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Panel approves pilot grants to help student teachers finish certification and stay in Georgia classrooms
Summary
The subcommittee reported HB310 (LC 492630S) favorably after witnesses and lawmakers described a pilot that would offer up to $5,000 for Pell-eligible student teachers and a $2,500 signing grant (pilot cap ~500) aimed at reducing barriers to completion and improving teacher retention in Georgia public schools.
The House Curriculum and Academic Achievement Subcommittee voted to send HB310 (LC 492630S) to the full committee after hearing testimony that unpaid student-teaching semesters prevent many low-income candidates from completing certification.
Sponsor testimony cited a statewide teaching vacancy number — "5,358" — and described HB310 as a targeted, capped pilot: up to $5,000 grants to Pell-eligible student teachers during their unpaid student-teaching semester, plus a $2,500 signing grant for those who accept employment and remain at least 30 days. The presenter said…
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