As often the case, legislation related to teacher retirement generated significant debate Wednesday in the State Senate. It modifies teacher sick day accumulation as a means of reducing the overall pension system liability. It received Kentucky Senate backing. Bill Sponsor Jimmy Higdon said teachers won’t lose existing sick days. The Republican from Lebanon said the bill does set the yearly accumulation of sick days at ten.
“Whether you are a teacher or an administrator, everybody has the same benefit. Right now that’s not true. The benefits..we have some school districts that are giving 15 sick days. We have some giving ten,” said Higdon.
