Lawmakers approved a bill April 13 intended to address a shortage of teachers in Nebraska schools. <\/p>\n
LB1218, introduced by the Education Committee, provides $1,000 in loan forgiveness to student teachers under the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program. An individual must provide service for a full academic semester within a public or private school and meet certain requirements to qualify.<\/p>\n
The bill also allows a teacher from another state to demonstrate eligibility for a Nebraska teaching certificate or permit if they possess a similar certificate or permit in that state. <\/p>\n
Additionally, the State Board of Education now must authorize the issuance of a permit or certificate to an applicant who has been offered employment to teach, administer or provide special services by a public, private, denominational or parochial school in Nebraska. <\/p>\n
Under the bill\u2019s provisions, the board may not require a statewide examination as an entrance requirement related to basic skills competency when approving Nebraska teacher education programs.<\/p>\n
LB1218 also contains provisions of LB945, introduced by Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn, which authorize the state Department of Education to provide qualifying teachers $5,000 per year in loan repayment assistance for up to five years. <\/p>\n
To qualify, an individual must be a Nebraska resident teaching full time at a public or private school or performing dual-credit instructional duties for public or private school students while employed full time at a public or private nonprofit college or university in Nebraska. <\/p>\n
The total amount of loan repayment assistance may not exceed $5 million in any fiscal year.<\/p>\n
LB1218 passed on a vote of 46-0. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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