New York A 5777: Establishes the underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program

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A05777 Summary:

BILL NOA05777 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00519

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSRSimon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3612-a, Ed L

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Establishes the underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program to attract and retain underrepresented certified teachers in schools which have an underrepresentation of underrepresented certified teachers; provides for grants and procedures for applying for such grants and eligibility requirements for fund distribution.

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BILL NOA05777 

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02/20/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5777

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
 underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and
 retention program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3612-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3612-a. Underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment
 4 and retention program. 1. Definitions. a. The term "underrepresented
 5 certified teacher" means a teacher who holds a permanent or professional
 6 state teaching certificate appropriate to the teaching position, includ-
 7 ing the subject area if applicable, in which they are to be employed,
 8 who is fully qualified to teach in an education program and participated
 9 in a school district/post-secondary partnership "grow your own" initi-
 10 ative, My Brother's Keeper, Teacher Opportunity Corps program, higher
 11 education opportunity program, education opportunity program, or other
 12 similar program.
 13 b. The term "school district" shall mean a common, union free,
 14 central, central high school, or city school district.
 15 c. The term "board of education" shall mean the governing board of any
 16 public school or public school district defined in paragraph b of this
 17 subdivision.
 18 d. The term "underrepresented school" shall mean a school building
 19 which has an underrepresentation of certified teachers who participated
 20 in a school district/post-secondary partnership "grow your own" initi-
 21 ative, My Brother's Keeper, Teacher Opportunity Corps program, higher
 22 education opportunity program, education opportunity program, or other
 23 similar programs, as determined by the commissioner.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02187-01-5

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 1 e. The term "year of service" shall mean ten months of continuous
 2 full-time service as a teacher during a school year, generally occurring
 3 between September first and June thirtieth.
 4 2. Application and funding. a. Grants shall be made to school
 5 districts for underrepresented certified teacher recruitment and
 6 retention activities necessary to increase the number of underrepre-
 7 sented certified teachers in underrepresented schools.
 8 b. Such grants shall be awarded to school districts, within the limits
 9 of funds appropriated therefor, through a competitive process that takes
 10 into consideration the magnitude of any shortage of underrepresented
 11 certified teachers in the school district, the fiscal capacity of the
 12 district, and the number of new certified teachers the school district
 13 intends to hire in the coming school year. Grants provided pursuant to
 14 this section shall be used only for the purposes enumerated in this
 15 section.
 16 c. Not more than sixty percent of the funds allocated pursuant to this
 17 section shall be made available to any one school district.
 18 d. Any school district receiving funds under this section shall main-
 19 tain any local effort in the current year equivalent to such effort in
 20 the base year for any local program related to the recruitment or
 21 retention of teachers or any program that