SB88 Summary

• Authorizes the State Board of Education to establish and award alternative teaching certificates to qualified former members of the United States Armed Forces.

• Requires applicants to be a retiree in good standing or honorably discharged former member of the Armed Forces with at least 10 years of service.

• Exempts military applicants from the requirement to pass the Praxis II content test, while maintaining all other requirements for master's or higher degree holders.

• Allows military applicants with alternative certificates to count their teaching service toward continuing service status after three years of employment.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.