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IN HB1583

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2015

Primary Sponsor

Gregory Porter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a goal that by 2025, every public school will have at least one National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certified teacher.

  • Creates the teachers' national board certification incentive fund to provide: $200 per day stipends for two days of preparation for certification candidates, 75% reimbursement of certification fees, and stipends for certified teachers serving as mentors.

  • Requires school corporations to allow teachers pursuing national board certification at least five days of paid released time during the school year.

  • Provides national board certified teachers an annual $2,000 salary supplement for the life of their certificate, with school corporations reimbursed from the fund for these costs.

  • Reimburses school corporations for substitute teacher costs while certification candidates are on paid released time.

Legislative Description

National board certification of teachers. Establishes the goal that by 2025, there will be at least one teacher who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (national board) in every public school. Establishes the teachers' national board certification incentive fund for purposes of: (1) funding stipends of $200 per day for two days for teachers preparing for national board certification; (2) reimbursing 75% of the national board certification fee; (3) funding stipends for national board certified teachers who serve as mentors to other teachers; (4) reimbursing school corporations for the cost of paying teachers who have attained

Last Action

Representatives Burton and Saunders added as coauthorss

1/22/2015

Committee Referrals

Education1/20/2015

Full Bill Text

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