Texas plan would tap lottery revenue for teacher bonuses

Comment #6

zephbe — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 00:57:22 GMT

Guess it depends on the Governor.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-carolina/articles/2017-06-12/mcmaster-reluctantly-vetoes-17m-for-s-carolina-school-buses

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Gov. Henry McMaster says he's reluctantly vetoed $17.5 million for new school buses in South Carolina, saying lawmakers should not have used money from the lottery to buy or lease them.

McMaster issued 41 budget vetoes worth more than $56 million Monday.

McMaster says lottery money for buses is... [ More ]

Comment #5

KY Floyd — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:01:37 GMT

From this article it sounds like the Tx Lottery was not set up solely for education.

It never matters where lottery proceeds are supposed to go.

The legislators (even the ones in Illinois) come up with a budget that includes how much will be spent on the different things that need to be funded, and then the state spends that amount of money on those things. Using $1 billion in lottery profits to fund education simply lets them reduce funding from other sources of revenue by that $1 billio... [ More ]

Comment #4

Redd55 — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:17:01 GMT

I hope California never does, otherwise the legislature will suck it dry.

Comment #3

lucky6025 — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:53:32 GMT

A lot of States across the country changed the wording for school funds to general funds or some other wording for lottery money ear marked for schools, this way can use it for anything other than its soul purpose.

Comment #2

chase060 — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 04:31:22 GMT

I think Gov. Greg Abbott should be helpful and use the funds thats set aside already first. Then look at other options. Maybe he and his team perhaps can cut back on their bonus and leave the lotto money alone. I think a billion dollars a year for the education fund is already enough from the lottery.

Comment #1

zephbe — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:00:15 GMT

From this article it sounds like the Tx Lottery was not set up solely for education.

http://www.kcbd.com/story/14579932/kcbd-investigates-is-the-tx-lottery-really-funding-education.

Texas plan would tap lottery revenue for teacher bonuses

Lottery Post — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 19:21:38 GMT

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Thursday unveiled a plan to boost teacher pay beyond the $1,000 raise called for by Gov. Greg Abbott, and to ultimately pay for it by requiring school districts to reallocate existing funds and, if voters agree, earmarking the first $700 million in lottery money, that already goes to education, for teacher salaries.

Patrick compared his plan, which he hopes to see enacted at the special session that gets underway Tuesday, to what he called House Speaker Joe Straus' Ponzi... [ More ]