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§ 164.773

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164.773 Student Teacher Stipend Program -- Procedures -- Reporting requirements. (1) The General Assembly hereby establishes the Student Teacher Stipend Program to reduce financial barriers to students in completing educator preparation programs and ente ring the educator workforce. (2) As used in this section: (a) 'Academic term' means a fall or spring academic semester; (b) 'Approved educator preparation program' means a program approved by the Education Professional Standards Board for the preparation o f teachers and other professional school personnel; (c) 'Authority' means the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; (d) 'Eligible student' means a student who: 1. Is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; 2. Is a Kentucky resident as determined by the participating institution in accordance with criteria established by the Council on Postsecondary Education for the purposes of admission and tuition assessment; 3. Is enrolled in an approved educator preparation program at a participating institution; 4. Is approved for student teaching by the participating institution; 5. Has not previously received a student teacher stipend under this section; and 6.

ation program at a participating institution; 4. Is approved for student teaching by the participating institution; 5. Has not previously received a student teacher stipend under this section; and 6. Meets any othe r criteria established in administrative regulation promulgated by the authority; (e) 'Participating institution' means an institution of higher education located in Kentucky that offers an approved educator preparation program and executes an agreement wi th the authority on terms the authority deems necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Student Teacher Stipend Program; and (f) 'Student teacher' has the same meaning as in KRS 161.010. (3) The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority s hall administer the Student Teacher Stipend Program and shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A as may be needed for administration of the program. (4) (a) Beginning with the 2024 -2025 academic year, to the extent fun ds are available, the authority may award a student teacher stipend of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) to an eligible student during the academic term in which the student is a student teacher.

ds are available, the authority may award a student teacher stipend of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) to an eligible student during the academic term in which the student is a student teacher. (b) If funds are not sufficient to award stipends to all eligible students, awards shall be determined in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by the authority. (5) For each academic term, by the deadline established by the authority, a participating institution shall submit to the authority a report of all eligible students for that academic term. The authority shall disburse stipend funds monthly to the participating institution to distribute to eligible students. (6) The participating institution shall notify the authority within five (5) day s of the withdrawal of a previously eligible student from the program and no additional distributions shall be made to the participating institution for the student. (7) Funds awarded to an eligible student under this section shall not be considered studen t financial aid in the year the funds are received. (8) By November 1, 2025, and each November 1 thereafter, the authority shall submit a report to the Legislative Research

l not be considered studen t financial aid in the year the funds are received. (8) By November 1, 2025, and each November 1 thereafter, the authority shall submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on the utilizat ion and effectiveness of the Student Teacher Stipend Program. The Kentucky Center for Statistics shall assist in developing the report which shall include but not be limited to: (a) The total number of eligible students and stipend recipients, and the tota l award amount by participating institution and program; (b) The demographic data of stipend recipients, including but not limited to: 1. School district of high school graduation; 2. County and city of residence prior to postsecondary enrollment; 3. The p articipating institution in which the eligible student is enrolled while a student teacher; and 4. The school and district in which the eligible student is a student teacher; and (c) The data correlation between stipend recipients and nonrecipients enterin g and remaining in the educator workforce, including but not limited to student teaching location and teaching position location.

data correlation between stipend recipients and nonrecipients enterin g and remaining in the educator workforce, including but not limited to student teaching location and teaching position location. Effective: April 9, 2024 History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 2, effective April 9, 2024.