Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-692

EDU 692

Educator Preperation and Residency Programs

Mr. Gomez moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-9815 the following item:-

"xxxx-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 historically underrepresented populations. 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 by demographics of participants for reporting purposes. Said funding shall be contingent upon partnerships between community-based organizations and school districts or higher education institutions."