Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF1328

Relating to education; establishing and providing for an induction program for
new teachers to assist newly licensed elementary and secondary teachers with
initial teaching assignments involving teaching in a high need subject area or
public school; defining high need subject area; specifying certain duties of
regional education services providers, including education service cooperatives,
school districts, postsecondary institutions, charters schools and other
qualified education entities participating in the program for assisting school
districts, charter schools, school sites and intermediate school districts in
supporting newly licensed teachers; specifying certain applicant qualification
and program content requirements; requiring commissioner of education program
funding approval; providing for staff development revenues to develop the
program plan; specifying certain annual reporting requirements and certain
statewide training and assistance requirements; appropriating money to the
commissioner of education for the new teacher induction program and requiring
the distribution of grant funds based on teacher licensure shortages and high
needs schools and districts
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