Legislative leadership announced that they will hold a press conference regarding HB 1, the state’s operating budget, and funding for teacher pay raises.
The public and media are encouraged to attend Monday’s press conference to gain more insight and information about this funding, and about how the Legislature plans to tackle budget topics this year.
The House Appropriations Committee will meet Monday, May 3, at 9:00 am, with HB 1 on the agenda for debate. The HB 1 press conference will be held Monday, May 3, prior to both chambers convening, at 1:30 pm, in Memorial Hall. Speaker of the House, Clay Schexnayder, Senate President Page Cortez, State Representative Jerome Zeringue, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Bodi White, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, will gather Monday to discuss how this additional funding came to be, and how it will be allocated to fully fund teacher pay raises.
