By Rangel H.R. No. 1289
77R17670 JSA-D
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State
1-2 of Texas, 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, That House Rule
1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule
1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
1-5 resolve the differences on Senate Bill No. 1057, relating to the
1-6 administration of the TEXAS grant program and to the dissemination
1-7 of student financial aid information, to consider and take action
1-8 on the following specific matter:
1-9 House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
1-10 committee to add text that is not included in either the House or
1-11 Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
1-12 SECTION 3. Section 56.309, Education Code, is redesignated
1-13 as Subchapter O, Chapter 56, Education Code, and amended to read as
1-14 follows:
1-15 SUBCHAPTER O. TEACH FOR TEXAS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
1-16 Sec. 56.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
1-17 (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher
1-18 Education Coordinating Board.
1-19 (2) "Eligible institution of higher education" means:
1-20 (A) an institution of higher education; or
1-21 (B) a private or independent institution of
1-22 higher education as defined by Section 61.003.
1-23 Sec. 56.352 [56.309]. PURPOSE OF [TEACH FOR TEXAS GRANT]
1-24 PROGRAM. [(a)] The purpose of this subchapter [the Teach for
2-1 Texas grant program] is to attract to the teaching profession
2-2 persons who have expressed interest in teaching and to support the
2-3 certification of those persons as classroom teachers by providing a
2-4 grant on the condition that the recipient serve as a classroom
2-5 teacher in the public schools of this state for a specified period.
2-6 Sec. 56.353. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT; TEACHING AGREEMENT. (a)
2-7 [(b)] A Teach for Texas [tuition] grant is available only to a
2-8 person who [receives a TEXAS grant under Section 56.304 or 56.305,]
2-9 applies for a [Teach for Texas tuition] grant[,] and:
2-10 (1) is seeking educator certification;
2-11 (2) is enrolled in an eligible institution of higher
2-12 education in this state:
2-13 (A) as a junior or senior in a baccalaureate
2-14 degree program; or
2-15 (B) in the person's first academic year in an
2-16 educator certification program after receiving a baccalaureate
2-17 degree;
2-18 (3) makes satisfactory progress toward completion of
2-19 the person's educator certification program; and
2-20 (4) satisfies one of the following [if]:
2-21 (A) the person is seeking educator certification
2-22 [(1) the degree program is] in a teaching field certified by the
2-23 commissioner of education as experiencing a critical shortage of
2-24 teachers in this state in the year in which the person receives the
2-25 grant and agrees to teach full-time for five years at the
2-26 preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in this
2-27 state in that teaching field [begins the degree program]; or
3-1 (B) [(2)] the person agrees to teach full-time
3-2 for five years at the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a
3-3 public school in this state in a community, which is not required
3-4 to be specifically designated at the time the person receives the
3-5 grant, certified by the commissioner of education as experiencing a
3-6 critical shortage of teachers in any year in which the person
3-7 receives a grant under this subchapter [section] or in any
3-8 subsequent year in which the person fulfills the teaching
3-9 obligation.
3-10 (b) The coordinating board in awarding Teach for Texas
3-11 grants shall give priority to applicants who demonstrate financial
3-12 need.
3-13 (c) If the money available for grants in a period for which
3-14 grants are awarded exceeds the amount needed to provide grants to
3-15 all eligible applicants described by Subsection (b), the
3-16 coordinating board shall award grants from the remaining money to
3-17 additional eligible applicants. The coordinating board shall
3-18 prescribe by rule the eligibility requirements for these applicants
3-19 based on the factors that the coordinating board considers
3-20 appropriate to further the purposes of this subchapter.
3-21 (d) If the money available for grants in a period for which
3-22 grants are awarded is insufficient to provide grants to all
3-23 eligible applicants described by Subsection (b), the coordinating
3-24 board shall give the highest priority to applicants who demonstrate
3-25 the greatest financial need.
3-26 (e) A person may not receive a Teach for Texas tuition grant
3-27 for more than three academic years or the equivalent.
