(a) The Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program is hereby created, to be administered by the Sacramento County Office of Education. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate funds appropriated for the purpose of this program to the Sacramento County Office of Education, which shall allocate those funds as specified in Section 44751.5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may allocate up to 6 percent of the program funds to the Sacramento County Office of Education for the costs of administering the program.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "High-priority school" means a school in the bottom half of the Academic Performance Index rankings established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 52052 that has applied for participation in the Immediate Intervention Underperforming Schools Program established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 52053.
(2) "Regional teacher recruitment center" means an entity operated by a consortium of school districts that may also include county offices of education, colleges, universities, or other community-based organizations.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 91, Sec. 5.)
Reference:
Education Code 44751.5
Education Code 52052
Education Code 52053