CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2575Introduced by Assembly Member FongFebruary 20, 2020 An act relating to teachers, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2575, as introduced, Fong. Teacher Residency Grant Program.Existing law establishes the Teacher Residency Grant Program as a one-time competitive grant program, administered by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, for the recruitment and retention of teachers, as specified.This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program. The bill would require the commission to give priority consideration to applicants that partner with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education, or that are located in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers.Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) For the 202122 fiscal year, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program, established pursuant to Section 44415 of the Education Code.(b) The commission shall give priority consideration to grant applicants with one or both of the following characteristics:(1) The applicant partners with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education.(2) The applicant is in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers.(c) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2575Introduced by Assembly Member FongFebruary 20, 2020 An act relating to teachers, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2575, as introduced, Fong. Teacher Residency Grant Program.Existing law establishes the Teacher Residency Grant Program as a one-time competitive grant program, administered by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, for the recruitment and retention of teachers, as specified.This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program. The bill would require the commission to give priority consideration to applicants that partner with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education, or that are located in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers.Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2575 Introduced by Assembly Member FongFebruary 20, 2020 Introduced by Assembly Member Fong February 20, 2020 An act relating to teachers, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2575, as introduced, Fong. Teacher Residency Grant Program. Existing law establishes the Teacher Residency Grant Program as a one-time competitive grant program, administered by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, for the recruitment and retention of teachers, as specified.This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program. The bill would require the commission to give priority consideration to applicants that partner with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education, or that are located in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers.Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. Existing law establishes the Teacher Residency Grant Program as a one-time competitive grant program, administered by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, for the recruitment and retention of teachers, as specified. This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program. The bill would require the commission to give priority consideration to applicants that partner with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education, or that are located in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers. Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) For the 202122 fiscal year, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program, established pursuant to Section 44415 of the Education Code.(b) The commission shall give priority consideration to grant applicants with one or both of the following characteristics:(1) The applicant partners with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education.(2) The applicant is in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers.(c) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. (a) For the 202122 fiscal year, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program, established pursuant to Section 44415 of the Education Code.(b) The commission shall give priority consideration to grant applicants with one or both of the following characteristics:(1) The applicant partners with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education.(2) The applicant is in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers.(c) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year. SECTION 1. (a) For the 202122 fiscal year, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program, established pursuant to Section 44415 of the Education Code.(b) The commission shall give priority consideration to grant applicants with one or both of the following characteristics:(1) The applicant partners with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education.(2) The applicant is in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers.(c) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year. SECTION 1. (a) For the 202122 fiscal year, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program, established pursuant to Section 44415 of the Education Code. ### SECTION 1. (b) The commission shall give priority consideration to grant applicants with one or both of the following characteristics: (1) The applicant partners with the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or a county office of education. (2) The applicant is in a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers. (c) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 202122 fiscal year.