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Committee endorses changes to principal stipend policy, seeks uniform 75% poverty threshold
Summary
Senate Bill 303, addressing principal stipends and training, was given a favorable report after sponsors and committee members discussed fixing a 75% poverty threshold to determine eligibility rather than relying on federal community eligibility changes.
Senate Bill 303, a measure addressing principal stipends tied to training and a stipend matrix, received a favorable committee report after back-and-forth about eligibility rules. The sponsor reminded members that an original intent of the statute was to tie extra stipend eligibility to schools with at least 75% poverty and asked the committee to confirm that state law should specify the 75% threshold rather than allowing federal changes in community eligibility provision to alter state stipend eligibility.
"We need to make it 75% or more poverty to get the extra stipend," the sponsor said, urging that the state define the eligibility to avoid being "whipsawed" by changes at the federal level. Committee members agreed and the bill advanced with a favorable report.
Vote: SB303 given a favorable report (15 Aye, 0 Nay). The committee noted the purpose is to create a stable state rule for stipend eligibility linked to poverty concentration and training requirements for principals.
