Legislation
- Title
- Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023
- Sponsored by
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Acevero, Amprey, Attar, Bagnall, Barve, Boafo, Charkoudian, Charles, Crosby, Ebersole, Edelson, Foley, Harris, Ivey, Jackson, D. Jones, Kaiser, Kerr, Lehman, R. Lewis, Lopez, Love, Mireku-North, Moon, Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Pena-Melnyk, Pruski, Queen, Rogers, Schmidt, Simmons, Simpson, Smith, Solomon, Taveras, Turner, Vogel, White, Williams, Atterbeary, Fair, Feldmark, Grossman, Henson, Wells, and Wu
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 627
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Altering the qualifications for early childhood education teacher certification completed through an alternative teacher preparation program; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; requiring that "high staff qualifications" for publicly funded eligible prekindergarten providers must be implemented by the 2027-2028 school year; etc.
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Details
Cross-filed with: SB0893
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): July 1, 2023
Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill
By Request of the Governor
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18-1501 through 18-1503, 18-1506, 18-2201 through 18-2204, 18-2205, 18-2206, 18-2209, 18-2210, 18-2701 through 18-2706, 6-120, 6-121, 6-128, 7-1A-04 )
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Last Updated: 6/9/2023 2:51 PM