evidence_text: Rep. Kuppa moved to amend the Senate substitute (S-1) as follows:
  
  1. Amend page 33, following line 26, by inserting:
  
  “ Sec. 35. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 11, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,600,000.00 from the general fund for grants to be distributed by the department to districts for the implementation of teacher professional-learning practices as described in subsection (3).
  
  (2) To receive a grant under this section, a district must apply for a grant in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
  
  (3) A district that receives funding under this section must use the funding to implement teacher professional-learning practices at schools operated by the district that, at a minimum, meet all of the following:
  
  (a) Align with the teacher professional-learning practices and standards developed by the governor’s education advisory council.
  
  (b) Are relevant and are based on applicable instructional areas, use the materials teachers are using, involve local colleagues, and are related to local context.
  
  (c) Are supportive of new teachers by ensuring that new teachers receive appropriate professional learning to increase the retention of teachers in the profession and reduce teacher migration in the first 5 years of teaching.
  
  (d) Focus on quality and sustainability.
  
  (e) Are needs-driven and allow all educational personnel to exercise choice about engaging in professional learning to ensure that the learning is based on individual needs and the needs of the community.
  
  (f) Are inclusive and consider all educational personnel, including, but not limited to, paraprofessionals, counselors, librarians, and social workers. The practices must be relevant to the specific roles of educational personnel.
  
  (g) Are purposeful and the content included must be tied to either a long- or short-term plan with built-in progress monitoring that is sustained and job-embedded. A plan, as described in this subdivision, must be adjusted or changed if it is not working or not being implemented in a way that is best for staff growth.
  
  (h) Are peer-based by engaging, when possible and feasible, experts.
  
  (i) Are collaborative.
  
  (j) Are flexible.
  
  (k) Are culturally relevant.
  
  (l) Are focused on anti-racism practices, anti-bias practices, and social justice.
  
  (m) Prioritize a focus on, at a minimum, all of the following topics:
  
  ( i ) Trauma-informed education.
  
  ( ii ) Culturally relevant pedagogy and leadership.
  
  ( iii ) Building home supports and relationships.
  
  ( iv ) Building virtual-learning skills.
  
  ( v ) Assessment and feedback.
  
  ( vi ) Work-life balance.
  
  ( vii ) Instructional resources. ”.
  
  The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.