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Committee advances bill to fund English‑learner stipends, cuts program appropriation
Summary
The House Education Committee amended and voted to advance House Bill 361, which would set state stipends for teachers serving English learners and revise the program appropriation from $5,000,000 to $1,000,000.
The House Education Committee on March 3 advanced House Bill 361, an education funding bill that would create state stipends for highly qualified teachers serving English learners and change the state appropriation for English‑learner programs.
The bill, introduced by Representative Keogh, was amended in committee to clarify program parameters for Title 3 programs and to set stipend levels that mirror payments for National Board Certified teachers. "For the first level of a stipend, it would be set at 50% of the quality educator payment,"…
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