HB 145

Abstract

Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps established.Establishes the Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps for thepurposes of attracting and retaining public elementary and secondaryschool teachers in school divisions in the Commonwealth by awardingscholarships to students seeking to obtain teaching degrees and certificationsat participating institutions and requiring such students upon completionof their degree or certificate to fill teaching positions for oneyear for each year of scholarship receipt at a high-need school,as defined pursuant to federal law. The bill also creates the Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps Scholarship Fund and Program forthe purpose of funding such scholarships at the participating institutionsof Longwood University, Norfolk State University, Radford University,and Virginia Commonwealth University. Finally, the bill establishes the 12-member Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps Commissionto administer the Program and directs the Commission to begin meetingon or after September 1, 2024, and to establish the parameters forthe Program and award the first scholarships prior to the beginningof the 2025-2026 academic year.