From the ECS State Policy Database Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary IL Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Retirement Pensions for Limited-Employment Returning Teachers S.B. 3597 Provides the service retirement pension must not be cancelled for a pensioner who is re-employed as a teacher on a temporary and non-annual ... More... NY Issued 04/2012 P-12 Establishing the New NY Education Reform Commission E.O. No. 44 Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and inno... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. Florida Fund for Minority Teachers H.B. 5201 - Florida Fund for Minority Teachers From final bill analysis: Requires the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers to annually report to the department of education the balance of t... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Repeal of Provision re: New Teacher Bonus and Performance-Based Compensation Plans H.B. 156 - Repeal of Provision re: New Teacher Bonus and Performance-Based Compensation Plans Removes from the list of nonlapsing funds and accounts certain funds appropriated from the Uniform School Fund to the state board of educati... More... DE Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Removes Sunset Provision for TFA H.B. 239 Repeals the sunset provision included in House Bill No. 102, which authorized the Teach for America (TFA) program as an alternative route to... More... SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Teach for America Grant Program S.B. 139 Creates a Teach for America grant program within the Department of Education with an aim to allow the number of teachers placed to grow from... More... SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Teaching Needs Scholarship Program H.B. 1234 Creates the South Dakota critical teaching needs scholarship program to encourage South Dakota's high school graduates to obtain their posts... More... NM Adopted 02/2012 P-12 Study the Growth of Future Educators H.M. 42; S.M. 53 Requests that the legislature establish a work group to study the stustainability for future growth, recruitment and training of high school... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Retirees' Return to Work S.B. 349 Makes numerous changes to retirement provisions, including permitting a retired member of the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), purs... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 State and District Reporting H.B. 3464 Provides that the first teacher supply and demand report following the initial report must be provided by January 2012, rather than January ... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Tuition Waivers for Educational Aides S.B. 1 Amends provisions granting tuition waivers for educational aides. Requires that the courses needed for teacher certification in which the ai... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher Loans S.B. 670 Defines school types for purpose of federal loan forgiveness programs offered to teachers. Declares emergency, effective on passage. http://... More... SC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Report Cards/WorkKey Assessments/Teacher Loans H.B. 3663 Suspends the requirement that the Department of Education (DOE) provide printed copies of 2011 district and school report cards. Requires a ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Mental Health and Teacher Shortage Committees H.B. 1177 Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist i... More... DE Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Senate's Teacher Hiring Task Force S.B. 16 Implements the recommendations of the Senate's Teacher Hiring Task Force. Creates an estimated unit count each March, which the Department o... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Licensed Speech Pathologists Bonus H.B. 1819 Specifies the date for the department of education to pay the licensed pathologist bonus. Details repayment terms for teachers who receive b... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Retirement Benefits and Limit on When Retiree May Return to Work S.B. 1425 From bill summary: Provides that any change in salary, compensation or remuneration principally for the purpose of enhancing a member's bene... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 Postsec. Community College Financial Aid to Encourage Transfer to Four-Year Institutions S.B. 3699 Establishes the Community College Transfer Grant Program Act. Creates the Community College Transfer Grant Program to provide financial assi... More... FL Issued 06/2010 P-12 Florida's Task Force on Excellent Teaching E.O. 10-126 Establishes Florida's Task Force on Excellent Teaching. Directs the task force to: (1) Review performance appraisal systems and teacher cer... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Teacher Loan Grace Period H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. Provides for a 1-year grace period for certain recipients of a SC teacher loan and requires the SC student loan corporation to develop forms... More... IA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Minority Teacher Recruitment H.B. 2432 Requires representatives of the Department of Education and Area Education Agencies and public and private colleges and universities to stud... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Task Force on Teacher Attrition, Retention and Growth H.B. 1047 Creates the Task Force on Teacher Attrition, Retention and Growth to study strateges for solving the current teacher shortage in Mississippi... More... Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Minority Teacher Recruitment H.B. 2432 Requires representatives of the department of education and area education agencies to study opportunities for recruiting racial and ethnic ... More... AL Adopted 03/2010 P-12 Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program 300-4-7 Provides administrative procedures as regards the Alabama Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program (ATRIP), which is intended to provide a scho... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Charter School Recruitment and Retention S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Requires charter schools whose charter was granted before January 1, 2010 to have a recruitment and retention plan in effect for the 2011-20... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Retirement Benefits for Returning Retirees A.B. 506 Applies a limitation of $0 to the compensation for performance of specified activities as an employee of an employer, an employee of a third... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Beginning-Teacher Salary Incentive Program A.B. 851 - Beginning Teacher Salary Incentive Program From Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law establishes the Jack O'Connell Beginning-Teacher Salary Incentive Program, under which a co... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Consolidation of Teacher Recruitment Programs H.B. 3999 Consolidates the "Future Teacher Corps Program" and the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching's "Golden Apple Scholars Program"... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Grow Your Own Teacher Act H.B. 4117 Provides that for purposes of the Grow Your Own Teacher Act to prepare highly skilled, committed teachers to teach in hard-to-staff schools,... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Grow Your Own Teacher Program H.B. 392 Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act. Eliminates provision that a goal of the program is to achieve an average teacher retention p... More... AZ Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Teacher employment H.B. 2011--Section 14 Section 14. H--Notwithstanding any other law, a school district or charter school shall not adopt policies that provide employment retention... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Center for Creativity and Innovation H.B. 1 - Section 3301.82 **No funds allocated in the current budget for this center, according to the DOE's H.B. 1 summary document http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Educators Certified Outside Texas H.B. 4152 Relates to certification of an educator in Texas who is certified in another state or country. Requires an educator certified in another sta... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 G+T and Retaining Quality Teachers H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VII (Gifted and Talented and Retaining Quality Educators) Creates Section 39.236, "Gifted and Talented Standards." Directs the commissioner to adopt standards to evaluate district gifted and talente... More... NE Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Excellence in Teaching Act L.B. 547 From the Fiscal Note: LB 547 changes provisions of the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program Act, a teacher loan forgiveness program adm... More... DE Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Teach For America H.B. 102 Enables the implementation of the Teach For America program and teacher residency programs on a state- wide basis by modifying the entry req... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Bonuses for Nationall Board Certified Teachers H.B. 1862 Provides bonuses for individuals who have worked for a minimum number of years with a national board certification as a classroom teacher, b... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Teacher Opportunity Program S.B. 852 Amends the Teacher Opportunity Program; provides scholarships to teachers returning to college to receive an additional certification. http:... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Consolidation of Teacher Education Recruitment Programs S.B. 853 Consolidates the Teacher Education Recruitment Programs by repealing the Minority Teachers Scholars Program, Minority Masters Fellows Progra... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Teacher Recruitment for High-Priority Districts S.B. 980 Provides additional incentives for teacher recruitment and retention in high-priority school districts. Increases teacher signing bonuses; e... More... IN Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Minority Teacher Recruitment H.B. 1479 Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with nonprofit entities, the commission for higher education and state educational insti... