and training. In addition, the public schools have failed to attract the best and the brightest students from the top colleges and universities because of the low salary levels, preventing our public education system from benefiting from the knowledge and expertise of qualified teachers. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR J. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-18 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Chipeco (026 ) | 2. Del Mar (031 ) |
| 3. Espina (035 ) | 4. Espino (035 ) |
| 5. Suarez (047 ) | 6. Villarama (054 ) |
| 7. Nantes (062 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON 2001-09-27 |
Abstract
Public school teachers are among the most underpaid workers in our society. The low salaries received by our public school teachers have been a major disincentive for them to improve their skills in teaching and pursue further education and training. In addition, the public schools have failed to attract the best and the brightest students from the top colleges and universities because of the low salary levels, preventing our public education system from benefiting from the knowledge and expertise of qualified teachers.
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