Bill > HF1058

This bill modifies the eligibility requirements for alternative teacher preparation program grants and appropriates $1,000,000 in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for these grants. The key provisions are: 1. Expands the definition of "shortage area" to include license shortage areas, licensure fields and economic development regions experiencing teacher shortages, and regions lacking licensed teachers who reflect the racial or ethnic diversity of students. 2. Allows the commissioner to award grants to alternative teacher preparation programs that have previously received grants. 3. Appropriates $1,000,000 in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for the alternative teacher preparation program grants, with the commissioner able to prioritize grants to new or expanding programs. The commissioner may use up to 3% of the appropriation for administrative costs. 4. Requires grant recipients to submit a report to the commissioner and the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board every even-numbered year for four years following the most recent year of funding, providing data on the racial and ethnic diversity of teachers and teacher candidates licensed through the program, as well as participant placement.

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