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MS HB888

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2011

Primary Sponsor

Karl Gibbs

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the William F. Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program to allow persons with bachelor's degrees in non-education majors to receive loans for additional courses necessary to obtain a Standard License through an approved program route or nontraditional teaching route.

  • Amends the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program to allow persons with bachelor's degrees in non-education majors to receive scholarships for additional courses necessary to satisfy educational requirements for teacher licensure.

  • Limits loans and scholarships for degree-holders to only those courses necessary to meet licensure requirements, rather than covering a full baccalaureate degree program.

  • Modifies loan conversion to scholarship requirements to account for persons receiving loans or scholarships only for specific courses rather than full degree programs.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2011.

Legislative Description

Teacher scholarship; authorize for college graduates for costs of courses required for teacher licensure.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/1/2011

Full Bill Text

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