HB 2266 -- MISSOURI TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM

SPONSOR:  Jones (89)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Special Committee on
General Laws by a vote of 6 to 0.

Currently, applicants for the Missouri Teaching Fellows Program
must be high school seniors.  This bill allows a graduate of a
state public higher education institution with a teacher's
certificate and at least a 3.25 college grade point average who
agrees to teach for five years in certain districts to apply for
assistance from the program.  The bill also raises the required
college grade point average that a high school senior applicant
must maintain from a 3.0 to a 3.25.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and
FY 2011.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill enhances the Missouri
Teaching Fellows Program passed in 2007 by the General Assembly
by encouraging high school seniors to stay in Missouri and teach
in troubled districts in order to receive loan forgiveness and
allowing college graduates to have a few extra years to decide if
they would like to participate in the program.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Jones (89); and
Senator Smith.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm