Teacher incentive  program.

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FISCAL NOTE(HB0106)

 

 

This bill contains an appropriation of $400,000 from the GENERAL FUND.

 

This bill creates a teacher incentive program that will provide incentive payments to newly certified teachers who agree to teach in Wyoming elementary and secondary schools for the first 4 consecutive years following certification. Incentive payments shall be up to $3,000 per year for each newly certified teacher that qualifies for the program, not to exceed a total of $12,000.

 

The Wyoming Higher Education Assistance Authority will administer this program.

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:   Dean Temte, LSO    Phone:   777-7881

(Information provided by Shelly Andrews, Higher Ed. Assist. Auth.; phone 777-5859)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This bill has administrative impact that appears to increase (or decrease) duties or responsibilities of one or more state agencies and may impact agency spending or staffing requirements. As introduced, the bill does not modify any state agency budget or current personnel authorizations.

The following state agencies will be asked to provide their estimate of the administrative fiscal impact prior to the first committee meeting held to consider the bill:

 

Wyoming Higher Education Assistance Authority