TO AMEND ELIGIBILITY FOR TEACHER INCENTIVE AND MERIT PAY; TO AMEND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS; AND TO AMEND SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MERIT TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND PROGRAM.
House Bill 1939 revises several aspects of teacher evaluations and incentive pay programs in Arkansas. It establishes a deadline for National Board Certified teachers to qualify for certain bonuses and updates the requirements for summative evaluations, allowing for digital formats and flexibility in evidence used. The bill introduces an "annual rating" that districts must perform in years when a full summative evaluation is not conducted, aligning with Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program requirements. Additionally, it modifies eligibility for the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program to include outstanding student performance, as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education using student growth data. These changes directly affect public school teachers and school districts across the state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed Apr 17, 2025
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This bill amends eligibility criteria for the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program in Arkansas, removing specific sub-categories related to student test scores and prior performance reporting requirements, while maintaining core eligibility for teachers demonstrating outstanding student growth, mentorship roles, residency participation, and shortage area teaching.
Scope change
The bill modifies eligibility requirements for the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program by removing detailed reporting requirements for value-added models and student test scores from the eligibility framework.
REQUIREMENT
Deleted specific reporting requirements for public school districts to annually report data related to value-added models, including student test scores and prior student performance by subject.
ELIGIBILITY
Adjusted formatting and indentation of eligibility criteria while maintaining the core categories of teacher eligibility for the incentive fund program.
TECHNICAL
Made minor formatting changes to spacing and indentation throughout the bill text without altering substantive policy content.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1939 is now Act 808
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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