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The average teacher salary in Virginia currently sits at 95 percent ($45,377) of the national average.
• A one-time appropriation of $12 million to be distributed to localities to support firefighting activities. Firefighters are among first responders to terrorist attacks, hazardous substance spills, natural disasters and accidents.
• $16.4 million in funding to localities to cover the cost for enhanced retirement benefits to sheriffs’ deputies.
• approximately $3.5 million to prevent 60 mostly urban local governments from receiving less in HB599 law enforcement funds than they received last fiscal year.
• An amendment to increase the retirement multiplier for state police troopers from 1.7 to 2.0 percent, and to provide the necessary funding to pay into the Virginia Retirement System. This
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