Title: Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Signed by Governor John Carney, Jr.
Title: Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a budget for fiscal year 2018-2019.
Requires the Grant-in-Aid program to restore its original reimbursement formula used prior to the 2017 budget cuts, meaning that the state will provide 30% of the program’s costs in 2019 (Sec. 324).
Authorizes a 2-percent pay raise for teachers for the 2019 pay cycle as well as a $1,000 flat raise for most other state employees (Secs. 8 and 9).
Appropriates $6,000 for the Opportunity Grants program that assists schools with a large population of low-income, non-English speaking students (Sec. 360).
Increases funding for education and services provided to children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities (Secs. 368-370).
Title: Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Title: Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019