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

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 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... NJ Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Endorsements for Teachers in Math, Science, Shortage Areas A 2311 Directs the Commissioner of Education shall establish a program to issue subject area endorsements in mathematics, the sciences, or in any s... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 2161 Provides for the issuance of a specialized teaching certificate to classroom teachers with expertise in either science, technology, engineer... More... TX Issued 08/2011 P-12 Postsec. Western Governors University Texas Executive Order RP75 Expresses the state's commitment to Western Governors University (WGU) and its establishment of WGU Texas. Directs all agencies and official... 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... 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... CT Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Identification of Teacher and Workforce Shortages H.B. 6485 Requires the state Department of Education to annually, by March first, electronically distribute to the president of every institution of h... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Teacher Salary Supplement Program H.B. 110 Permits a teacher to participate in the teacher salary supplement program if a secondary-level math or grade 7-8 science teacher's bachelor'... More... GA Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. HOPE Scholarship and Other Financial Aid H.B. 326 Amends the method by which the amount of the HOPE scholarship is calculated. Additionally specifies that remedial or developmental courses m... 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... HI Adopted 06/2010 P-12 Re-Employment of Retired Teachers H.B. 2533 Establishes the conditions under which state and county retirees may be reemployed while still receiving employees' retirement system benefi... 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... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Student Loans for Teachers H.B. 2401 Expands the mathematics, science, and special education teacher student loan program to include elementary school teachers in a public schoo... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Alternative Certification Pathways for STEM and CTE Teachers S.B. 1E - Section 5 Establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Career Technical Education Educator Credentialing Program to provide alternative... 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... 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 Vetoed 06/2009 P-12 Loan Repayment for Math and Science Teachers H.B. 518, Section 3 Beginning in the 2012-13 school year, directs the higher education coordinating board to assist in repaying the eligible student loans of ce... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Financial Incentives to Math and Science Teachers H.B. 280 Provides that effective July 2010, and until there is no longer a shortage of math and science teachers, a secondary school teacher licensed... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Recruiting Mathematics and Science Teachers S.B. 2707 Establishes a pilot program in Department of Education to address the state's shortage of mathematics and science teachers. http://www.njleg... More... OK Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Science and Math Advanced Recruiting Technique OAC 210:20-24-1, -2 Proposes new rules for the Science and Mathematics Advanced Recruiting Technique (SMART) Program outline components important to implementat... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Teach Colorado Scholarship Program S.B. 133 Creates the Teach Colorado Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to a limited number of undergraduate students who are simultaneously ... 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... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Teacher Salary Supplement Program S.B. 2 - Sections 19 and 20 Defines "qualifying educational background." Beginning in fiscal year 2008-2009, provides an annual salary supplement of $4,100 for a full-t... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative Centers Program S.B. 2 - Section 22 Establishes the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) Centers Program to provide a financial incentive for charter schools... 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... 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... 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... 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...