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NJ A1270

NJ A1270
Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.


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Introduced
01/14/2020
In Committee
01/14/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022

Introduced Session

2020-2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill establishes a competitive grant program in the Department of Education to provide funding to an organization that recruits, trains, and places new teachers in high poverty school districts. The selected organization would receive a grant equal to the amount of private contributions that the organization receives, not to exceed $2 million each year, for three years. For the purposes of the grant program, a high poverty school district is one in which at least 40 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a competitive grant program in the Department of Education to provide funding to an organization that recruits, trains, and places new teachers in high poverty school districts. The selected organization would receive a grant equal to the amount of private contributions it receives, up to $2 million per year, for three years. For the purposes of the grant program, a high poverty school district is one in which at least 40% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. The bill also appropriates $6 million from the General Fund to the Department of Education to effectuate the provisions of the act.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee (on 01/14/2020)

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