4-1 (f) A person is not eligible to receive a Teach for Texas
4-2 grant if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense
4-3 under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code (Texas Controlled
4-4 Substances Act), or under the law of another jurisdiction involving
4-5 a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and
4-6 Safety Code, unless the person has met the other applicable
4-7 eligibility requirements under this subchapter and has:
4-8 (1) received a certificate of discharge by the Texas
4-9 Department of Criminal Justice or a correctional facility or
4-10 completed a period of probation ordered by a court, and at least
4-11 two years have elapsed from the date of the receipt or completion;
4-12 or
4-13 (2) been pardoned, had the record of the offense
4-14 expunged from the person's record, or otherwise has been released
4-15 from the resulting ineligibility to receive a grant under this
4-16 subchapter.
4-17 (g) For the purpose of this section, a person makes
4-18 satisfactory academic progress toward completion of an educator
4-19 certification program if the person:
4-20 (1) completes at least 75 percent of the semester
4-21 credit hours attempted in the student's most recent academic year;
4-22 and
4-23 (2) earns an overall grade point average of at least
4-24 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent on coursework
4-25 previously attempted at institutions of higher education.
4-26 Sec. 56.354. AMOUNT OF GRANT; PAYMENT OF GRANT. (a) The
4-27 amount of a Teach for Texas grant is equal to four times the
5-1 current amount of a TEXAS grant under Subchapter M for a student
5-2 enrolled in a general academic teaching institution [To receive a
5-3 Teach for Texas tuition grant, a person must agree to teach
5-4 full-time for five years at the preschool, primary, or secondary
5-5 level in a public school in this state in the person's chosen
5-6 critical field or in a community experiencing a critical teacher
5-7 shortage, as applicable].
5-8 (b) [(d)] The coordinating board shall pay the amount of a
5-9 Teach for Texas [tuition] grant in installments, with a
5-10 substantially equal amount paid in each semester or term based on
5-11 the number of semesters in which a typical full-time student would
5-12 complete the recipient's educator certification program. The
5-13 coordinating board may adjust the amount of a grant for a semester
5-14 or term, or award a supplemental grant, to ensure that a grant
5-15 recipient who completes the educator certification program receives
5-16 the total amount of the recipient's grant [under this section is
5-17 equal to two times the amount of a TEXAS grant authorized under
5-18 Section 56.307(b) for the same semester or term].
5-19 Sec. 56.355. ELIGIBILITY FOR TEXAS GRANT NOT AFFECTED. A
5-20 person may receive both a TEXAS grant under Subchapter M [Section
5-21 56.304 or 56.305] and a Teach for Texas grant under this subchapter
5-22 [section] for the same semester or term.
5-23 Sec. 56.356. SATISFYING TEACHING OBLIGATION; REPAYMENT.
5-24 (a) A person who receives a Teach for Texas grant [(e) The person]
5-25 must begin fulfilling the teaching obligation of the person's grant
5-26 [this section] not later than the 18th month after the person
5-27 completes the educator certification program for which the person
6-1 received the grant [degree program and any related courses required
6-2 for teacher certification], unless the coordinating board grants
6-3 the person additional time to begin fulfilling the teaching
6-4 obligation.
6-5 (b) The person must complete the teaching obligation not
6-6 later than the sixth year after the date the person begins to
6-7 fulfill the teaching obligation. The coordinating board shall
6-8 grant a person additional time to complete the teaching obligation
6-9 for good cause.
6-10 (c) [(f)] The coordinating board shall cancel a person's
6-11 teaching obligation if the board determines that the person:
6-12 (1) has become permanently disabled so that the person
6-13 is not able to teach; or
6-14 (2) has died.
6-15 (d) [(g)] The coordinating board shall require a person who
6-16 receives a Teach for Texas grant [under this section] to sign a
6-17 promissory note acknowledging the conditional nature of the grant
6-18 and promising to repay the outstanding amount of the grant plus
6-19 applicable interest and reasonable collection costs if the person
6-20 does not satisfy the applicable conditions. The board shall
6-21 determine the terms of the promissory note.
