HB 2266 -- MISSOURI TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM (Jones, 89)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Special Committee on General Laws

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.

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