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Teacher Loan Forgiveness H.B. 480 Adds provision that if funds are insufficient during any fiscal year, the higher education assistance authority must give priority considera... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Provision of Workforce Housing H.B. 2132 Provides that local school boards, in cooperation with the local governing body, may pursue housing options for its employees including the ... More... KY Adopted 01/2009 P-12 Teacher Scholarships 11 KAR 8:030 and :040 Adds provisions relating to default on a repayment obligation under the teacher scholarship program.... More... UT Adopted 01/2009 P-12 Public Education Job Enhancement Program R690-100 Specifies that licensed teachers providing instruction to students in any public classroom setting are eligible for an Opportunity Award. Es... More... UT Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship Program R277-526 Adopts rules relative to Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship Program established by 53A-6-801 and -802. Addresses scholarship amounts and re... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 Postsec. Community College Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program H.B. 1334 Requires the commission of higher education to allocate a minimum of 200 Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program scholarship awards each year ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Return to Teaching in Shortage Area H.B. 4536 Relates to provisions allowing retired teachers to return to teaching in subject shortage areas without impairing retirement status or retir... More... NY Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Employment of Retired Persons Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-5.5 Repeals a rule and adds a new rule to strengthen the commissioner of education's standards of approval for the employment of retired persons... More... HI GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence. 07/2008 P-12 Teacher Shortages and Professional Development Schools S.B. 3252 Relates to teacher shortages. Appropriates up to $100,000 for fiscal year 2008-2009 for public school teachers and candidates to take prepar... More... MO Adopted 07/2008 P-12 teacher recruitment 5 CSR 80-860.050 Proposes rules regarding a program that makes scholarships available for eligible students who make a commitment to a teaching career and wh... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Teacher Exit Interviews S.B. 548 Requires the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt rules requiring local school boards to conduct exit interviews for teacher... More... HI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Re-Hiring Retired Teachers and Administrators H.B. 2710 Revises provisions allowing for the rehiring of retired teachers and administrators and extends the termination date of such provisions. htt... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Improving Teaching Quality Policies H.B. 1384 Requires the Department of Education to administer a biennial teaching and learning conditions survey to all teachers to be used for plannin... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Teacher Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program H.B. 1255 Expands the definition of rural school district to allow more teachers who teach in rural areas to qualify for the Teacher Loan Forgiveness ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Employment Following Retirement H.B. 2074 Allows a retired classified or nonclassified member who has been retired for at least 36 months and who is employed by a public school to pe... More... AK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 teacher shortage S.B. 241 Relates to a report to the Legislature on teacher preparation, retention, and recruitment by the Board of Regents of the University of Alask... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Rehiring Retired Teachers S.B. 327 Relates to retirement benefits under the Teachers Retirement System of the State; provides that a retired teacher who has been retired for a... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Licensing Teach for America and Middle School Reading H.B. 3124 Directs the state board to issue a license to teach to persons in the Teach for America Program; provides such licenses will not be subject ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Teachers of Diverse Backgrounds Financial Aid Pilot Program H.B. 1812 Provides for the establishment of a teachers of diverse backgrounds financial aid pilot program, to be implemented by Winona State Universit... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Teacher Certification, Loan Forgiveness, and Additional Endorsements S.B. 64 Creates a certification incentive fund to provide grants for eligible recipients to conduct summer institutes. Specifies that the priority f... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Troops to Teachers Pilot S.B. 2913 Establishes a pilot program in the State Department of Education to promote the national Troops to Teachers Program in the public schools of... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Teach For America Act S.B. 2518 Establishes the Teach For America Act. Authorizes the use of state funds as matching funds by the Teach for America-Delta in order to bring ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Employment of Retired Teachers H.B. 470 Authorizes the department of education to employ retired members in full-time or part-time nonteaching positions, including to serve on scho... More... LA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Community College Teacher Recruitment and Preparation Program LAC 28:CXXV.1501, 1701, 1901-1915 (Bulletin 121) Amends rules relating to the Students Teaching and Reaching (STAR) content standards curriculum framework. The STAR curriculum is designed t... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Educator Salary Adjustments S.B. 2 - Section 18 Eliminates school administrators from eligibility for educator salary adjustments to attract and retain highly skilled and dedicated educato... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Stipends for Special Educators for Additional Days of Work S.B. 2 - Section 21 Directs the legislature, subject to future budget constraints, to annually appropriate money for stipends to special educators for additiona... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Expansion of Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program S.B. 169 Expands the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program to include those teacher candidates pursuing an endorsement in career and technical e... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Signing Bonuses and One-Time Performance Based Bonuses S.B. 281 Provides funds for one-time $1,000 signing bonuses for new educators (including teachers returning to education after one or more years of i... More... VA Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Career and Technical Teacher Recruitment H.B. 506 Relates to the Teaching Scholarship Loan Program to increase the number of candidates pursuing careers in career and technical education. h... More... NY Vetoed 08/2007 P-12 Retired Police Personnel As New York Teachers S.B. 3994 Allows retired members of the New York city police pension fund to collect their pensions while providing teaching service in the city of Ne... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act S.B. 446 Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act regarding the definition of hard-to-staff school. Changes the term "target schools" to "eligi... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Agricultural Science Teacher Training Continuum and Incentive Funding Grants H.B. 1922 Subject to appropriation, requires the state board of education to develop a secondary-level agricultural science teacher training continuum... More... MA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College The Readiness Project Executive Order No. 489 Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth ov... More... NC Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Teacher Assistant Scholarship Fund H.B. 851 Clarifies the educational requirement for the teacher assistant scholarship fund. Requires that an applicant for a scholarship from the fund... More... NC Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Pilot Alternative Teacher Salary Plans H.B. 966 Requires the State Board of Education to establish a pilot program authorizing the implementation of alternative teacher salary plans to ena... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Retired Teachers Returning to the Classroom H.B. 956 Modifies the provision that permits retired teachers to return to the classroom without a loss of retirement benefits. Specifies that comput... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Pilot Program for Lateral Entry Teachers S.B. 1115 Directs the state board to establish a pilot program for lateral entry teachers in up to eight local school administrative units. Establishe... More... TX Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Modifies Use of Rewards H.B. 2399 House Bill 2399 amends the Education Code to allow a school campus to use the 25 percent of its student achievement program award that is no... More... NC Issued 07/2007 P-12 Programs for At-Risk Children Executive Order No. 120 Accelerates teacher and other personnel recruitment and the implementation of needed academic support programs for at-risk children in light... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Recruiting Retired Teachers, Administrators H.B. 2585 Allows a community college district or school district to hire a retired public employee as a teacher or administrator if the primary work d... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 P-12 Hawaii Educator Loan Program H.B. 777 Amends eligibility requirements for the Hawaii educator loan program. Adds that loans will be awarded to teaching candidates as well as exis... