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SB 74 Teacher licensure requirements; revising current statutes & teacher education program provisions.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Education; revision of teacher licensure requirements and regulations governing teacher education programs. Revises statutes governing teacher licensure regulations and regulation of teacher education programs by repealing the current statutes and reenacting teacher licensure and teacher education program provisions. The bill provides that the Board of Education must prescribe, by regulation, the requirements for licensure of teachers and other school personnel. The Board's regulations must include requirements that a person seeking initial licensure complete professional assessments prescribed by the Board and complete study in attention deficit disorder, gifted education, and family involvement in student learning. In addition, every person seeking initial licensure or licensure by renewal must demonstrate proficiency in the use of educational technology and receive professional development in instructional methods promoting student academic progress and Standards of Learning assessments. Persons seeking initial licensure or first-time licensure renewal must complete prescribed study in child abuse. All persons seeking licensure with an endorsement as a teacher of the blind and visually impaired must demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing Braille. The Board's regulations must also provide for licensure of principals and assistant principals contingent upon a prescribed assessment; criteria to effectuate the substitution of experiential learning for coursework for those seeking initial licensure through an alternate route; and licensure by reciprocity. The Board's regulations may provide for provisional licensure valid for up to three years.
The Board's regulations governing education preparation programs must provide for such programs offered by institutions of higher education, Virginia public school divisions, and certified providers for alternate routes to licensure and must prescribe an assessment of basic skills for individuals seeking entry into an approved education preparation program and accountability measures for approved education programs. Education preparation programs must meet the Board's requirements for accreditation and program approval. This bill is identical to HB 1057.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064224740 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB74ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/06/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064224740
- 01/06/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/12/06 Senate: Assigned to Education and Health sub-committee: Public Education
- 01/19/06 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/06 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/26/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/26/06 House: Read first time
- 01/26/06 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/13/06 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 House: Read second time
- 02/15/06 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/06 House: Read third time
- 02/16/06 House: Passed House (93-Y 4-N)
- 02/16/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 4-N)
- 02/20/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB74ER)
- 02/20/06 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/21/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/06)
- 03/27/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027)