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2001 SESSION

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SB 1239 Teacher licensure by reciprocity.

Introduced by: Warren E. Barry | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Teacher licensure by reciprocity. Requires the Board of Education to issue a license by reciprocity to teachers holding licenses in other states and in good standing with the relevant regulatory body. Teachers who are duly licensed in another state or the District of Columbia and in good standing with the relevant out-of-state regulatory board must be deemed to be qualified to hold and must be issued a license by reciprocity by the Board of Education to teach in the relevant endorsement area in Virginia. The license by reciprocity must be issued regardless of conflicting provisions of the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel, any interstate agreements relating to acceptance of teaching endorsements from other states for licensure, and the statutory requirements for the professional examination and training. Upon the issuance of a license by reciprocity, such teachers cannot be required to comply with the statutory testing and training requirements or the Board's regulations relating to a minimum of two years of full-time experience in a public school or an accredited private school and the professional teacher's examinations, known as PRAXIS I and II.


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