Bill Title: Teacher retention. Establishes a teacher recruitment and retention fund, administered by the department of education, to: (1) attract qualified teachers to geographic areas of Indiana where a critical shortage of teachers exists; and (2) retain qualified teachers in teacher shortage areas; by providing student loan repayment assistance. Provides that, as a condition of participating in the program and receiving student loan repayments, a teacher must agree to employment as a licensed teacher in a school district located in a teacher shortage area for at least five years. Establishes the goal that, by 2028, there will be at least one teacher

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means [HB1387 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Introduced	2016-01-13	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Indiana HB1387

Supplemental Documents

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