Terms Used In Florida Statutes 1002.95

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Florida Statutes 1002.81

(1) The department may contract for the administration of the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program, which provides educational scholarships to caregivers and administrators of early childhood programs, family day care homes, and large family child care homes. The goal of the program is to increase the education and training for caregivers, increase the compensation for child caregivers who complete the program requirements, and reduce the rate of participant turnover in the field of early childhood education.
(2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.