02/03/2012 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 83                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act providing for payment and loan incentives to                                                                       
     public    school    teachers   for    national    board                                                                    
     certification."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:07:52 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman  communicated that the bill  had previously                                                                    
been heard once by the committee.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Joe Thomas explained the  legislation as a member of                                                                    
the Senate  Education Committee.  The bill  provided payment                                                                    
and loan  incentives to public school  teachers for national                                                                    
board certification; teachers would  receive a $1000 stipend                                                                    
and an  additional $500 for  teaching in a low  income area.                                                                    
Additionally the  bill would provide loans  to help teachers                                                                    
to afford  program tuition  and a  modest annual  stipend to                                                                    
encourage teacher improvement.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman discussed  two new  fiscal notes  from the                                                                    
Department  of Education  and  Early  Development: one  zero                                                                    
fiscal  note and  one fiscal  impact note  in the  amount of                                                                    
$116,500  in   general  funds  for  teaching   and  learning                                                                    
support.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  to  report  CSSB  83(EDC)  out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal notes. There  being NO OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 83(EDC) was REPORTED out  of committee with a "do pass"                                                                    
recommendation and with  one new fiscal impact  note and one                                                                    
new zero  fiscal note from  the Department of  Education and                                                                    
Early Development.