De La Rosa argues $10,000 payment is modest compared to costs of inaction
De La Rosa calls the $10,000 one-time stabilization payment a drop in the bucket compared to the benefits of investing in schools and workforce. She notes that while long-term compensation should come through collective bargaining, this bill addresses the emergency of 1,600-3,000 vacancies.
A $10,000 one-time stabilization payment is a drop in the bucket in comparison to what we gain when the money goes.
back into our communities, into our schools, and into our workforce.
Although longer-term compensation should ultimately be addressed through collective bargaining, the respect check recognizes the emergency before us, stabilizing a workforce of over 25,000 paraprofessionals
and reducing attrition rates that have left gaps of between 1,600 and 3,000 vacancies in our workforce for far too long.