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Committee advances SB74 to expand loan assistance beyond math and science
Summary
SB74, previously passed in committee last session, renames the Alabama math and science teacher education program and broadens loan assistance to acute shortage areas including special education; the committee gave the bill a favorable report without objection.
Chair summarized SB74 as a bill that passed committee last year but did not reach final enactment; the measure renames the Alabama math and science teacher education program (LASEA) and expands loan-assistance eligibility to additional acute shortage areas, particularly special education.
The bill was described as a tool to address teacher shortages by covering disciplines beyond math and science. Senator Smitherman moved a favorable report; Senator Hatcher seconded and the committee approved the report with no recorded objections.
No amendments or further debate were recorded in committee. The favorable report forwards SB74 for additional consideration on the Senate floor.
