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IN SB0382
Bill
Status
1/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Kruse
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AI Summary
Senate Bill 382 Summary
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State educational institutions with teacher preparation programs must establish a beginning teacher residency and master's degree program; private teacher preparation programs may voluntarily establish such a program.
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Beginning teachers (holders of initial practitioner's licenses) must be able to earn a master's degree by the end of their second year of teaching through summer, evening, and weekend classes combined with credits for teaching under a mentor teacher's guidance.
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When a beginning teacher enrolls in a program, the teacher preparation program shall arrange for a qualified mentor teacher to be assigned by the beginning teacher's employer, with a portion of the beginning teacher's salary potentially assigned to the mentor teacher as a stipend.
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Teacher preparation programs must consult with the commission for higher education and the state department of education when developing these programs.
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The bill becomes effective July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Beginning teacher residency and master's degree. Requires a state educational institution that has a teacher preparation program to establish a beginning teacher residency and master's degree program (program). Provides that a private teacher preparation program may establish a program. Provides that a program must allow the holder of an initial practitioner's license (beginning teacher) to earn a master's degree at the end of the beginning teacher's second year of teaching through a combination of summer, evening, and weekend classes and credit given for teaching under the guidance of a mentor teacher. Provides that a part of the beginning teacher's salary
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education & Career Development
1/11/2016