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2005 SESSION

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HB 2790 Teachers; licensure qualifications.

Introduced by: Jeffrey M. Frederick | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Teacher licensure qualifications. Requires the Board of Education, in its regulations governing teacher licensure, to establish criteria and a procedure to allow persons seeking initial licensure as teachers through an alternative route as defined by Board regulations to substitute experiential learning in lieu of coursework. The bill also includes a technical amendment to provide appropriate cross references between relevant statutes.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Teacher licensure qualifications.  Requires the Board of Education regulations governing teacher licensure to establish criteria and a procedure to allow teachers seeking initial certification to substitute experiential learning in lieu of the coursework required under current teacher licensure standards. The bill also includes a technical amendment to provide appropriate cross references between relevant statutes.