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 P-12 Felix Stipend Revolving Fund H.B. 15 Establishes the Felix stipend revolving fund, to be used by the department of education to deposit moneys received as repayment from student... More... LA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Tax Credit for Teachers Returning to Katrina-Struck Districts H.B. 847 Provides for a $1,000 individual income tax credit in 2007 and 2008 for teachers re-employed by a school board in certain parishes which hav... More... LA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Reemployment of State Retirees S.B. 96 Relates to reemployment of state retirees; provides reemployment privileges to any member of this system who retired pursuant to an early re... More... OK Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Amends Education Leadership Oklahoma Program S.B. 586 Relates to the Education Leadership Oklahoma program; requires the Commission for Teacher Preparation to emphasize recruiting efforts towar... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Pilot Performance Pay Program A.B. 3A; (NEW BILL) Appropriates money to provide for pilot programs of performance pay and enhanced compensation for the recruitment and retention of licensed ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 International Teacher Permits S.B. 1287 Relates to visiting international teacher permits; establishes a durational permit to qualify certain visiting international teachers to tea... More... MT Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program S.B. 2A (Teacher Recruitment) Creates a quality educator loan assistance program administered by the board of regents through the office of the commissioner of higher edu... More... KS Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Teacher Service Scholarship H.B. 2185 Amends provisions of the Teacher Service Scholarship program and creates the Teacher Education Competitive Grant Program. Repeals Mathematic... More... MD Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Rehiring Retired Teachers H.B. 962 Increases the minimum number of specified retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or Teachers' Pension System that school districts may ... More... MO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Teaching Fellows Program S.B. 389 [Teaching Fellows] Creates the teaching fellows program. For each of the first four years that an applicant teaches in a qualifying district, up to one-fourth ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Aids in Recruitment H.B. 1432 Grants service credit to educational staff associates for nonschool employment; provides that the calculation of years of service for occupa... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Leadership Academy, Teacher Recruitment and Development S.B. 5955 Enacts provisions addressing a state leadership academy, teacher preparation and certification programs, teacher professional development pr... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Re-Employment of Retired Teachers H.B. 1262 From Senate Report: In the Teachers' Retirement System, a retired teacher or administrator who satisfies a break in service of at least one ... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Science and Mathematics Tuition Reimbursement Program S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 36 Creates science and mathematics tuition reimbursement program. Provides that of the amount appropriated for grants to schools for the 2007-2... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Potential Study on the Challenges of Rural Schools S.B. 1236 (Section 7) Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to expend $100,000 of a state appropriation to conduct a study and develop plans that ad... More... AR To governor 03/2007 P-12 Study of teacher support systems S.C.R. 19 Requests a study be conducted to determine the essential components of an exemplary statewide teacher support system and requesting the depa... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Grants for Home Ownership S.B. 1292 In order to ensure its competitiveness as an employer, a locality may, by ordinance, provide for the use of funds, other than state funds, t... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loans Program Appropriation H.B. 241 Provides an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints of $1,200,000 from the Education Fund beginning with fiscal year 2007... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Public Education Job Enhancement Program Expansion H.B. 240 Expands the positions that may qualify for cash awards and scholarships under the Public Education Job Enhancement Program, which is used to... More... ND Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Allows Higher Salaries for Hard-to-Fill Positions H.B. 1177 For vacant teaching positions where all means have been taken to recruit a qualified candidate, and where only 45 days remain to the start o... More... SD Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Expands Use of State Institute Fund S.B. 68 Adds support activities related to school accreditation and teacher training and retention to the list of purposes for use of the State Inst... More... IL Adopted 03/2007 P-12 Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Assistance Grant 23 IAC 70.10, .20, .30, .40, .50, .60, .70, .80. Goal of the grant program is to address the shortages experienced by all state-funded preschool education programs of teachers holding Type ... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 Postsec. Community College Foreign Language Teacher Loan Repayment Program H.B. 182 Amends the teacher shortage loan repayment program to include students pursuing degrees to become foreign language teachers; transfers admin... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 School District Teacher Incentive Program S.B. 100 Provides incentive reimbursement payments to school districts employing teachers holding national board certification and imposes reporting ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program changes H.B. 1913 Amends the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program to increase the number of teacher candidates pursuing careers in critical teacher shor... More... IL Adopted 02/2007 P-12 "Grow Your Own" Teacher Education Initiative 23 IAC 60.20, .80, .90, .100 Clarifies rules regarding the "Grow Your Own" program. Amends definitions of "hard-to-staff school" and "hard-to-staff teaching position" to... More... GA Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Title IIA Program Grant GAC 160-1-4-.273 Establishes rules regarding the Title IIA Program Grant, which distributes funds for schools with a proven spending record of Title IIA fund... More... UT Adopted 12/2006 P-12 Postsec. Public Education Job Enhancement Program Eligibility R690-100 Provides eligibility and award distribution requirements for the Public Education Job Enhancement Program (PEJEP), which offers funding to c... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Teacher Recruitment for Ohio Core S.B. 311--Sec. 3313.603(C)(7) Part 2 Directs the general assembly to appropriate funds for strategic initiatives to strengthen schools' capacity to hire and retain highly qualif... More... NC Signed into law 08/2006 P-12 Math and Science Teachers Pilot Program S.B. 1741 Creates a pilot program providing for a salary supplement for newly hired teachers of mathematics or science at the middle or high school le... More... HI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Employing Retired Teachers/Administrators H.B. 1862 Allows the department of education to employ retired teachers full time to teach in teacher shortage areas and serve as mentors for new clas... More... HI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Funding for Teacher Training/Support S.B. 3195 Appropriates funds for teacher training and support to address educational needs, especially the teacher shortage in the state. http://www.c... More... IL Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Teach Illinois Scholarship Program 23 IAC 2768.10, 15, 20, 30, 40 Clarifies rules to reflect the statutory changes contained in public law, which created this new program to encourage students to become tea... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Grow Your Own Teacher Act S.B. 2235 Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Act. Defines developmental classes and makes changes to the definition of parent and community leaders and ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Keeping Retired Teachers in Workforce H.B. 5331 Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Pension Code. Extends to 2011 the period during which an annuitant receiving a retirement annuit... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Teachers Education Trust Fund Incentive Program S.B. 737 Establishes the Teachers Education Trust Fund Incentive Program to provide additional financial incentives for qualified classroom teachers ... More... CT Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Workforce Expansion S.B. 455 Concerns the early childhood education workforce; expands the number of early childhood education teachers through development of an acceler... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Merit-Based Teacher Pay H.B. 2792 - Section 24 - 27 Rewrites section 284.11 (former "Pilot program for team-based variable pay for student achievement"). New section 284.11 encourages school ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Rehired Retirees S.B. 88 Allows any service retiree of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System to be rehired on a full-time basis, in any position covered ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Ohio Core Support H.B. 115 Appropriates funds for support of the Ohio Core Program. Funds will be used to: (1) Support the participation of teachers licensed in Ohio a... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Teaching Shortages and Licensure/Revocation H.B. 677 Directs the commissioner of education to annually convene a meeting of directors of Vermont educator preparation programs and representative... More... MO Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Urban Flight and Rural Needs Scholarship Program S.B. 980 Creates the Urban Flight and Rural Needs Scholarship Program for scholarships for students entering teacher education programs who commit to... More... LA Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Students Teaching and Reaching (STAR) Curriculum Framework LAC 28:CXXV.101, 301-317 Establishes Content Standards Curriculum Framework for Students Teaching and Reaching (STAR) to serve as the one teacher preparation course ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Special Education Teacher Service Scholarship H.B. 2578 Section 1-8 Establishes the special education teacher service scholarship to award up to 50 scholarships a year of $3,000 a semester to Kansas residents... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Teacher Education Scholarship Program H.B. 2578 Section 9-17 Establishes the teacher education scholarship program, to be administered by the state board of regents. Provides scholarships to a Kansas ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Teaching Quality Assignment Disparities H.B. 7087 (Section 57) The Legislature finds disparities between teachers assigned to teach in a majority of "A" graded schools and teachers assigned to teach in a... More... NY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 New York State Math and Science Teaching Incentive Program S.B. 9558 Provides that undergraduate and graduate students leading to a career as a secondary-level math or science teacher are eligible to apply for... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Return of Retired Teachers S.B. 99 Allows persons who retired as other than a teacher to teach in a critical shortage position while continuing to receive a retirement allowan... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Teacher Recruitment Financial Aid Incentives H.B. 81 This bill modifies the Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loans program. Modifies the class of students eligible for the Terrel H. Bell Teach... More... IL Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Postsec. The "Grow Your Own" Teacher Education Initiative 23 IAC 60.10 thru 100 Establishes rules to implement the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Allows consortia of at least one postsecondary institution, at least... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Teach Illinois Scholarship Program H.B. 60 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to implement and administer a teache... More... HI Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Teachers' Housing S.B. 639 Adds new subpart. Transfers the administration of the teachers' housing program from the housing and community development corporation of Ha... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Scholarships for Teachers H.B. 1051 Makes changes concerning Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarships with respect to exceptions to the teaching obligation requirement. Makes... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Louisiana Teachers' Homebuyer Program S.B. 264 (multiple provisions) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:427.4 and to enact R.S. 17:427.5. Establishes legislative intent to make teacher quality a priority, and... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Louisiana Qualified Teachers' Incentive Program S.B. 264 (multiple provisions) Establishes the Louisiana Qualified Teachers' Incentive Program as a special program for any eligible classroom teacher who agrees to teach ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Recruitment and Education H.B. 844 Section 1: Establishes need for improvement in teacher recruitment, compensation, support and peer mentoring. Section 2: Creates a new sect... More... AK Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Reemployed Retired Teachers H.B. 161 The reemployment of certain retired members of the teachers' and public employees' retirement systems provide a valuable tool for school dis... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Teach Louisiana First Program S.B. 144 Amends reenacts R.S. 17:427.3(A), (B), (C), (H) and (I)(1), relative to the Teach Louisiana First Program. Revises the program by deleting t... More... AZ Issued 06/2005 P-12 Governor's Committee for Teacher Quality and Support Executive Order 2005-11 Creates and defines membership of the Governor's Committee for Teacher Quality and Support, the purpose of which is to: (1) develop teacher ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Teacher Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program S.B. 191 Defines "high-poverty school" and "rural school district." Expands teacher loan forgiveness pilot program to include teachers who (1) contra... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 State Retirement System H.B. 2472 Relates to the State Retirement System. Authorizes use of public monies in the purchase of any annuity or deferred compensation payments for... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High-Priority Districts S.B. 1044 (section 31) Includes guidance counselors and librarians in definition of "teacher" or "teachers" in provisions relating to incentives for teacher recrui... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Teacher Recruitment component of H.B. 2331 H.B. 2331 (multiple provisions) HB 2331 amends statutes governing the National Board Certification program. Under current law, teachers attaining National Board Certificati... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 National Board-Certified Teachers and Hard-to-Fill Teaching Disciplines S.B. 48 (section 10-12) Eliminates 10-year cap on number of years a national board-certified teacher may receive the $1,000 annual incentive bonus. Authorizes the s... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Teacher Resource Programs H.B. 1982 Renames the Teacher and Administrator Enhancement and Retraining Grant Program the Teacher Opportunity Program. Eliminates requirement that ... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Math and Science Teacher Scholarships S.B. 138 Allows the board of education of any school district, any teacher of mathematics, science, physics, chemistry or biology, and a business fir... More... WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 The Teachers Retirement System Early Retirement H.B. 1327 Permits members of the teachers' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3 who qualify for early retirement or alternate early retirement to make ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Student Loan Forgiveness H.B. 18 Modifies provisions related to the loan forgiveness contracts for postsecondary students pursuing a teaching career. Eliminates requirements... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Return of Retired Teachers H.B. 1787 Extends from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2010, the sunset date for provisions allowing retirees to be hired as teachers or administrative person... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Teacher Shortage H.B. 1781 Extends to 2010 the current sunset on the requirements that division superintendents identify and report critical shortages to the school bo... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Committee for Mathematics Achievement H.B. 93 (Section 2) Defines terms, including "mathematics coach," "mathematics diagnostic assessment," "mathematics intervention program," "mathematics leader,"... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Tuition Loan Reimbursement Program H.B. 74 Modifies the Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loans program to include students studying to become public school special education personne... More... WY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program H.B. 85 Establishes the Wyoming teacher shortage loan repayment program; specifies that applicants must have a Wyoming residence or have graduated f... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Public Education Job Enhancement Program H.B. 188 This bill: modifies applicant eligibility requirements and committee membership for the Public Education Job Enhancement Program; appropriat... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 State Teachers' Retirement A.B. 1852 Authorizes any member of the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teacher's Retirement Plan granted additional credit for service or service... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Low Performing Schools and Teacher Job Applications A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) SEC. 11: Declares that the Legislature encourages school districts to provide all the schools it maintains that are ranked in deciles 1 to 3... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Qualified Teachers H.B. 6906 Provides that if a school district has a shortage of highly qualified teachers, as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, or a sho... More... AZ Issued 08/2004 P-12 Establishing the Governor's Arizona Teacher's Excellence Program (AzTEP) Coordination Council Executive Order 2004-20 Establishes the Arizona Teacher's Excellence Program Coordination Council (AzTEP Council) to solicit, review and approve applications for fe... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act S.B. 1550 Creates the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Establishes the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Initiative to prepare highly skilled, committ... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Out-of-State Teaching Certificate WAC 180-79A-257 Establishes emergency rules to allow teachers who hold the appropriate degree from a regionally accredited college/university, a teaching ce... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Teachers Homebuyer Program S.B. 879 Establishes the Louisiana Teachers' Homebuyer Program to encourage teachers to work in low-performing schools in disadvantaged areas, includ... More... PA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Annuity Incentive S.B. 200 Amends provisions to permit an annuitant who is a certified teacher or other personnel who hold instructional or administrative certificates... More... AK Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Repeals Teacher Housing Assistance S.B. 274 Relates to the housing assistance loan fund in the state housing finance corporation; creates the housing assistance loan program; repeals l... More... FL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Retired Teachers Reemployment S.B. 3010 Relates to a retired teacher's reemployment; authorizes district school boards to reemploy certain retired teachers under certain circumstan... