(b) An evaluation of how educator workforce shortages compare among the various districts across the state in efforts to improve the diversity of the workforce and to understand how workforce shortages relate to questions of equity in education.
(c) Recommendations for both short-term and long-term solutions to address the educator shortage.
(d) An examination of educator workforce policies in other states to identify approaches that have been useful in addressing educator shortages and diversity.
(e) An analysis of district-level personnel data from urban and rural districts that have faced the largest declines in staff and face the greatest burdens addressing the shortages.
(f) The inclusion of targeted feedback from school-level educators, as well as district-level administrators .
(3) The study described in subsection (2) must include representation from various stakeholders, including, but not limited to, teachers, school administrators, and human resource directors.
(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(5) The funds allocated under this section for 2021-2022 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2021-2022 do not lapse to the state school aid fund and are carried forward into 2022-2023. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for the analysis described in subsection (2). The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2023. ” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
2. Amend page 357, line 5, after the second “and” by striking out “section 8c” and inserting “sections 8c, 27g, 27h, 27i, 27j, 27k, and 27 l ”.
Senator Chang requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: