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H0656..........................................................by EDUCATION STUDENT TEACHERS - STIPEND - Adds to existing law to create a student teacher stipend program to be awarded to qualifying students from funds distributed to the Idaho institutions of higher learning for the purpose of providing financial support during the required semester or semesters of student teaching; to provide legislative intent that the teacher stipend program shall receive first priority in the disbursement of Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Program moneys; and to provide legislative intent should the available amount of money in fiscal year 2003 be increased or decreased. 02/15 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/18 Rpt prt - to Educ 02/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/27 3rd rdg - FAILED - 24-45-1 AYES -- Aikele, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bradford, Cuddy, Hammond, Jaquet, Jones, Langford, Martinez, Montgomery, Pischner, Pomeroy, Ridinger, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie, Stone, Trail, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Black, Block, Bolz, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbck, Kellogg(Duncan), Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Raybould, Roberts, Sali, Schaefer, Smith(23), Stevenson, Tilman, Wheeler, Wood Absent and excused -- Field(20) Floor Sponsor - Sellman To Chief Clerk
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 656 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO STUDENT TEACHER STIPENDS; AMENDING CHAPTER 37, TITLE 33, IDAHO 3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-3723, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR 4 STUDENT TEACHER STIPENDS TO BE AWARDED TO QUALIFYING STUDENTS FROM FUNDS 5 DISTRIBUTED TO IDAHO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR THE PURPOSE OF 6 PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING THE REQUIRED SEMESTER OR SEMESTERS OF 7 STUDENT TEACHING; AND TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT THE STUDENT 8 TEACHER STIPEND PROGRAM SHALL RECEIVE FIRST PRIORITY IN THE AWARDS OF SPE- 9 CIAL LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MONEYS AND TO PROVIDE LEG- 10 ISLATIVE INTENT SHOULD THE AVAILABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY BE INCREASED OR 11 DECREASED. 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 13 SECTION 1. That Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 14 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 15 ignated as Section 33-3723, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 16 33-3723. STUDENT TEACHER STIPEND. (1) It is hereby declared that it is 17 in the public interest to remedy the shortage of teachers in this state by 18 providing financial assistance to qualified, talented students who cannot 19 afford to support themselves during the required semester or semesters of stu- 20 dent teaching while such students are pursuing a postsecondary education pro- 21 gram at an Idaho institution of higher learning. 22 (2) Any Idaho student who is a bona fide resident of the state and who is 23 enrolled in a state-approved teacher preparation program may apply for a stu- 24 dent teacher stipend from the Idaho college or university he attends. To qual- 25 ify for a stipend, a student shall: 26 (a) Be pursuing a program of study which will qualify the student to 27 receive an Idaho teaching certificate upon completion of his studies; 28 (b) Be majoring in an area of teaching in which there is currently a 29 shortage of teachers, as determined annually by the state board of educa- 30 tion; 31 (c) Demonstrate a need for financial assistance, as defined by rule of 32 the state board of education, on forms provided by the college or univer- 33 sity; and 34 (d) Agree in writing on a form provided by the college or university 35 that, as a condition of accepting such stipend, the student will not 36 accept employment outside of the educational environment during the semes- 37 ter or semesters of student teaching and, when qualified, will teach in 38 the state of Idaho for a minimum of three (3) years. The recipient of a 39 stipend shall have not more than five (5) years after the stipend was 40 accepted in which to fulfill the three (3) year teaching obligation 41 required herein. 42 (3) The student loan office of each institution of higher learning is 43 directed to administer the student teacher stipend program, including supply- 2 1 ing all necessary forms; consulting with the appropriate department of the 2 college or university in the selection of qualified applicants; and awarding 3 stipends to qualified recipients, subject to funds available for such purpose. 4 Stipends may be awarded in any amount as determined by the college or univer- 5 sity from funds distributed for such purpose, up to one thousand five hundred 6 dollars ($1,500) per semester but not to exceed three thousand dollars 7 ($3,000) per qualified recipient. 8 (4) The student loan office of each institution of higher learning is 9 directed to develop and institute a procedure for verifying that the recipient 10 of a stipend fulfilled his obligation to teach in Idaho pursuant to the agree- 11 ment signed by the student as provided in subsection (2)(d) of this section. 12 SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the Legislature that 13 the student teacher stipend program created in Section 33-3723, Idaho Code, 14 shall receive first priority when the state's institutions of higher education 15 award the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Program funding that was 16 appropriated on an ongoing basis in Chapter 311, Laws of 2001, by the First 17 Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature. 18 These moneys are contained in the appropriation for scholarships and 19 grants in special programs for the State Board of Education and the Board of 20 Regents of the University of Idaho and consist of one hundred thousand dollars 21 ($100,000) of General Fund money and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of fed- 22 eral funds. 23 Should these moneys be increased by federal or legislative action, not 24 more than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) shall be awarded by the 25 state's institutions of higher education for the student teacher stipend pro- 26 gram. 27 Should these moneys be reduced by federal or legislative action, the num- 28 ber of stipends or the amount of each stipend awarded shall be reduced accord- 29 ingly.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 11645C4 This legislation addresses the teacher shortage of grades K-12 in Idaho s schools. A stipend would be awarded to student teachers enrolled in state approved teacher preparation programs during the semester or semesters that they teach. Applicants for the award must be majoring in an area of teacher shortage and show financial need. Recipients would be required to sign a contract stating that they would not take on any employment other than their student teaching and that they would teach in Idaho for at least 3 years. FISCAL IMPACT This legislation does not require a new appropriation of General Fund money. Last session, the Legislature appropriated $100,000 from the General Fund and $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Program. The SLEAP program provides grants to eligible postsecondary students who demonstrate financial need. The stipend program contained in this bill will give priority to students pursuing a degree program leading to a teaching career when those SLEAP grants are disbursed. The use of SLEAP grants is consistent with the requirements by the U.S. Department of Education for the SLEAP program. Contact Name: Rep. Sher Seliman Phone: 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 656