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Prestige License Plates for Educators H.B. 290 Deletes reference that any educator eligible to apply for a special prestige license plate be an "elementary or secondary" educator. Revise... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Return to Active Service by Disabled H.B. 982 Provides for the return to active service by any disability retiree. Eliminates requirement that returning disability retiree have retired ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Personnel S.B. 2986 Relates to education personnel; provides for expunging of criminal history records of applicants for employment at certain education related... More... AR Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Postsec. State Teacher Assistance Resource Program 008.10.04-001 Establishes rules regarding the amendment of the state teacher assistance resource program. ARKANSAS REG 3933 (SN) http://www.sos.arkansas.g... More... GA Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Teacher Recruitment and Retirement H.B. 366 Amends retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia to allow a teacher ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Impact Aid for Teacher Housing H.B. 2475 Allows school districts to use Impact Aid for teacher housing. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws... More... ME Rule Adoption 04/2004 P-12 Returning to Employment 94-411-410 Clarifies rules regarding retirees returning to employment after retirement with the same employer. Establishes a waiver that must be execut... More... CO Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Teacher Loans H.B. 1039 Concerns the expansion of the teacher loan forgiveness pilot program to include a teacher who is hired to teach in a qualified position afte... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Home Ownership Assistance H.B. 827 Home-ownership assistance. Allows that a locality may by ordinance provide for the use of funds, other than state funds, for grants to assis... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Rehiring Retired Teachers H.B. 1171 Each division superintendent is required at least annually, if so requested by the local school board, to survey the relevant local school d... More... WV Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Use of Retired Teachers H.B. 2268 Relates to the maximum number of days a retired teacher may accept employment; relates to the employment of retired teacher in areas of crit... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Prospective Teachers Scholarships and Loan Payment H.B. 2708 Creates conditional scholarships and loan repayments for prospective teachers.... More... WV To governor 03/2004 P-12 Recruiting Minorities S.B. 200 Requires state police to annually report to Legislature effectiveness of recruiting minorities.... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Teachers Cottages H.B. 2462 Relates to teacher cottages in nonhigh school districts totally surrounded by water, serving fewer than 40 students; provides the school dis... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Teacher Recruitment H.B. 1080 Amends the duties and focus of the office for teacher recruitment within the Department of Education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Teacher Recruitment and Retention S.B. 89 Provides extraordinary incentives for teacher recruitment and retention in high priority districts with an average daily membership of 1,000... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 State Teacher Assistance Program H.B. 1079 Expands the state teacher assistance resource program; provides for forgivable loans. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/pub... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Teacher Housing Fund H.B. 1060 Relates to the state teacher housing development act; provides for teachers who have demonstrated ability to successfully teach children in ... More... DE Rule Adoption 01/2004 P-12 Recruiting &Training of Professional Educators in Critical Curricular Areas 14 DAC 220; Sections 1.0 thru 8.0 Establishes rules amending regulation 240 Recruiting and Training of Professional Educators for Critical Curricular Areas. Reflects changes ... More... ME Rule Adoption 11/2003 Postsec. Conduct Rules of Educators for Maine Program 94-457-610 Proposes details of rules to be utilized in the conduct of the Educators for Maine Program. Provides financial assistance for post-secondary... More... IL Vetoed 11/2003 P-12 Teachers Return to Employment H.B. 1185 Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows certain retired teachers to remain in retirement status and contin... More... IL Total Veto Stands 11/2003 P-12 Housing Assistance for New Teachers H.B. 2345 Creates the Illinois Housing Initiative Act of 2003. Provides a program of financial assistance for new teachers purchasing a first home. Re... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Federal Tax Housing Credits: Classified Employees S.B. 162 Authorizes the Extra Credit Teacher Home Purchase Program to provide federal mortgage credit certificates and reduced interest rate loans fu... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Housing Assistance A.B. 304 Relates to existing law under which the Housing Finance Agency administers a down payment assistance program to low-income first time homebu... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Postsec. Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program 23 IAC 2764.10, .20, .30, .40 Establishes the Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Program to encourage academically talented Illinois students, especially minority stude... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Finance A.B. 1754 Relates to reimburse rates under the Child Care and Development Services Act, revenue limits for school districts and county superintendents... More... NC Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 School Personnel S.B. 701 The General Assembly finds that the elimination of administrative and fiscal limitations on job-sharing arrangements would make employment i... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Retired Teacher Employment S.B. 195 Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows retired teachers to remain in retirement status and continue to re... More... DE Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Charter School Teacher Scholarships S.B. 92 Clarifies that teachers teaching full time at a charter school are eligible for the critical need scholarships; clarifies that the eligibili... More... RI Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Retired Staff as Mentors H.B. 5642 This act would allow retired teachers to fill the vacant position of a mentor principal or assistant mentor principal for a period of up to ... More... CT Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Reemployment of Retired Teachers H.B. 6696 Concerns the reemployment of retired teachers; purchases additional credited service in the Teachers' Retirement System, the excess earning ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program H.B. 1231 Relates to the Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program; changes definition of "newly certified teacher" for purposes of the program from... More... LA Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Teach Louisiana First Program H.B. 1923 Creates the Teach Louisiana First Program to reduce the shortage of teachers certified to teach certain subjects in public schools designate... More... DE Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Professional Incentive Programs S.B. 68 Relates to the Christa McAuliffe Scholarship Program for loan forgiveness to encourage academically talented residents to pursue teaching ca... More... MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Retired Teachers May Resume Teaching H.B. 346 (multiple provisions) Allows a retired certificated teacher receiving a retirement benefit from the state retirement system to teach full-time for a district for ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College FY2004 Budget Implementation (Education) Act S.B. 744 Creates the FY2004 Budget Implementation (Education) Act with the purpose of the Act to make changes relating to education that are necessar... More... AK Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Teachers' Housing Loan Program S.B. 25 Relates to the acquisition of teachers' housing by regional educational attendance areas and to a teacher... More... AL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 State Board of Education S.B. 7 Directs the State Board of Education to create a program for payments to teachers who agree to teach in underserved areas or subject matter ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Teachers H.P. 714 (LD 957) Adds to existing language that required state board to establish criteria under which a targeted need area certificate could be issued to a ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Educators for Maine Program H.P. 985 (LD 1340) Amends the Educators for Maine Program; provides financial assistance for postsecondary education to undergraduate students or students purs... More... CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Donation Of Teaching Services By Private Sector H.B. 5841 Permits the donation of teaching services by private sector specialists in workforce shortage areas identified by the Labor Commissioner and... More... TN Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Reemployment of Teachers S.B. 434 Relates to reemployment after retirement by teachers.... