State Legislature Bills

This bill creates an Iowa program to recruit and keep teachers by offering tuition aid or student loan repayment for new teachers who commit to hard-to-staff public schools, especially in rural areas. It also funds mentoring and classroom supply stipends for early-career teachers and expands alternative pathways into teaching, with annual public reporting on results.

This bill creates a state grant program in Iowa to help public school districts recruit and keep teachers, especially in rural areas and hard-to-staff subjects like special education, math, science, and career and technical education. Districts could use funds for signing incentives, loan repayment, relocation support, residency partnerships, and retention stipends, with annual reporting required.

This bill would create Iowa programs to recruit and keep teachers in rural and hard-to-staff districts, including grants, teacher apprenticeships, student-teaching stipends, and classroom supply aid. It is aimed at reducing vacancies and turnover while strengthening preparation for college, skilled trades, and in-state jobs.