SENATE BILL 686

File Code: Higher Education

Sponsored By:

Senator Pinsky

Entitled:

Teacher Shortage - Second Career Teacher Education Assistance Grants

Synopsis:

Expanding the Economic Development Assistance Grant Program to provide assistance to enable individuals who already have a degree and a career to take the necessary courses for certification to teach in areas of critical shortage; establishing requirements for the receipt of second career teacher education assistance grants; requiring the repayment of assistance for failure to fulfill the service obligations; establishing the number and amounts of the awards in each year of the program; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/16

Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/14

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/16

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House Action

3/17

First Reading Ways and Means

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

GRANTS

HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TEACHERS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 18-703.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 594232/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2000   at: 10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 16, 2000: Third Reading Passed (47-0)