Three PA House Bills Take Aim at Teacher Shortage (March 19, 2022)

Since December, the PA House of Representatives has seen the introduction of three bills aimed at addressing the educator shortage across the Commonwealth.  HB 2206, which would provide support for school entities in need of filling positions that are difficult to fill by implementing Grow-Your-Own (GYO) programming, was referred to the House Education Committee (HEC) on December 30, 2021. HB 2247, which would look to retain teachers by providing loan forgiveness through the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program, was referred to the HEC on January 14, 2022. HB 2389, which would provide financial assistance to education majors who agree to teach in-state by establishing the PA Teach Scholarship Program, was referred to the HEC as of March 8, 2022.

However, there has been no movement on any of these bills since being referred to the HEC.Ā