Bill Status of SB0203  93rd General Assembly

Short Description:  LOAN ASSUMPTION FOR TEACHERS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford - Susan Garrett - Edward D. Maloney

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Loan Assumption for Teachers Act. Provides that a person who is enrolled in a postsecondary education institution is eligible to enter into an agreement for loan assumption upon becoming employed as a teacher if he or she is judged to have outstanding ability and agrees to teach full time in a public school in this State for at least 4 consecutive school years after obtaining a teaching certificate (i) in a subject area that is designated as a current or projected shortage area by the State Superintendent of Education or (ii) at a school that at the time that the teacher is hired serves a large population of pupils from low-income families or is a low-performing school. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/5/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  2/5/2003SenateFirst Reading
  2/5/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  2/6/2003SenateAssigned to Education
  2/6/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
  2/27/2003SenateTo Subcommittee
  3/6/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
  3/14/2003SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die