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MI SB1100
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates a grow-your-own grant program to be administered by the department by January 1, 2023, providing grants to school districts and public school academies to help support staff become certified teachers at no cost to participants
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Allows grant funds for tuition, fees, books, testing costs, travel, substitute pay during educator preparation, and career exploration programs in grades 6-12 (limited to 10% of grant funds)
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Requires applicants to demonstrate workforce need, submit a spending plan, identify community partners, specify the number of participating support staff, and assure participants will be compensated as employees during training including student teaching
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Mandates that the pathway be completely no-cost for participants and that they receive employee compensation throughout their entire educator preparation program
Legislative Description
Education: financing; grant program that provides a no-cost pathway for support staff members to become certified teachers; require the department of education to create and administer. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1851b.
State agencies (existing): education
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Education And Career Readiness
6/23/2022