HB3

HB3
 * Sponsors**-APrushaSCRepublic,MLukehartNJModerate
 * Issue Category**-Education
 * Bill Title**-Teacher Fair Pay Plan


 * Purpose**-Did you know that 35 states have average teacher salaries that are below the national pay average for the American worker? Since the 3.1% inflation in money, teachers' salaries were only raised 2.3%. Some teachers have to get another part-time job to fulfill their need for money.This bill is to give a pay a public school teacher deserves based on his/her teaching skills. Teachers need to be paid/hired according to how well they teach because America needs the best educators to create tomorrow's jobs. This not only addresses the concerns that good teachers that deserve a good pay, but it also addressed the fact that the students also deserve good education from qualified teachers.


 * Eligibility**-Did you know that more than two million students in America will not reach their full potential in their schooling this year due to poor teaching? With this bill, you are guaranteed good public school teachers that have been graded and approved by an appointed federal worker who specializes in how to grade these teachers. The workers will receive five categories of questions; Involvement in the classroom, education level, organization, how well they can teach their chosen subject, and student achievement.

Here are characteristics of a good teacher that teachers will be checked for in each category: __Involvement in classroom__- ~Are teachers absent more than the given amount of sick days? ~Are they able to instill respect to their students (Keep their students behaved)? ~Do they care about each individual student? __Education Level__- ~What college has teacher attended? ~What degree they have (teaching, bachelor, master, doctorate, etc.)? ~Do they have at least a teaching degree for first year of teaching? ~Did they receive proper training from the school district? __Organization__- ~What does the classroom look like(neat or messy)? ~Can the teacher easily locate supplies? ~What is the condition of the supplies(given the age/storing place of the equipment; government will supply new equipment as needed)? __How well they teach their subject__- ~Do they thoroughly know their subject(or subjects)'s curriculum? ~Do they make the information easily understood? ~Do the students receive information in different ways (visually, verbally, etc.)? __Student achievement__- ~Are the students passing the course? ~Are the test grades decent(as in passing with at least a 70% average)? ~How well do students do on state and high school achievement tests?


 * Terms and Benefits**-

1.The government will select one worker to complete the task of answering these questions. There will be one social worker for every ten school districts. The government workers should be trusted and organized in order to receive the job. The government will pay for transportation and the workers will receive their pay as soon as their visits to all of the school districts' classrooms are complete. 2.The workers will grade the teachers on a scale from one to ten(one standing as the worst and ten as the best) in each of the categories. The scores will be averaged; and the teachers must receive at least a seven in order to receive hiring/equal or higher pay. 3.If teachers receive a six or lower, they will be penalized. They will either be dismissed [1-3 rating], or receive a letter tht explains they will need to take a class for a $30 dollar fee for more training in the chosen subject(s) they teach.[4-6 rating]
 * Terms-**

By grading teachers, the teachers will get paid for their hard work and the public can ensure that their teachers are doing their best to give the students the best possible education and a better chance of graduating and going onto higher education.
 * Benefits-**


 * Fiscal Impact**-(per year)

__Category__ ...................................__Amount of money spent__

__Education__....................................$0

__Energy__ __Resources__........................$0

__Equipment__...................................$0

__Labor__...........................................$194,370,000 This is the amount of money that will be paid to workers visiting the schools (Approximately $30,000 dollars per worker).

__Legal__..........................................$0

__Marketing__....................................$0

__Transportation__..............................$5,092,492 This is the amount that will be spent for plane tickets and car rentals for the workers.

__Travel__...........................................$27,211,500 This is the amount spent on food and hotel rooms for the workers.

__Other__...........................................$100,000,000 This will be a fund to pay for new materials for schools and any other excess fees related to this bill.

__Total:__........................................$326,673,992

The money for this bill will come from the American public's taxes. Though some citizens may find it unfavorable to create higher taxes, our bill is providing a better education for there children as well as helping public school teachers.


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