AZ SB1313

Allows school districts and charter schools that received A or B letter grades for three consecutive years to apply for authority to approve alternative teacher certification.

Requires applicants to hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited university, pass background and fingerprint clearance checks, and have one full year of classroom experience before receiving a certificate.

Mandates that 80 percent of a teacher's students must be performing at grade level or show at least one year of academic growth by school year end, verified through state board-approved assessments.

Requires school districts and charter schools to submit data demonstrating the efficacy of their teacher training programs and annually verify that high-quality teachers are equally distributed across all schools.

Authorizes the state board of education to adopt rules facilitating the alternative certification process, with school districts and charter schools allowed to adopt more rigorous student achievement requirements than state standards.