This bill establishes an early educator professional development grant program in the Department of Education. The program aims to provide funds to school districts for their local professional development master plans. The bill requires districts to articulate professional learning goals and descriptions of professional development activities for early educators in their first 3 years of their career, first year in a new school or district, or first year in a new role. The Department of Education will award grants to match local school district or Title II funds used for professional development activities. The bill requests an annual appropriation of $500,000 for the grant program.

The fiscal impact of the bill is indeterminable as it does not provide authorization or an appropriation for a new full-time position. The Department of Education estimates that a new full-time education consultant III position would be needed to manage the program, evaluate applications, determine match eligibility, and reporting. However, the Department is only able to justify the need for 0.3 of this full-time equivalent position. The impact on state expenditures and local school district revenue in FY 2024 and beyond would depend on future appropriations.