California Education Code

§ 44400.01

EDC § 44400.01 Effective Jun 27, 2025Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 2 · Art. 13.5

Statute text

(a)The Student Teacher Stipend Program is hereby established to support prospective educators during their completion of 500 or more hours of student teaching as part of their credential program’s clinical practice.

(b)(1) To improve both teacher retention and recruitment in California’s public school system, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a grant program to compensate student teachers, support credential attainment via clinically rich credential pathways, and support the prospective educator’s successful transition into local educational agency employment.

(2)It is further the intent of the Legislature to authorize the Student Teacher Stipend Program as an ongoing, annual program to support the recruitment and retention of prospective educators.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 8, Sec. 36. (AB 121) Effective June 27, 2025.