H.B. 1530 Summary

• Establishes a teacher mentor incentive program within the Department of Education to provide annual bonuses to classroom mentors who support pre-service and beginning teachers.

• Requires mentors to share expertise and experiences with mentees through a structured mentoring component.

• Makes annual mentor bonuses subject to collective bargaining negotiations.

• Directs the Department of Education to establish standards and requirements for the incentive program.

• Appropriates unspecified funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to support the program, with an effective date of July 1, 2050.