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This bill implements recommendations from the Department of Education by making several changes to education laws, primarily focused on charter schools, early childhood education, and aspiring educator recruitment. Key provisions include adjusting the timing for charter school approval to align with the state budget process, allowing local or regional school boards to adopt early admission policies for children who haven't reached age five by the September 1st cutoff if they undergo an assessment, and shifting responsibility for providing services to students with Section 504 plans attending interdistrict magnet schools to the magnet school itself. The bill also renames and expands programs aimed at recruiting and retaining diverse educators, changing "Increasing Educator Diversity" to "Aspiring Educator Recruitment" and broadening the definition of "diverse" to include individuals from various socioeconomic, geographic, educational, and professional backgrounds. It also modifies the aspiring educator scholarship program to provide scholarships to aspiring educators from economically disadvantaged backgrounds who commit to teaching in shortage areas, and revises reporting requirements for various education initiatives.

Education

Education Committee (Joint)

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