Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Am...

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The bill lets any local board of education or public charter school governing body that did not get state funding for teacher bonuses adopt a required resolution and notify the Department of Education by June 1, 2026. Once the resolution is submitted, the state will award a one‑time $2,000 bonus to each teacher who worked for that district or charter school during the 2024‑25 school year. If a teacher has left before the money is received, their share is redistributed to teachers who remain employed.

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