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IN SB0387
Bill
AI Summary
Senate Enrolled Act 387 Summary
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Requires the Department of Education to post annually on its website the pass rate of content area examinations for each postsecondary institution's teacher preparation program graduates.
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Establishes two pathways for career specialist permits to teach in secondary schools: one requiring a bachelor's degree with 3.0 GPA, passed content exam, pedagogy proficiency, and 6,000 clock hours of occupational experience within 5 years; or alternatively, the same credentials with 10,000 clock hours within 7 years.
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Allows school corporations to provide supplemental payments to teachers beyond base salary for special education professionals or those teaching science, technology, engineering, or mathematics beginning after June 30, 2018.
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Permits elementary teachers earning master's degrees in math, reading, or literacy to receive supplemental payments not subject to collective bargaining.
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Directs the Department to issue a request for proposals for educator licensing examinations by November 1, 2018, and requires a report on all available Indiana teacher licensing examinations and their costs by September 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Teacher permits, examinations, and salaries. Requires the department of education (department) to post on the department's Internet web site the pass rate of the content area examination for each postsecondary educational institution. Establishes eligibility requirements for a career specialist permit. Provides that, for school years beginning after June 30, 2018, a school corporation may provide a supplemental payment to a teacher in excess of the salary specified in the school corporation's compensation plan if the teacher: (1) is a special education professional; or (2) teaches in the areas of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Provides that an elementary teacher may
Last Action
Public Law 170
3/21/2018