Governor Laura Kelly signs bills designed to make it easier for educators to move to and work in Kansas.

 Senate Bill 66 is a bill that allows Kansas to join the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact and expands scholarship opportunities for Kansans studying to become teachers. Kelly says teacher shortages have been tough on rural Kansas communities, and the bill helps to fill vacancies with qualified educators who want to move to the state.

 Kansas District 6 Senator Pat Pettey is proud of this legislation, saying it creates an alternative path to licensure for teachers relocating to and from a compact state, speeding up the application process for relocating licensees, reducing time and resources spent by licensing agencies, and adding one more tool to the State Board of Education Licensure toolbox.

 In addition to Senate Bill 66, Governor Kelly signed Senate Bill 123, which will grow the Kansas education workforce by expanding the Promise Scholarship program to students pursuing degrees in elementary and secondary education.