Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT UPRGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE LEVEL OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND F0R OTHER PURPOSE
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00722 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT UPRGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE LEVEL OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND F0R OTHER PURPOSE | |
| ABSTRACT : Because of their low salary, teachers are forced to deal with loan sharks in order to tide their families over until the next pay check. Some are even obliged to take part-time jobs to provide for their family's basic needs. The bill proposes to upgrade the salary grade (SG) for Teacher I from SG 10 to SG 18 to enable them to cope with the rising cost of living. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SYJUCO, JUDY | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Olano (008 ) | 2. Zamora (017 ) |
| 3. Nantes (066 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON 2004-07-28 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION |
Abstract
Because of their low salary, teachers are forced to deal with loan sharks in order to tide their families over until the next pay check. Some are even obliged to take part-time jobs to provide for their family's basic needs. The bill proposes to upgrade the salary grade (SG) for Teacher I from SG 10 to SG 18 to enable them to cope with the rising cost of living.
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