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MN HF2805

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/10/2016

Primary Sponsor

Kelly Fenton

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Establishes a nonconventional teacher residency pilot program in fiscal year 2017 under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a)
  • Provides tuition scholarships to education or teaching assistants and other nonlicensed employees of first class city school districts who hold a bachelor's degree and seek an elementary education license
  • Requires participants to enroll in a Board of Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency program
  • Appropriates $375,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2017 to the commissioner of education for tuition scholarships
  • Requires the commissioners of education and the Office of Higher Education to evaluate program outcomes and submit recommendations to the legislature by February 1, 2017, including whether to continue or expand the program

Legislative Description

Grow Your Own teacher residency pilot program established, and money appropriated.

Last Action

Author added Mullery.

4/1/2016

Committee Referrals

Higher Education Policy and Finance4/1/2016
Education Finance3/30/2016
Education Innovation Policy3/10/2016

Full Bill Text

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