Bill > S01100

This bill aims to develop "grow your own" initiatives at school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, and higher education institutions to attract underrepresented candidates into the teaching profession. The key provisions include guidelines for local recruitment of underrepresented candidates, such as current teaching assistants and students, initiatives to create an early recruitment pipeline starting at the middle and high school levels, partnerships between various education entities to encourage and support underrepresented candidates, and identifying funding sources to attract and retain these candidates. The term "underrepresented candidate" is defined to include individuals who have participated in or may be eligible for programs like My Brother's Keeper, Teacher Opportunity Corps, and Higher Education Opportunity Program.