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Ron DeSantis: “200 million of that [1.56 billion] is only for people that…”

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Governor DeSantis Signs Florida Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Published | Video Starts at 05:41

The budget that I'm signing has 1.56 billion just for teacher salaries, but 200 million of that because we focused a lot on the average minimum going up, which we needed to do. But there's 200 million of that [1.56 billion] is only for people that have 10 years or more experience. And so some of those folks are going to see a bump and we're happy to be able to deliver that. And we know that that's something that's really, really good. (05:41–05:53)

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Asserts that $200 million of the teacher salary budget is allocated for teachers with 10+ years of experience.

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