List of 9 Teachers’ Allowances in TSC Amendment Bill 2024 Awaiting MPs Approval
Parliament is considering the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Amendment Bill, 2024, which proposes key changes to the remuneration structure for teachers.
Sponsored by Mandera South MP Abdul Haro, the bill aims to introduce various allowances to enhance financial benefits for educators.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Amendment Bill, 2024, currently under consideration by parliament, proposes several key changes to the remuneration structure for teachers.
If passed, the bill will provide house, commuter, hardship, special duty, responsibility, special school, and reader’s facilitation or aid allowances, among others.
The bill, dated April 19, 2024, was sponsored by Mandera South MP Abdul Haro to amend the Teachers Service Commission Act. It aims to improve the financial benefits for educators across various circumstances.
Proposed Allowances
1. House Allowance
Every teacher employed by the TSC will receive a house allowance at a rate determined by the commission.
Teachers on interdiction will continue to receive their full house allowance until their case is resolved.
2. Commuter Allowance
The commission will pay a commuter allowance to teachers.
Teachers under interdiction or suspension will not be eligible for this benefit.
3. Hardship Allowance
Teachers assigned to schools in designated hardship areas will receive a hardship allowance, calculated at a rate specified by the commission.
4. Special Duty Allowance
This allowance will be available to teachers performing administrative duties beyond their grade or those stationed in arid and semi-arid lands.
The allowance ceases when a teacher is transferred, relieved of administrative duties, or attains the grade for their post.
5. Responsibility Allowance
This allowance will be paid to heads of institutions, deputy heads, and senior teachers in job group ‘K’ and below.
It is pensionable if received immediately before retirement and will be stopped if the teacher ceases administrative duties.
6. Special School Allowance
Teachers with special education skills assigned to special schools or units will receive this allowance, subject to Commission-determined rates.
It will be discontinued if the teacher is no longer performing duties in a special school.
7. Reader’s Facilitation or Aid Allowance
This allowance, certified by the National Council of Persons with Disabilities, will be given to teachers who are blind, deaf, dumb, or have physical disabilities.
8. Leave Allowance
All teachers on the TSC payroll will receive an annual leave allowance, with rates set by the commission.
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9. Transfer Allowance
The commission will pay teachers a transfer allowance, although specific details on this allowance were not outlined in the provided information.
These proposed allowances are non-pensionable, except for the responsibility allowance if earned up to and including the last date of retirement.
List of 9 Teachers’ Allowances in TSC Amendment Bill 2024 Awaiting MPs Approval
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