2023 House Bill 390: AN ACT relating to financial incentives to reduce teacher shortages and making an appropriation therefor

HB 390 will direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) to create the Student Teacher Stipend Program, paying $8,000 to student teachers. In addition, HB 390 will create the Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Program. The Program will award a one-time payment of 20% of an individual's student debt (up to $10,000) provided they teach for two years.

KSVT supports this legislation. Teachers are a necessity for a safe and productive classroom environment. Economic barriers to becoming a teacher have led to a teacher shortage, threatening the education of Kentucky's students. These measures take honorable steps to ease the transition into teaching.