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Greg Abbott Nixes Bonus for Retired Teachers

Updated 11:17 AM CST, Tue, Nov 24, 2009

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A $500 bonus for about 250,000 retired educators and state workers in Texas won't happen because legislators improperly appropriated the funds.

On Monday, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an opinion that says normal procedures for distributing the $155 million were not followed by the 2009 Legislature.

Lawmakers can set up one-time payments to retired teachers and state workers. But the ruling said legislators wrongly bypassed trustees and sent the $155 million to the state comptroller's office, not to state pension funds.

Lawmakers earlier this year had said the $500 checks could be provided to the retirees only if the attorney general's office decided the funding complied with legal requirements.

Representatives of educator groups said they're disappointed.

First Published: Nov 24, 2009 9:04 AM CST

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Basically, they are taking money from groups who are not likely to spend money on hard drugs thus funding nations that are against us. As long as there is a demand, there will be a supply."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_72579107","adminTags":null,"views":386,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Greg Abbott Nixes Bonus for Retired Teachers","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2827445,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"24 Nov 2009 22:22:28 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1305830","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Few outside retired education circles realize educators are living with an annuity check that has not increased since 2001. We have been granted one "13th" check in that period of time. Legislators should be ashamed of the pathetic way they have treated retired educators. Not once cost of living increase!!! Medicaid even gives a yearly cost of living increase yearly until this year. I'd understand this if our legislators never had an education. I'd understand this if they never had teachers, aids, counselors, etc in their lives.<br />All this means is more of us file for bankruptcy and<br />forgo medical treatment because we can no longer continue to pay the high insurance rates. Everything has gone up except for the respect of the retired teacher! Shameful Austin...totally shameful."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_72579107","adminTags":null,"views":386,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Greg Abbott Nixes Bonus for Retired Teachers","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2827445,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"25 Nov 2009 04:23:47 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1307549","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"We cheat the teachers while they are working and again when they retire. No wonder education has gone to the dogs."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_72579107","adminTags":null,"views":386,"createdBy":9148021,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg?t=1248875781749","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Greg Abbott Nixes Bonus for Retired Teachers","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2827445,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"25 Nov 2009 04:25:44 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"moaning","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1307554","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I bet Abbot never takes a cut or misses a bonus."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_72579107","adminTags":null,"views":386,"createdBy":18368897,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Greg Abbott Nixes Bonus for Retired Teachers","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2827445,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"25 Nov 2009 06:37:04 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"fb_569607747","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1307809","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I'm not going to talk about politicians voting on their own raises, but as for retired teachers? How do we give retired, American teachers a raise? We should cut all of their benefits for being so inadequate at their jobs! And before you get all huffy and puffy Mrs. Smith, just look at what you have created. That's all I will say. It's a sad day when a retired American teacher complains that they don't get enough money. You reap what you sow. Thank goodness today's standards are much higher, and more logical than that of your hayday in the education system....."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_72579107","adminTags":null,"views":386,"createdBy":18368897,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Greg Abbott Nixes Bonus for Retired Teachers","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2827445,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"25 Nov 2009 06:43:28 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"fb_569607747","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1307818","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Teachers in this country are dumber than 50% of the students they teach. Just look at any 4th grade classroom. I was taught the letter "R", is pronounced "Arra". I will never forget that stupidity, and will always wonder how she passed any test that let her teach me how to speak. Thanks again Mrs. Ray. It's R, not ARRA!"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_72579107","adminTags":null,"views":386,"createdBy":9449067,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Greg Abbott Nixes Bonus for Retired Teachers","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2827445,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"25 Nov 2009 07:38:26 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"1will","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1307852","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I agree with facebook user.....just look at him, he is a shining example of the education system gone wrong. How about every one home school and pay for your own kids education and give me my wasted tax dollars back. 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Is it that they couldn't teach you or you knew it all already?"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_72579107","adminTags":null,"views":386,"createdBy":10121707,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Greg Abbott Nixes Bonus for Retired Teachers","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2827445,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"25 Nov 2009 16:12:23 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"WxTxF","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1309566","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I agree Teachers should get paid alot more per year, that they are teaching. There are not many jobs that give out retirement packages anymore, and how many give you bonuses on retirement packages? 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