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House Bill 310
By: Representatives Olaleye of the 59
th
, Hugley of the 141
st
, Ballard of the 147
th
, Barnes of
the 86
th
, Hagan of the 156
th
, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
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Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs, so as to establish a program to2
support recruitment of teachers by providing grant funds to be paid by public schools to3
student teachers participating in the required student teaching component of their teacher4
education programs; to provide for applications for grants; to provide for maximum5
payments; to require the State Board of Education to establish rules and regulations to6
implement the program; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for7
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9
SECTION 1.10
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Student Teacher Promotion Act."11
SECTION 2.12
Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,13
relating to grants for educational programs, is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-252,14
which is reserved, as follows:15
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"20-2-252.
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'student teacher' means a college or university
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student in a teacher education program approved by the Professional Standards18
Commission in an institution of the University System of Georgia or in a private19
postsecondary institution who, as part of such teacher education program, is engaged in20
student teaching.21
(b)(1) The State Board of Education shall provide public schools and local school22
systems with grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and pursuant to23
applications made by such public schools and local school systems. A student teacher24
who is assigned to a school that has not applied for a grant shall be permitted to apply for25
grant funds directly with the State Board of Education. The purpose of such grants shall26
be to support recruitment of teachers by providing grant funds to be paid by such public27
schools and local school systems to student teachers who participate in the student28
teaching component of their teacher education program with such public school or local29
school system.30
(2) The total amount of such grant funds paid to each student teacher shall not exceed31
$7,500.00. The public schools or local school systems receiving such grants from the32
State Board of Education may expend grant funds only for purposes of providing for the33
payment of grant funds to student teachers who are actively engaged and in good standing34
in the student teaching component of their teacher education program with such public35
school or local school system. Public schools and local school systems shall be36
authorized to make payments of grant funds to such student teachers in installments37
during the student teaching component of their teacher education programs.38
(c)(1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with public schools and local school39
systems, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and the Professional40
Standards Commission, shall establish rules and regulations to implement the provisions41
of this Code section.42
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(2) The State Board of Education shall be authorized to establish reporting requirements43
on the public schools and local school systems participating in the grant program.44
(d) The Department of Education shall develop and publish on its public website an45
application process and seek applications from public schools and local school systems for46
the grant program no later than September 1, 2025. Reserved."47
SECTION 3.48
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.49
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