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Committee hears bipartisan support to expand teacher loan-assistance eligibility where funds go unused
Summary
Representative Powers introduced HB509 to broaden eligibility for the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program when funds remain after priority allocation to 'impacted' schools; witnesses including school administrators, unions, and tribal representatives supported the change and the bill carries no fiscal cost, sponsor said.
Representative Dubbo Powers presented House Bill 509 to modify the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program so that beginning teachers in impacted schools retain priority, but any leftover program funds could be used for beginning teachers in other parts of the state. Powers said the program has been underused — roughly 63% of allocated…
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