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Committee amends language stipends bill to award grants to schools rather than individual teacher stipends

2166721 · January 29, 2025
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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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