6-22 (e) [(h)] The amount required to be repaid by a person who
6-23 fails to complete the teaching obligation of the person's grant
6-24 shall be determined in proportion to the portion of the total
6-25 teaching obligation that the person has not satisfied.
6-26 (f) [(i)] A person receiving a Teach for Texas [tuition]
6-27 grant is considered to have failed to satisfy the conditions of the
7-1 grant, and the grant automatically becomes a loan, if the person
7-2 fails to remain enrolled in or to make steady progress in the
7-3 person's educator certification program and, if applicable, the
7-4 person's baccalaureate degree program for which the grant was made
7-5 without good cause as determined by the coordinating board or if
7-6 the person fails to become certified as a teacher not later than
7-7 the 18th month after the date the person completes the educator
7-8 certification program [receives a degree].
7-9 Sec. 56.357. TEACH FOR TEXAS ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION
7-10 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) The coordinating board shall establish a
7-11 program under which the coordinating board awards grants to assist
7-12 persons seeking educator certification through alternative educator
7-13 certification programs as provided by this section.
7-14 (b) To be eligible for a grant under the program, a person
7-15 must apply for a grant and:
7-16 (1) have received a baccalaureate degree from an
7-17 eligible institution of higher education or an accredited
7-18 out-of-state institution of higher education; and
7-19 (2) enroll in an alternative educator certification
7-20 program described by Section 21.049 and satisfy either of the
7-21 following conditions:
7-22 (A) be seeking educator certification in a
7-23 teaching field certified by the commissioner of education as
7-24 experiencing a critical shortage of teachers in this state in the
7-25 year in which the person receives the grant and agree to teach for
7-26 five years in a public school in this state in that teaching field;
7-27 or
8-1 (B) agree to teach for five years in a public
8-2 school in this state in a community, which is not required to be
8-3 specifically designated at the time the person receives the grant,
8-4 certified by the commissioner of education as experiencing a
8-5 critical shortage of teachers in any year in which the person
8-6 receives a grant under this section or in any subsequent year in
8-7 which the person fulfills the teaching obligation.
8-8 (c) A person is not eligible to receive a grant under the
8-9 program if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense
8-10 under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code (Texas Controlled
8-11 Substances Act), or under the law of another jurisdiction involving
8-12 a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and
8-13 Safety Code, unless the person has met the other applicable
8-14 eligibility requirements under this section and has:
8-15 (1) received a certificate of discharge by the Texas
8-16 Department of Criminal Justice or a correctional facility or
8-17 completed a period of probation ordered by a court, and at least
8-18 two years have elapsed from the date of the receipt or completion;
8-19 or
8-20 (2) been pardoned, had the record of the offense
8-21 expunged from the person's record, or otherwise has been released
8-22 from the resulting ineligibility to receive a grant under the
8-23 program.
8-24 (d) In selecting applicants to receive grants under the
8-25 program, the coordinating board shall consider:
8-26 (1) the financial resources of an applicant;
8-27 (2) the efficient use of the money available for
9-1 grants;
9-2 (3) the opportunity of applicants from all regions of
9-3 this state to receive grants; and
9-4 (4) any other factor the coordinating board considers
9-5 appropriate to further the purposes of this subchapter.
9-6 (e) The amount of a grant under the program is equal to two
9-7 times the current amount of a TEXAS grant under Subchapter M for a
9-8 student enrolled in a general academic teaching institution. The
9-9 coordinating board may pay the amount of the grant in installments
9-10 during the period in which the person is enrolled in the person's
9-11 alternative educator certification program.
9-12 (f) The person must begin fulfilling the person's teaching
9-13 obligation not later than the 18th month after the person completes
9-14 the alternative educator certification program, unless the
9-15 coordinating board for good cause grants the person additional time
9-16 to begin fulfilling the teaching obligation. The person must
9-17 complete the teaching obligation not later than the sixth year
9-18 after the date the person begins to fulfill the teaching
9-19 obligation. The coordinating board shall grant a person additional
9-20 time to complete the teaching obligation for good cause.
