Amendment #404 to H4600

Educator Residency Program

Mr. Kushmerek of Fitchburg moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 7061-9815 the following item:-

"7061-XXXX For the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which shall expend not more than $1.5 million dollars for the purposes of funding new or existing teacher residency programs, educator preparation programs, or community pipeline programs which primarily serve candidates of color. Such funds shall be used for, but not limited to, program tuition- based scholarships, and to cover the costs of testing. Provided further that as a condition of funding all such programs shall be subject to an evaluation by the department and shall disaggregate their data of participants served by race/ethnicity for reporting purposes. This funding shall be contingent upon partnerships between community-based organizations and school districts or higher education institutions.

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Educator Residency Program