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SB 1397 Diversifying Teacher Workforce Act; teacher licensure, criteria, etc.
Introduced by: Mark J. Peake | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Teacher licensure; criteria; assessments. Requires the Board of Education to issue a license to an individual seeking initial licensure who has not completed the professional assessments prescribed by the Board, if such individual (i) holds a provisional license that will expire within three months; (ii) is employed by a school board; (iii) is recommended for licensure by the division superintendent; (iv) has attempted, unsuccessfully, to obtain a qualifying score on the professional assessments prescribed by the Board; (v) has received an evaluation rating of proficient or above on the performance standards for each year of the provisional license, and such evaluation was conducted in a manner consistent with the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents; and (vi) meets all other requirements for initial licensure. The bill removes the requirement that the Board of Education prescribe an assessment of basic skills for individuals seeking entry into an approved education preparation program and establish a minimum passing score for such assessment. This bill is identical to HB 2037.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101852D pdf | impact statement
- 01/21/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19101852D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1397ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101852D
- 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/09/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/17/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/19 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/21/19 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/21/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1397E
- 01/21/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19101852D-E
- 01/22/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/24/19 House: Read first time
- 01/24/19 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/06/19 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/19 House: Read second time
- 02/08/19 House: Read third time
- 02/08/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/11/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1397ER)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/11/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/12/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 12, 2019
- 02/12/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 19, 2019
- 02/19/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 63 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)