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Mississippi House revives teacher pay raise, PERS changes
The House approved a $5,000 raise for K-12 teachers and reformed retirement rules, including lowering service years and allowing retirees to return to work, amid a $280 million estimated cost.
- On March 6, 2026, the Mississippi House revived SB 2103 with a strike-all amendment, and House leaders unveiled the revamped measure, winning unanimous support for a teacher pay raise.
- Faced with a committee deadline on Tuesday, the House rejected the Senate's $2,000 proposal and pushed a larger raise after many education measures died.
- The revised bill specifies all K-12 teachers would get a $5,000 pay raise, special education teachers and assistant teachers $3,000, and school occupational therapists and licensed counselors $6,000, along with PERS changes lowering retirement eligibility to 30 years.
- With roughly one month left, SB 2103 now returns to the Senate for final approval, and Speaker Jason White urged the Senate to act before adjournment.
- Mississippi's teacher pay and PERS reform are urgent, as teachers earn $53,704 on average and nearly 4,000 vacancies persist, prompting calls for action this year from lawmakers such as 'Sen. Daniel Sparks'.
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Teacher pay raise bill revived, passes Mississippi House
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Mississippi House revives teacher pay raise, PERS changes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi teachers could still see a pay raise, and the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) with employees in Tier 5 could still see favorable changes during the 2026 Legislative Session. The Mississippi House unanimously voted to add the items to Senate Bill 2103 through an amendment on March 6, [...]
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