Bill > AB1101

Introduced Session

The bill creates a new grant program administered by the Department of Public Instruction and available to school boards and operators of independent charter schools to reimburse the cost of “Grow Your Own” programs. Under the bill, Grow Your Own programs include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching, payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for paraprofessionals to gain licensure. The bill appropriates $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 for this purpose. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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Clint Anderson (D)*,  Deb Andraca (D)*,  Margaret Arney (D)*,  Mike Bare (D)*,  Brienne Brown (D)*,  Ryan Clancy (D)*,  Jodene Emerson (D)*,  Joan Fitzgerald (D)*,  Andrew Hysell (D)*,  Alex Joers (D)*,  Karen Kirsch (D)*,  Maureen McCarville (D)*,  Vincent Miresse (D)*,  Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D)*,  Lori Palmeri (D)*,  Joe Sheehan (D)*,  Christine Sinicki (D)*,  Angela Stroud (D)*,  Angelito Tenorio (D)*,  Randy Udell (D)*,  Robyn Vining (D)*,  Tim Carpenter (D),  Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D),  Dianne Hesselbein (D),  Sarah Keyeski (D),  Chris Larson (D),  Brad Pfaff (D),  Melissa Ratcliff (D),  Kelda Roys (D),  Mark Spreitzer (D),  Bob Wirch (D), 

Fiscal estimate received (on 03/25/2026)

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