2009 House Bill 5607 (Authorize school pay and benefit cuts )

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Introduced by Rep. Tom McMillin (R) on November 18, 2009, to authorize the state Superintendant of Public Instruction to cut the pay and benefits of employees in a school district that requests this, if it has an operating fund deficit, if its teacher pay is in the highest one-third nationally, and if its health care benefits exceed Michigan private sector averages. This authority would end after 2011.
- Referred to the House Labor Committee on November 18, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 5607 (Authorize school pay and benefit cuts ) [by astounded1 on December 15, 2009]

Cut teacher pay without negotiations (although it takes over 5 years for most teachers to earn as much as an unskilled factory worker), while benefits are being cut/decreased or increased in expense, and watch this 60 hr. a week profession go down the tubes. No one will want to work it. You may want gold standard teachers at bargain basement prices, but I do not think this is what you will get. Who would want to go into debt over 30,000 dollars to make less than they can make without going to school at all? Come on people....it's a five year degree.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 5607 (Authorize school pay and benefit cuts ) [by changeagent on December 9, 2009]

Good teachers should earn competitive compensation. Bad teachers should be fired. In my experience the amount of pay has little to do with the quality of the education.

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 5607 (Authorize school pay and benefit cuts ) [by gypsy on November 28, 2009]

Our children's education is our hope for the future. A good education requires we hire the best and pay them competitively. What about collective bargaining agreements? Is education where we want to cut back on quality? Not in my opinion.

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