SB61

Establishes a program to award state-funded incentives to public school psychologists who obtain national certification.

The bill establishes the Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program, which provides state-funded incentives to public school psychologists who obtain national certification from the National Association of School Psychologists. The program includes an initial award of $5,000 and subsequent annual awards of $2,500 for each year of certification renewal. The Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program Fund manages these awards, with interest earned on the fund remaining in the fund. The fund does not revert to the general fund but remains in the program fund.