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SENATE BILL NO. 687 Offered January 20, 2006 A BILL relating to approval of teacher education programs. ---------- Patron-- Potts ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Approval of teacher education programs.

A. Notwithstanding any current or proposed regulation to the contrary, the Board of Education shall not condition full approval of teacher education programs provided by an institution of higher education on (i) the number of students in individual licensure programs, such as, but not limited to, prekindergarten-three, Spanish, music education, high school physics, or other disciplines, or (ii) documented efforts to increase enrollment in such programs.

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