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

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 DC Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Recruiting Effective Teachers to High-need Schools, Title, III Bill 19-648 Establishes a pilot incentive program to encourage highly effective teachers to teach in four high-need (low performing and low income) scho... More... CO Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Effective Educators Low-performing Schools H.B. 1261 Extends stipends for teachers who are nationally board certified to principals who meet standards for principal certification. Allows nation... More... TX Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program 19 TAC 21.173, 174, 176 Amends the Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program. From Texas Register: --§21.173: Reverses the order of two priorities of applic... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Teacher Recuritment to Low-Achieving Schools S.B. 458 (Sec. 10) Requires SDE, to establish a Municipal Aid for New Teachers (MANE) program, within available appropriations, to provide grants of ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Teacher/Principal Evaluations H.B. 2823 Requires the State Board to adopt four state performance classifications (highly effective, effective, developing, ineffective) and guidelin... More... AR Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High Priority Districts AR ADC 005.16.15-1.00 to AR ADC 005.16.15-6.00 Establish procedures to provide incentives for teacher recruitment and retention in high priority districts with an average daily membership... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Repealing Scholarships for Teachers in Necessarily Existent Small Schools or Small School Districts H.B. 156 - Repealing Scholarships for Teachers in Necessarily Existent Small Schools or Small School Districts Repeals 53A-6-701 and -702, provisions that permitted the state board to award scholarships to teachers in "necessarily existent small schoo... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program H.B. 153 - Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program Existing policy directs the chancellor of the board of regents to encourage state universities and colleges to submit proposals under the ch... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2010 P-12 Establishment of Clinically Rich Graduate Level Teacher Preparation Program Title 8 NYCRR Sections 52.1, 52.21 and 80-5.13 From the administrative register: It is anticipated that the proposed amendment will be presented to the board of regents for adoption as a... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Rehiring of Retired Teachers S.B. 438 - Sec. 8 Allows retired teachers to be rehired for up to one year in a shortage area or priority school district for up to 45% of the current maximum... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Recruitment of Highly Effective Teachers and Principals H.B. 1263 - Teacher/Principal Recruitment in High Need Schools This section requires the state board of education to establish a program to support locally negotiated incentives for highly effective clas... 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... 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... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Teach Ohio Program, Teaching Fellows Program H.B. 1 - Section 3333.39, 3333.391 and 3333.392 Section 3333.39: Directs the chancellor of the board of regents and the state superintendent to establish and administer the teach Ohio prog... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Salary Increases for National Board-Certified Teachers H.B. 243 Eliminates provision that a teacher must be granted two days of approved paid leave to prepare the portfolio of student work required for na... 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... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Postsec. loan forgiveness S.B. 1158 Expands educational loan assumption program eligibility to include an applicant who agrees to teach on a part- time basis for a specified nu... 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... 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 Teacher Homebuyer Assistance Act S.B. 1224 Creates the Teacher Homebuyer Assistance Act. Subject to appropriation, requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to establish and... 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... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 High Needs Schools S.B. 1479 Allows National Board Certified Teachers who serve as mentors, literacy coaches, or in other instructional leadership positions at high need... 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... 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... HI Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Additional Bonuses for National Board-Certified Teachers H.B. 24 Provides an additional $5,000 bonus per year for each national board-certified teacher who teaches at:          (A)  A school that is in res... 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 District Budget Reporting, Grant Fund for Licensed Education Personnel A.B. 1A Revises provisions governing the inclusion of certain information in the biennial budget request for the state distributive school account f... 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... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Contract for Excellence S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 12 Requires every district with at least one school currently identified as requiring academic progress or in need of improvement or in correct... 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... 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... AZ Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Certification & Low-income Schools S.B. 1184 Relates to the alternative teacher development program for placing highly qualified teachers into low income schools; provides for a matchin... 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... 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... 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... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Teacher Induction Program S.B. 238 Establishes a comprehensive induction program in the State Department of Education for new teachers employed by hard-to-staff schools; requi... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 S.B. 172 Allows the governing body of a school corporation or an accredited nonpublic school to hire an individual who is in the process of obtaining... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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 06/2001 P-12 H.B. 1345 Resolve No. 48., (LD 1802) Provides for legislative review of a chapter of law regarding targeted need certificates, a major substantive rul... 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... 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...