9-21 (g) The coordinating board shall cancel a person's teaching
9-22 obligation if the coordinating board determines that the person:
9-23 (1) has become permanently disabled so that the person
9-24 is not able to teach; or
9-25 (2) has died.
9-26 (h) The coordinating board shall require a person who
9-27 receives a grant to sign a promissory note acknowledging the
10-1 conditional nature of the grant and promising to repay the amount
10-2 of the grant plus applicable interest and reasonable collection
10-3 costs if the person does not satisfy the applicable conditions of
10-4 the grant. The coordinating board shall determine the terms of the
10-5 promissory note.
10-6 (i) The amount required to be repaid by a person who fails
10-7 to complete the teaching obligation of the person's grant shall be
10-8 determined in proportion to the portion of the teaching obligation
10-9 that the person has not satisfied.
10-10 (j) A person receiving a grant is considered to have failed
10-11 to satisfy the conditions of the grant, and the grant automatically
10-12 becomes a loan, if the person, without good cause as determined by
10-13 the coordinating board, fails to:
10-14 (1) remain enrolled in or to make steady progress in
10-15 the alternative educator certification program for which the grant
10-16 was made or, with the approval of the coordinating board, in
10-17 another alternative educator certification program; or
10-18 (2) become certified as a classroom teacher not later
10-19 than the 18th month after the date the person completes the
10-20 alternative educator certification program.
10-21 Sec. 56.358. FUNDING; ALLOCATION OF FUNDING. (a) The
10-22 coordinating board may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any
10-23 public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.
10-24 (b) The legislature may appropriate money for the purposes
10-25 of this subchapter.
10-26 SECTION 4. The heading to Subchapter M, Chapter 56,
10-27 Education Code, as added by Chapter 1590, Acts of the 76th
11-1 Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows:
11-2 SUBCHAPTER M. TOWARD EXCELLENCE, ACCESS, & SUCCESS (TEXAS)
11-3 GRANT PROGRAM [AND TEACH FOR TEXAS GRANT PROGRAM]
11-4 SECTION 5. Subsection (b), Section 56.308, Education Code,
11-5 is amended to read as follows:
11-6 (b) Each school district shall:
11-7 (1) notify its middle school students, junior high
11-8 school students, and high school students, those students' teachers
11-9 and counselors, and those students' parents of the TEXAS grant and
11-10 Teach for Texas grant programs [established under this subchapter],
11-11 the eligibility requirements of each program, the need for students
11-12 to make informed curriculum choices to be prepared for success
11-13 beyond high school, and sources of information on higher education
11-14 admissions and financial aid in a manner that assists the district
11-15 in implementing a strategy adopted by the district under Section
11-16 11.252(a)(4); and
11-17 (2) ensure that each student's official transcript or
11-18 diploma indicates whether the student has completed or is on
11-19 schedule to complete:
11-20 (A) the recommended or advanced high school
11-21 curriculum required for grant eligibility under Section 28.002 or
11-22 28.025; or
11-23 (B) for a school district covered by Section
11-24 56.304(f)(1), the required portion of the recommended or advanced
11-25 high school curriculum in the manner described by Section
11-26 56.304(f)(2).
11-27 SECTION 6. Section 56.311, Education Code, is amended to
12-1 read as follows:
12-2 Sec. 56.311. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a) The
12-3 Legislative Oversight Committee on the TEXAS grant program and
12-4 Teach for Texas grant program [programs established by this
12-5 subchapter] is composed of six members as follows:
12-6 (1) three members of the senate appointed by the
12-7 lieutenant governor; and
12-8 (2) three members of the house of representatives
12-9 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
12-10 (b) The committee shall:
12-11 (1) meet at least twice a year with the coordinating
12-12 board; and
12-13 (2) receive information regarding rules relating to
12-14 the TEXAS grant program and Teach for Texas grant program [programs
12-15 established by this subchapter] that have been adopted by the
12-16 coordinating board or proposed for adoption by the coordinating
12-17 board.
