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MT HB837

Establish retired teacher induction and mentoring program


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Introduced
03/18/2025
In Committee
03/19/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/20/2025

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE RETIRED TEACHER INDUCTION AND MENTORING PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO COMPENSATE A RETIRED TEACHER FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE INDUCTION AND MENTORING PROGRAM; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”

AI Summary

This bill establishes a statewide retired teacher induction and mentoring program administered by the Office of Public Instruction, designed to support new teachers by matching them with recently retired teachers from the same school district. School district trustees can voluntarily participate in the program, which allows a retired teacher to support a new teacher for up to 3 months and 36 hours total. The retired teacher can provide support through classroom observation, administrative guidance, helping familiarize the new teacher with district policies, procedures, and resources, and ensuring the new teacher is prepared with lesson plans and materials. The bill defines a "former teacher" as a retired teacher receiving payments from the teachers' retirement system, and a "new teacher" as someone recently hired in a district where they have not previously worked. The program includes financial compensation for the retired teacher, calculated based on the district's base pay and contracted hours, with $100,000 appropriated from the state general fund for each year of the 2025-2027 biennium to support the program. The Office of Public Instruction will reimburse districts for the hours worked by retired teachers in the mentoring program, and the legislation is intended to be integrated into existing education law, becoming effective on July 1, 2025.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

(H) Died in Process (on 05/20/2025)

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