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HOUSE BILL 9
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Summary of House Bill 9
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SPONSOR(S)
Rep. Gayle Manning (District 52)
Rep. Mary Lightbody (District 4)

​TARGETS
Student loan agreements undertaken by Ohio educators
Educator licensing and development standards

​​​DESCRIPTION​
Establishes the "Grow Your Own Teacher Program" by creating a loan repayment program for eligible teachers
Makes changes to teacher licensing and professional development requirements
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COMMITTEE
House Primary and Secondary Education Committee

INTRODUCED 
February 15, 2023

BILL
General Info | As-Written | Analysis 


What does House Bill 9 do?
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House Bill 9 is named the "Grow Your Own Teacher Program," referring to the professional trajectory undertaken by educators in Ohio.

​The bill would create a loan repayment plan for certain Ohio educators:
  • Direct the state treasury to create a teacher loan repayment fund, as designated by the General Assembly. That fund will be used to make the payments per the criteria established for the program
  • Directs the Department of Education and the Chancellor of Higher Education to create a loan repayment program for Ohio educators
  • Educators who are eligible for loan repayment must:
    • Be Ohio residents
    • Hold an active and valid teaching license
    • Be "full-time employed for the first time as a classroom teacher"
    • Be in good standing in their school and district
    • Have earned a Bachelor's degree issued by an Ohio institution of higher education
    • Have made all applicable payments to their loans according to their loan repayment schedule
    • Have been teaching "for five consecutive school years in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to students enrolled in any of grades 7-12"
    • Apply for the loan repayment program
  • The loan repayment program will pay "the lesser of $40,000 or the total amount of the outstanding student loans" 
  • Eligible educators can receive only one award under this program
  • The Department of Education will make the loan repayment directly to the eligible educator's lender

HB 9 would also adjust certain licensure and professional development policies:
  • The active period of an alternative resident educator license is shortened from four years to two years; these licenses are renewable, with certain exceptions
  • Additional resources are allocated to educators for their performance-based assessment:
  • The Department of Education must provide educators and their mentors with access to online professional development resources, as well as sample videos of Ohio classroom lessons submitted for the performance-based assessment
  • The boards of education for local school districts must provide one day of professional development leave each school year for every teacher employed in their district
    • This day is to be used as an observation day in the classroom of a veteran teacher
    • This day will be considered a fulfillment of the continuing education requirement for license renewal
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