S.2605

Establishes New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship to reduce financial barriers to teacher certification.

This bill establishes the New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship Program within the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to reduce financial barriers to teacher certification. The program awards scholarships to eligible students for each semester of full-time clinical practice completed in a school in the State, up to $7,200 per semester. To be eligible, a student must be a resident of the State, enrolled full-time in an approved program of study, and complete any steps required by the program to be eligible for clinical practice.