Showdown this week in Pierre on teacher salary minimum mandate

Fall River school administrators share concerns on HB 1048

PIERRE – A bill which would set a statewide minimum teacher salary beginning July 1, 2026, has been debated and amended several times during this year’s legislative session, after first being introduced on Jan. 3, 2024.

Back on Feb. 20, the House of Representatives passed a version of HB 1048 by a margin of 58 to 9 which set the minimum sala…