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IN SB0438
Bill
AI Summary
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Removes the requirement for initial practitioner teaching license applicants to pass a written examination in basic reading, writing, and mathematics (CASA examination), while retaining requirements for pedagogy and content area knowledge exams
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Reduces occupational experience requirements for career specialist permits from 6,000 to 4,000 clock hours (within 5 years) or from 10,000 to 5,000 clock hours (within 7 years)
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Creates statutory criteria for workplace specialist licenses requiring a high school diploma, age 21+, and either 5,000 clock hours of occupational experience within 5 years, or 4,000 hours within 10 years plus completion of an approved competency exam, degree, or apprenticeship
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Requires the Department of Education to enter into the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement for teacher credential reciprocity between states
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Establishes a dual credit advisory council under the Commission for Higher Education to review credentialing gaps for dual credit teachers and recommend funding mechanisms, with a report due to the legislative council by November 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Various education matters. Amends requirements to be eligible for a career specialist permit. Establishes requirements to be eligible for a workplace specialist license. (The current requirements to be eligible for a workplace specialist license are in rules adopted by the state board of education.) Requires the department of education to enter into the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Agreement. Requires the commission for higher education to establish a dual credit advisory council (council) to review and update, as needed, the requirements under HEA 1370-2016 (P.L.175-2016) concerning ensuring that a teacher who currently teaches a high school dual credit course on behalf of or under an agreement with a state educational institution can, by July 1, 2022, meet accreditation requirements established by the state educational institution's regional accrediting agency or an association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Requires, not later than November 1, 2019, the council to submit a report to the legislative council concerning the council's findings and recommendations. Removes, for purposes of obtaining an initial practitioner teaching license, the requirement that an individual must pass a written examination in basic reading, writing, and mathematics (CASA examination). Provides that the state board of education may create a method or model to align currently used performance evaluation plan factors with certain indicators.
Last Action
Public Law 275
5/6/2019