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Retirees Return to Work Provisions H.B. 3237 Currently, retirees of the Teacher Retirement System may return to work in a variety of positions without losing monthly benefits as long as... More... ME Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 State Retirement System Members S.P. 514 (LD 1535) Allows teacher who received retirement benefits under state retirement system who returned to covered service to rejoin the system. http://w... More... TN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Qualified Teachers S.B. 1627 Requires the state board of education, with the assistance of the commissioner of education, to study and determine the key academic teachin... More... WA Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 Postretirement Employment H.B. 1829 Relates to postretirement employment in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system.... More... WA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Retirement Credit for Substitute Service S.B. 5094 Provides optional service credit for substitute service to members of the school employees' retirement system.... More... CA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Education Finance S.B. 28 Repeals the Teacher Recruitment Initiative Program, administered by the Sacramento County Office of Education, which awards competitive gran... More... NY Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Employees Retirement Health Benefits S.B. 1343 Extends the provisions relating to health benefits for retired employees of school districts and certain boards which prohibit the diminutio... More... AR Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Assistance Resource Program H.B. 2352 Repeals the emergency secondary education loan program; creates the State Teacher Assistance Resource Program. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program H.B. 1854 Amends the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program to give priority in awards to applicants agreeing to teach in subject matter area... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Teacher Center H.B. 2062 Creates the Arkansas teacher center within the Department of Education for purposes of teacher recruitment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ft... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Minority Teacher Scholarship H.B. 2187 Amends the critical needs minority teacher scholarship program; creates a commission for selecting scholarship recipients. http://www.arkleg... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Returning Retirees S.B. 283 Allows a return to employment in Education; provides that a retired member who has not been employed as an employee or independent contracto... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Teacher Housing Revenue Bonds H.B. 195 Clarifies that the state will not impair teacher housing revenue bonds. The state pledges and agrees with the holders of bonds issued by a ... More... WV Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Service Credit Towards Retirement S.B. 455 Relates to authorizing service credit toward retirement to public employees for public employment in another state.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Teacher licensure H.B. 1512 Allows the state board of education to waive examination requirements for individuals seeking an Arkansas teaching license who have an out o... More... MT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Retired Teachers and Administrators Can Work and Maintain Benefits H.B. 178 Allows retired teachers, specialists and administrators to return to work part- or full-time without loss or interruption of benefits. To pa... More... WV Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Job Sharing H.B. 2083 Relates to county boards of education generally and expands job sharing arrangements to include employees who are not professional employees... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Educational Retirement H.B. 22 Relates to educational retirement; provides for return to employment; continues retirement benefits.... More... KY Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Employment of KTRS Retiree/Full-Time Position 702 KAR 1:150 Establishes rules regarding the procedures for local school districts to follow to determine whether other qualified applicants are availabl... More... ND Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Signing Bonuses for Teachers H.B. 1273 Allows school boards to pay signing bonuses for certain teachers. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/58-2003/bill-text/DATI0200.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Virginia Retirement System H.B. 2438 Relates to Virginia Retirement System; relates to the continuation of retirement benefits for retired teachers who resume teaching.... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Incentive S.B. 2482 Expands applicability requirements of Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program from those intending to teach in geographical areas of the ... More... KY Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2003 P-12 Teachers' National Certification Incentive Trust Fund 16 KAR 1:040E Establishes emergency rules regarding the eligibility requirements and application procedures for administration of the Teachers' National C... More... MA Signed into law 01/2003 P-12 Postsec. Paraprofessional Incentive Program H.B. 4702 Establishes a paraprofessional incentive program to provide grants to residents who are working as paraprofessionals in public schools while... More... NY Signed into law 11/2002 P-12 Non-citizen Immigrants as Teachers A.B. 9943 Permits qualified non-citizen immigrants who are permanent residents to become permanently certified teachers if they meet the requirements ... More... NC To governor 10/2002 P-12 Community College Postsec. Job Sharing, Benefits S.B. 1443 Provides that the state board shall facilitate job sharing by public school teachers; authorizes the legislative research commission to stud... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Rules for Teacher Intern Certificates S.B. 2029 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue district intern certificates to persons employed by any school district. Elimina... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Postsec. Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program A.B. 2811 Extends the Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program, which is administered by the Student Aid Commission, indefinitely. Provi... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Loan Forgiveness for Special Education A.B. 2068 Makes an applicant who otherwise meets the Assumption Program for Loans for Education eligibility requirements and agrees to teach full time... More... IL Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Teacher recruitment/shortage scholarships H.B. 4912 Relates to the Minority Teachers Scholarship Program; allows a qualified person enrolled at the freshman level or graduate level to qualify ... More... NY Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Retired Teachers Returning as Substitutes S.B. 7209 Allows retirement tier reinstatement to former members of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System or the New York City Teachers' Reti... More... HI Vetoed 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. Changes to Hawaii Educator Loan Program S.B. 2816 Transfers administration of Hawaii Educator Loan Program from University of Hawaii to designated federal credit union with existing services... More... RI To governor 06/2002 P-12 Re-employment of Retired Teachers/Coaches S.B. 2766 This act would eliminate the term "substitute" from the definition of the word "teacher" for purposes of this chapter. This act would take e... More... AK Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Housing Loans for Small Town Teachers S.B. 181 Establishes reduced-interest-rate mortgage loans and housing assistance loans for certified teachers or education professionals in any publi... More... KS Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. National Guard Educational Assistance Program and Teacher Service Scholarship Program H.B. 2642 Relates to the teacher service scholarship program and the national guard educational assistance program. Eliminates requirement that eligib... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Hawaii Educator Loan Repayment H.B. 2164 Reduces period of paying back loans from the Hawaii Educator Loan Program from 10 to 6 years. Adds that 1/2 of the total amount of loan and ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Maryland Teacher Scholarship Eligibility H.B. 1172 Expands eligibility for Maryland Teacher Scholarship to part-time undergraduate students; requires teaching assistants who apply to have bee... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Minimum GPAs for Maryland Scholarships H.B. 316 Requires students applying for a Maryland Science and Technology Scholarship, Maryland Teacher Scholarship, or a Maryland HOPE Scholarship ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Virginia Teaching Loan Scholarship Program H.B. 1346 Clarifies that the Board of Education defines critical teacher shortage areas, including teacher shortages in grade levels and disciplines i... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Teacher Quality Duties of the Office of Education Accountability S.B. 166 Makes it explicit that the Office of Education Accountability has a responsibility to periodically review personnel policies and practices r... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Post-Retirement Teaching Incentive Plan S.B. 145 Allows local board that obtains insufficient number of applicants for teaching positions to adopt a resolution declaring a critical shortage... More... HI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Rehire of Retired Teachers as Instructors and Mentors H.B. 2163 Allows the Department of Education to rehire retired teachers who have been retired for at least one calendar year to work in teacher shorta... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Formation of Future Educators Clubs H.J.R. 188 Urges local school districts, postsecondary education institutions, the Kentucky Department of Education, and other education entities to pr... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Attending Across State Lines S.B. 2865, HsB. 2639 Allows non-resident of county contiguous to Tennessee in another state to enroll in college or university (without tuition) despite presence... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Return of Retired Teachers H.B. 4579 Clarifies that a retired public school teacher may be employed as a higher education teacher without loss of benefits.... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Tuition Reimbursement H.B. 4054 Relates to reimbursement to tuition funds to teachers seeking additional endorsement in shortage areas. ftp://129.71.164.29/ftp-house02/HB4... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Scholarships for Teachers H.B. 253 Modifies provisions related to the State System of Public education by allowing the State Board of Education to award scholarships to teache... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Residential Incentives H.B. 1078 Allows any county with the County Manager Plan of Government to provide for the use of funds, other than State funds, to provide incentives ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Retired Teachers H.B. 1137, H.B. 1320 Changes the conditions under which retired teachers are permitted to return to teaching without interrupting their retirement benefits.... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Teachers from Foreign Countries A.B. 1152 Exempts teachers from foreign countries who are enrolled with an approved international agency which operates a teacher placement program, f... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State 09/2001 P-12 Recruit/Retain bilingual teachers A.B. 1499 Chapter No.268, Authorizes a school district receiving Teaching As A Priority Grant funds to offer incentives to recruit and retain credenti... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2001 P-12 Retired Teachers May Substitute H.B. 5209, S.B. 207 Allows retired teachers to substitute as teachers in State and public schools for not more than 90 days in any one school year without a red... More... AK Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Placing More Qualified Teachers In Districts S.B. 86 From the legislation: It is the specific intent of this Act to place authority for regulating subject-matter expert teachers with local sch... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Reemployment of Retirees H.B. 1340 , Repeals all reemployment of retiree laws and replaces them with one law allowing full salary and full benefits after the lapse of a 12-mon... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Reemployment of Retirees H.B. 914 Repeals all "reemployment of retiree" laws and replaces them with one law allowing full salary and full benefits after the lapse of a 12-mon... More... IL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Posting Teaching Openings On the Web H.B. 1048 Amends the School Code; requires the most current version of an unfilled teaching positions list to be linked to the regional office of educ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Technology & Signing Bonuses for Teachers S.B. 427 Appropriates $9,950,000 for technology grants for fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003: $1,250,000 per year for grants for the minimal level... More... FL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Postsec. Transition to Teaching Program S.B. 1684 Creates the Transition to Teaching Program; encourages participation by postsecondary education institutions and organizations that represen... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Reemployment of Retirees H.B. 1359 Adds the agency from which a member retired, any public school system, and any special education district to the list of employers where a L... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Careers to Classrooms Program H.B. 704 Establishes the Careers to Classrooms Program to assist persons in obtaining certification in this state as elementary or secondary school t... More... NC Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Community College Military Personnel as Teachers S.B. 803 Session Law Number 146. Directs the state university system, the community colleges system, and the department of public instruction to wor... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Return of Retired Teachers H.B. 3147 Relates to allowing certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System to be employed as classroom teachers without losing retirement benefit... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Teacher Recruitment Programs S.B. 1212 The Board may engage in efforts relating to the improvement of instruction through teacher education and professional development, and to at... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Support for Educational Aides H.B. 1130 The board of trustees of a school district shall establish a plan to encourage the hiring of educational aides who show a willingness to bec... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Loan Forgiveness for New Teachers H.B. 1667 Establishes the Hawaii education loan program and special fund for the purpose of providing financial support to students who graduate with ... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Hiring Retired Teachers H.B. 1668 , Provides that department of education may rehire retired teachers in teacher shortage areas, with prior approval of superintendent and pur... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Tax Credit for Professional Development S.B. 1315 Offers an incentive to state teachers to take professional development course work by allowing them a 100% state tax deduction on tuition co... More... IN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Transition to Teaching Program S.B. 165 Creates new section effective July 1, 2002 establishing Transition to Teaching Program to assist individuals who do not have teaching certif... More... KS Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Teacher and ethnic minority service scholarships H.B. 2014 Relates to professional service scholarships for teachers and ethnic minorities; requires recipients to teach in under-served areas and in h... More... LA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Creates the Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program. H.B. 651 Creates the Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program. The program provides newly certified teachers who agree to practice in their profes... More... MS Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Housing Loan Program for Teachers in Shortage Areas S.B. 2181 Deletes the automatic repealer on the State Employer Assisted Housing Loan Program for teachers in critical teacher shortage areas.... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Rewards, Continuing Education, Teacher Shortages, H.B. 1499--Multiple Components Concerns Academic Performance Awards Programs, continuing education for mathematics teachers, National Board certification; removes authorit... More... SC Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Portion of Bill H.B. 3534 One part of this bill relates to colleges and universities emphasizing teaching as a career opportunity; provides manner in which requiremen... More... TN To governor 05/2001 P-12 Education Reform Act of 2001 S.B. 1881/H.B. 1921--Omnibus Bill Creates a scholarship program for college juniors, seniors, and post-graduate students who pledge to teach in public schools for a required ... More... VA Vetoed 05/2001 P-12 Return of Retired Teachers S.B. 954 Provides that retired persons who are members of the Virginia Retirement System may be hired as teachers without interrupting their retireme... More... WA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Allows Lapsed Teaching Certificates H.B. 1120 Permits a holder of a lapsed teaching certification, not a revoked or suspended certification, to be employed on a conditional basis by a sc... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Minority Teacher Scholarship Program H.B. 1940 Creates the Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Areas with Critical Teacher Shortages H.B. 2478 Requires the Department of Education to identify critical teacher shortage areas; identifies the areas of the state that make up the arkansa... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program H.B. 1939 Creates the University Assisted Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Reimburse teachers for interviewing and moving expenses H.B. 2247 Allows school districts in the delta and in geographical teacher shortage areas to reimburse teachers for interviewing and moving expenses.... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Return of Retired Teachers S.B. 2180 Relates to retired teachers returning to teaching under the Teachers' Fund for Retirement.... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Return of Retired Employees S.B. 716 Allows retired employees for return to employment with continued retirement benefits.... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Loan Forgiveness Program H.B. 1444 Enacts a loan forgiveness program for teachers in shortage areas identified by the state superintendent. To be eligible, students must have... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Teacher Loan for Service Act H.B. 68 Enacts the Teacher Loan for Service Act; provides funding for loans to students pursuing post-secondary education in teacher training.... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Omnibus Bill--Educational Retirement Act S.B. 308 Sections 60-62 amends the Educational Retirement Act (ERA) to provide incentives to retain experienced teachers in the classroom. First, it ... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Re-Employment of Retired Staff H.B. 152 Effective January 1, 2002, a retired member may be re-employed without having to suspend retirement benefits if the member has not been empl... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Teaching Quality S.B. 16 Modifies provisions related to State System of Public and Higher Education to address issues of teacher quality in recognition of relationsh... More... CO Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Teacher Retirement H.B. 1186 Concerns the maintenance of public employee retirement benefits for retirees who are hired by a school district during a critical shortage o... More... KY Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Reorganization and responsibilities of Education Professional Standards Board H.B. 78 Relates to the reorganization of the Education Professional Education Standards Board; authorizes the Board to be one of accrediting authori... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Postsec. Engineering/Computer Science Initiative; Secondary Teacher Preparation S.B. 61 Establishes a Public Education Job Enhancement Program to attract, train and retain highly qualified secondary teachers in math, physics, ch... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Postsec. Amends Teacher Scholarship Loan Program H.B. 2589 Moves and amends the Teacher Scholarship Loan Program; requires Board of Education and State Council of Higher Education to notify parents, ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Retired Teachers May Return H.B. 1589 Requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to survey local school divisions to identify critical shortages of teachers by area, school di... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Return of Retired Teachers H.B. 252 Relates to Virginia Retirement System retirees hired as teachers; requires Superintendant of Public Instruction to annually survey school di... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Lower Standards for Out of State Teachers A.B. 877 Relates to existing law which requires out-of-state applicants to meet prescribed requirements for the preliminary multiple or single subjec... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Tracking Non-Credentialed Teachers A.B. 2339 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to prepare a report on the number of classroom teachers who received credentials, internshi... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Teacher Tax Credit A.B. 1080 Relates to the Personal Income Tax Law which authorizes various credits against the tax imposed by that law, including a credit, for each ta... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Retired Workers Ability to go back to work A.B. 1733 Eliminates until 01/01/2008, the post-retirement earnings limitation for retired members who return to work after retirement and who, for on... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Teacher Tax Credits/Low Interest Mortgages A.B. 2060 Chapter No. 331, Declares that a substantial public benefit is served by providing federal tax credits or reduced interest rate mortgages to... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Teachers Salaries A.B. 1087 Revises the incentive formula established for purposes of the Jack O'Connell Beginning-Teacher Salary Incentive Program which authorizes the... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Certification Program A.B. 309 Authorizes any school district, county office of education, or regionally-accredited public or private college or university, as specified, ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Training Teachers in Hard to Staff Schools S.B. 573 Authorizes the Los Angeles County Office of Education to design and implement a one-year telecommunications-based pilot project for the purp... More... CA Vetoed 08/2000 P-12 Teacher Shortages S.B. 1575 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in consultation with a broadly representative and diverse advisory committee by 06/30/01, ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Postsec. In-State Tuition for Students Receiving Education Degree A.B. 632 Requires that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a student holding an emergency permit authorizing service in the public schools o... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Postsec. School Loans to Students in the Education Field A.B. 899 Relates to existing law regarding an assumption program of loans for education for students who intend to acquire teaching credentials. Requ... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2000 P-12 Substitute Teachers H.B. 7246, S.B. 2590 Extends the period of time that a retired teacher may act as a substitute teacher to 90 days in a school year.... More... TN Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Retired Teachers May Return S.B. 2124 Allows retired teachers to resume teaching without loss of benefits under certain conditions.... More... IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Retaining Teachers for Child Care H.B. 4021 Public Act No. 91-831; Provides that beginning October 1, 2000, the Department of Human Services shall operate a Great Start (Strategy to At... More... CA Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Recruitment S.B. 1666 Public school teachers who become National Board Certified are eligible for a one-time incentive award of $10,000. To be eligible for this a... More... KY Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Teaching Quality S.B. 77 Requires statewide teacher recruitment plan; requires state department to establish teacher academies in core disciplines; makes funds avail... More... VT Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Retired Teachers H.B. 688 Permits eligible teachers to be employed and compensated up to 60% rather than 50% of the average teachers' compensation and still receive a... More... OK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Postsec. Regents Allowed to Set Maximum Loan Amounts S.B. 1393 States legislative intent that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education establish a loan repayment program for secondary level mathem... More... MD Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Homeownership Opportunities for Teachers S.B. 206 Declares the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Housing and Community Development develop a program to promote homeowners... More... NY Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Teachers of Tomorrow A.B. 11005 Establishes the Teachers of Tomorrow Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; funds programs to recruit teachers in school districts in de... More... ME Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Commission on Teacher Recruitment/Retention H.B. 1658 Resolve No. 130., (LD 2327) Establishes a commission to study teacher recruitment and retention.... More... WI Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Loan Program A.B. 629 Relates to a loan program for teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils; grants rule-making authority; m... More... CA Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Teacher Retirement Allowances A.B. 141 Chapter No. 22; Relates to State Teachers' Retirement Law, the service retirement allowance of a retired member shall be reduced if the memb... More... CT Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Education and Technology Programs sHB 5737 The act provides incentives to encourage students to enter high-tech fields, including pilot scholarship and loan reimbursement programs for... More... MD Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Re-employment of Retired Principals S.B. 220 Exempts from an offset of a retirement allowance retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System who are employe... More... MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 Minnesota New Teacher Project H.B. 3800 Establishes this project in the Department of Children, Families and Learning to retain new teachers in the profession and to provide models... More... VA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Community College Diversity in Teaching Initiative Awards S.B. 652 Changes the Diversity in Teaching Program to the Diversity in Teaching Initiative Awards and makes the award program a component of the Virg... More... MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Recruitment H.B. 294 Clarifies that licensed teachers serving in geographical critical teacher shortage areas are eligible for scholarships toward master or spec... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 In-State Tuition for Teachers H.B. 2123 Relates to postsecondary education; relates to in state student status for postsecondary education; permits public school teachers to qualif... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Retired Teachers May Return to Work H.B. 519 Relates to teachers' retirement act; defines critical shortage area as a lack of certified teachers in particular subject matters, in grade ... More... ME Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Teachers for Shortage Areas S.B. 886 (LD 2301); Creates a new certificate authorizing a person to teach in an area determined to be a teacher shortage area.... More... NE Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Salary Study L.B. 1399 Creates a 14-member task force that will study teacher salaries and report to the Legislature by Oct. 1. The task force will be directed to ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Employer-Assisted Housing S.B. 2937 Amends the Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program that provides interest-free loans to licensed teachers in critical teacher ... More... TN Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Teachers over 70 S.B. 2299 Relates to teachers, principals and school personnel; deletes provisions preventing contract extension for teacher 70 years of age or older.... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Omnibus Bill - Scholarships for Paraprofessionals H.B. 1187 Creates Promise Scholarships in teacher education for paraprofessionals and instructional aides who were employed in a public school in Geor... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Omnibus Bill - Recruitment of Paraprofessionals into Teaching Field H.B. 1187 Creates Promise Scholarships in teacher education for paraprofessionals and instructional aides who were employed in a public school in Geor... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. PROMISE Teacher's Scholarships H.B. 1619 Relates to PROMISE teacher's scholarships; changes the requirements for eligibility for the scholarship; defines certain terms.... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Teacher Recruitment for Areas Experiencing Shortages H.B. 1187 In schools and school systems where there is an insufficient supply of qualified teachers in mathematics, science, special education, or for... More... VA Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Scholarship for Teachers Program H.B. 1408 Establishes the Virginia scholarship for teachers program and fund to provide incentive awards to students enrolled in approved teacher educ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program S.B. 630 Revises the provisions of the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program; allows support through gifts, donations, grants, bequests and othe... More...