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Panel considers modest expansion of what hours qualify for Great Start compensation support
Summary
House File 27‑28 would allow professional development, training and lesson‑planning hours to count toward provider eligibility for Great Start compensation payments; supporters said the change recognizes the full scope of provider work but warned of budgetary effects.
Representative Coulter offered House File 27‑28 to modify the Great Start Compensation Support Program so that additional time — for example, professional development, lesson planning, and related activities — could count toward the hours that make an educator eligible for compensation grants.
Witnesses described the program as “a literal lifesaver” for providers, saying the…
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