ARTICLE 13.5. Educator Recruitment and Retention Initiative

Article 13.5 added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 8, Sec. 36.

§§ 44400–44400.03 · 4 sections

• § 44400 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “High-need field” means a field designated as having the most significant shortages by the…
• § 44400.01 (a) The Student Teacher Stipend Program is hereby established to support prospective educators during their completion of 500 or more hours of student teaching…
• § 44400.02 (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall award funding appropriated for this purpose to local educational agencies that host student teachers or…
• § 44400.03 (a) For 2025–26 fiscal year, the sum of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher…