NC H602

Appropriates $91,000 for fiscal year 2015-2016 and $91,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017 to Appalachian State University's College of Education to fund a personnel position for recruiting undergraduate students and providing counseling services.

Appropriates $235,000 for fiscal year 2015-2016 and $470,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017 to the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University to conduct a three-year evaluation of six teacher recruitment and training programs across the state.

Requires the Friday Institute to evaluate programs including university recruitment initiatives, alternative licensing centers, community college articulation programs, and innovative statewide recruitment efforts, measuring outcomes such as applicant diversity, completion rates, cost per participant, and hiring locations.

Requires the Friday Institute to submit status reports to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee beginning December 1, 2016, with a final report due December 1, 2018, and allows a six-month extension if additional outcomes can be determined.

Becomes effective July 1, 2015, with appropriated funds remaining available through fiscal year 2017-2018.