12-18 (c) The committee may request reports and other information
12-19 from the coordinating board relating to the operation of the TEXAS
12-20 grant program and Teach for Texas grant program [programs under
12-21 this subchapter] by the coordinating board.
12-22 (d) The committee shall review the specific recommendations
12-23 for legislation related to this subchapter that are proposed by the
12-24 coordinating board.
12-25 (e) The committee shall monitor the operation of the TEXAS
12-26 grant program and Teach for Texas grant program [programs
12-27 established under this subchapter], with emphasis on the manner of
13-1 the award of grants, the number of grants awarded, and the
13-2 educational progress made by persons who have received grants under
13-3 those programs [this subchapter].
13-4 (f) The committee shall file a report with the governor,
13-5 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
13-6 not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.
13-7 (g) The report shall include identification of any problems
13-8 in the TEXAS grant program and Teach for Texas grant program
13-9 [programs operated under this subchapter] with recommended
13-10 solutions for the coordinating board and for legislative action.
13-11 SECTION 7. Subsection (a), Section 11.252, Education Code,
13-12 is amended to read as follows:
13-13 (a) Each school district shall have a district improvement
13-14 plan that is developed, evaluated, and revised annually, in
13-15 accordance with district policy, by the superintendent with the
13-16 assistance of the district-level committee established under
13-17 Section 11.251. The purpose of the district improvement plan is to
13-18 guide district and campus staff in the improvement of student
13-19 performance for all student groups in order to attain state
13-20 standards in respect to the academic excellence indicators adopted
13-21 under Section 39.051. The district improvement plan must include
13-22 provisions for:
13-23 (1) a comprehensive needs assessment addressing
13-24 district student performance on the academic excellence indicators,
13-25 and other appropriate measures of performance, that are
13-26 disaggregated by all student groups served by the district,
13-27 including categories of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, and
14-1 populations served by special programs, including students in
14-2 special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;
14-3 (2) measurable district performance objectives for all
14-4 appropriate academic excellence indicators for all student
14-5 populations, including students in special education programs under
14-6 Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and other measures of student performance
14-7 that may be identified through the comprehensive needs assessment;
14-8 (3) strategies for improvement of student performance
14-9 that include:
14-10 (A) instructional methods for addressing the
14-11 needs of student groups not achieving their full potential;
14-12 (B) methods for addressing the needs of students
14-13 for special programs, such as suicide prevention, conflict
14-14 resolution, violence prevention, or dyslexia treatment programs;
14-15 (C) dropout reduction;
14-16 (D) integration of technology in instructional
14-17 and administrative programs;
14-18 (E) discipline management;
14-19 (F) staff development for professional staff of
14-20 the district;
14-21 (G) career education to assist students in
14-22 developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for a
14-23 broad range of career opportunities; and
14-24 (H) accelerated education;
14-25 (4) strategies for providing to middle school, junior
14-26 high school, and high school students, those students' teachers and
14-27 counselors, and those students' parents information about:
15-1 (A) higher education admissions and financial
15-2 aid opportunities;
15-3 (B) the TEXAS grant program and the Teach for
15-4 Texas grant program established under [Subchapter M,] Chapter 56;
15-5 (C) the need for students to make informed
15-6 curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school;
15-7 and
15-8 (D) sources of information on higher education
15-9 admissions and financial aid;
15-10 (5) resources needed to implement identified
15-11 strategies;
15-12 (6) staff responsible for ensuring the accomplishment
15-13 of each strategy;
15-14 (7) timelines for ongoing monitoring of the
15-15 implementation of each improvement strategy; and
15-16 (8) formative evaluation criteria for determining
15-17 periodically whether strategies are resulting in intended
15-18 improvement of student performance.
15-19 SECTION 8. Subchapter M, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
15-20 amended by amending Section 61.702 and adding Section 61.7021 to
15-21 read as follows:
15-22 Sec. 61.702. ELIGIBILITY FOR CLASSROOM TEACHER REPAYMENT
15-23 ASSISTANCE. (a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance
15-24 for classroom teachers, a person must apply to the board and must
15-25 [have]:
15-26 (1) have completed at least one year of employment as
15-27 [and be employed as] a full-time classroom teacher at the
16-1 preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in [the
16-2 elementary or secondary schools of] this state in an area or field
16-3 of acute teacher shortage as designated by the commissioner of
16-4 education [State Board of Education]; and
16-5 (2) be employed as a full-time classroom teacher at
16-6 the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in
16-7 this state in an area or field described by Subdivision (1).
