HS/HCS/HB 1888 - This act creates a program to provide loan repayment assistance for teachers who teach full-time in a provisionally accredited or unaccredited school district. Such teachers must have graduated from a nationally accredited teacher education program with at least a 3.00 grade point average on a 4.00 scale and must agree to teach in the district for at least the number of years they receive assistance on any loan. The repayment of such loans must have begun within the last 5 years. The repayment amount cannot exceed $3,500 plus applicable accrued interest. Teachers who lose their certification, are fired, or quit will lose the assistance on a pro-rated basis. A teacher whose certification is restored may have the assistance reinstated.
TOM MORTON