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Legislature Allocates $150,000 More For Teaching Scholarship

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has approved a bill that would continue funding a program aimed at keeping teachers in key fields in the state.

The House passed the bill Friday that would allocate $150,000 to the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship. Recipients must agree to remain in the state and work in a critical-need teaching area for five years upon graduation.

The program was created last session and the first 19 college students were awarded the scholarship last summer. Board of Regents CEO Jack Warner says he’s pleased the funding for the program will continue.

A student can receive the teaching scholarship for up to two years, but the maximum annual award can’t exceed the cost of tuition and general fees for 30 credit hours at a South Dakota public university.

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