Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program; established.
Summary
Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program established; incorporation into National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund. Establishes the Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program and incorporates such program into the existing National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program. The bill also renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program Fund as the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program Fund (the Fund) and expands the purpose for which disbursements may be made from the Fund to include the award of incentive grants to school psychologists obtaining national certification from the National Association of School Psychologists consisting of an initial state-funded award of $5,000 and a subsequent award of $2,500 each year for the life of the certificate.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 27, 2024
Last action Feb 5, 2025
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Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
3
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Dec 27, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tammy Mulchi
RRepublican
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