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Committee amends language stipends bill to award grants to schools rather than individual teacher stipends
Summary
An amendment to Senate Bill 2275 changes language from teacher stipends to school grants, raises the pilot pot to $49,500 and sets a per‑school maximum of $2,500 per year; the Senate Education Committee approved the amendment 6‑0 and directed staff to forward a legislative‑counsel draft.
The Senate Education Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 2275 that changes the structure of a proposed early language program pilot. The amendment replaces individual teacher stipends with grants awarded to schools that provide instruction in a foreign language for young students and raises the total pilot appropriation in the bill.
Under the amendment, the new program…
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