Legislative Session number- 81

Bill Name: SF2056

Extending and modifying certain provisions of the grant program to promote
professional teaching standards; requiring payment of the grants to the national
board for professional teaching standards in the name of the teacher; changing
the requirement for completion of a certain period of teaching service to
completion of the certification process; requiring the state to provide for full
time regional coordinators for a certain number of years, requiring school
districts to subsequently negotiate with the exclusive representative of
teachers in the district for coordinator positions; providing for certain salary
and mentoring incentives; appropriating money to the department of children,
families and learning for the grants, requiring school district incentives from
the appropriation to be set aside in a separate fund for the induction of new
teachers, high quality professional development and school improvement plans
(mk)