TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on May 18, 2023

Gov. Bill Lee signed the Teacher Paycheck Protection Act Thursday aimed at recruiting more qualified teachers to the state, reported the Chattanoogan. The bill raises the minimum salary to $50,000 by 2026. The previous minimum of $35,000 was set in 2019. The new bill also calls for the end of automatic union membership deductions from teacher paychecks.