16-8 (b) A person is not eligible for repayment assistance for
16-9 classroom teachers under this subchapter if the person has received
16-10 a Teach for Texas grant or other financial assistance under
16-11 Subchapter O, Chapter 56, or under former Section 56.309.
16-12 (c) The board shall give priority in granting repayment
16-13 assistance for classroom teachers to a person who received
16-14 repayment assistance for classroom teachers for the preceding
16-15 school year. The priority terminates if the person does not apply
16-16 for or is not eligible for that assistance. In extraordinary
16-17 circumstances, the board may allow a person to maintain the
16-18 priority after one or more years in which the person is unable to
16-19 teach as a classroom teacher.
16-20 Sec. 61.7021. ELIGIBILITY FOR BORDER INSTITUTION FACULTY
16-21 REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. To be eligible to receive repayment
16-22 assistance for border institution faculty, a person must apply to
16-23 the board and must:
16-24 (1) have [or]
16-25 [(2)] received a doctoral degree not earlier than
16-26 September 1, 1994, from a public or private institution of higher
16-27 education accredited as required by the board; and
17-1 (2) be employed as a full-time faculty member with
17-2 instructional duties in an institution of higher education located
17-3 in a county that borders the United Mexican States.
17-4 SECTION 9. Section 61.705, Education Code, is amended by
17-5 amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read
17-6 as follows:
17-7 (c) The minimum amount of repayment assistance that may be
17-8 awarded in one year to a person who qualifies for the assistance
17-9 under Section 61.702 is the lesser of:
17-10 (1) $1,000; or
17-11 (2) the amount of principal and accrued interest that
17-12 is due on eligible loans in that year.
17-13 (d) A person may not receive repayment assistance for
17-14 classroom teachers under this subchapter in a total amount that
17-15 exceeds $5,000, and may not receive that repayment assistance for
17-16 more than five years.
17-17 (e) The minimum amount of repayment assistance that may be
17-18 awarded [received] in one year to [by] a person who qualifies for
17-19 the assistance under [described by] Section 61.7021 [61.702(2)] is
17-20 50 percent of the amount of principal and accrued interest that is
17-21 due on eligible loans that year.
17-22 SECTION 10. Subsection (a), Section 61.708, Education Code,
17-23 is amended to read as follows:
17-24 (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the
17-25 administration of this subchapter, including[:]
17-26 [(1) a rule that sets a minimum or maximum amount of
17-27 repayment assistance that may be received in one year by a person
18-1 described by Section 61.702(1); and]
18-2 [(2)] a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment
18-3 assistance that may be received in one year by a person who
18-4 qualifies for the assistance under Section 61.7021 [described by
18-5 Section 61.702(2)].
18-6 SECTION 11. . . .
18-7 (b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
18-8 implement the changes made by this Act to the Teach for Texas grant
18-9 program and to the classroom teacher loan repayment assistance
18-10 program under Subchapter M, Chapter 61, Education Code, as soon as
18-11 practicable after the effective date of this Act, but not later
18-12 than the 2002-2003 academic year.
18-13 (c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
18-14 adopt initial rules for awarding grants and shall award grants
18-15 under the Teach for Texas alternative certification assistance
18-16 program established under Section 56.357, Education Code, as added
18-17 by this Act, as soon as practicable.
18-18 Explanation: These additions are necessary to provide
18-19 appropriate financial aid and other incentives for persons to
18-20 complete the educational requirements for educator certification,
18-21 by revising the Teach for Texas grant program and applying the
18-22 program to alternative educator certification programs, by revising
18-23 the classroom teacher loan repayment assistance program, and by
18-24 making appropriate conforming changes to the law.