Financial Incentives For Rural Educators
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2019 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning providing financial incentives for educators to work in rural areas.
Bill Summary:
Educators in rural areas - financial incentives. Before passage of the act, the department of higher education (department) annually awarded up to 40 stipends of not more than $2,800 to students enrolled in teacher preparation programs who agreed to teach in a rural school or rural school district. The act removes the limit on the number of stipends and increases the stipend amount to $4,000.
Before the act, the department also annually awarded up to 60 stipends to educators in rural schools and rural school districts who were seeking certain certifications. The act removes the limit on the number of stipends.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 09/01/2025 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 19-009 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 19-009 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 19-009 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
64
AYE
1
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
31
AYE
0
NO
4
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/25/2019 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 03/15/2019 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 03/15/2019 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 03/14/2019 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 03/06/2019 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/05/2019 | House | House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/04/2019 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 02/28/2019 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/14/2019 | House | House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 02/01/2019 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Education + Appropriations |
| 01/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 01/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 01/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/04/2019 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25/2019 | 48 | Financial Incentives For Rural Educators |