Establishes the Additional Teacher Assistant Grant Program (Program) to provide the dollar equivalent of teacher assistant positions to participating public school units based on the following ratios: (1) one teacher assistant for every grade K-2 class and (2) one teacher assistant for every three classes in third grade. Requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to create an application for the Program no later than 30 days after this act becomes law. Allows local school administrative units and charter schools to apply for the Program and requires applications to be submitted by 60 days after the application becomes available. Requires DPI to choose one local school administrative unit and one charter school from each of the eight educational districts, no later than 30 days after the closing of the application period. Requires funds allocated under this act to be distributed based on an estimated statewide average salary and benefits per position and an average class size of 21 students in membership per classroom.
Appropriates $14.8 million for each year of the 2025-27 biennium from the General Fund to DPI for this act.
Effective July 1, 2025.