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Committee recommends matching state funding and teacher stipends for English learners
Summary
The Committee of the Whole recommended House Bill 361 do pass after amendments reducing direct state funding and adding teacher stipends for English learner (ELL) instruction; the bill was later rereferred to Appropriations for fiscal review.
House Bill 361, introduced by Representative Keogh, received a committee recommendation to pass after changes that reduced the proposed direct state funding and added a professional stipend for teachers who obtain an English‑as‑a‑second‑language certification. Keogh said the bill establishes matching state funding to school districts serving English learners and provides stipends modeled after national board certification for teachers who are certified to teach ELL students.
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