From the ECS State Policy Database Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary WA To governor 04/2013 P-12 Authorizing Alternative Assessments of Basic skills for Teacher Certification. H.B. 1178 Amends existing law to expand the types of testing instruments and assessments that may be used to measure basic skills. Allows for the Wash... More... AR Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Alternative Teacher Licensure H.B. 1364 Relates to alternative licensure. Clarifies that college graduates can receive a five-year teaching license if they enter and complete a two... More... VA Signed into law 02/2013 P-12 Provisional Licensure for Teach for America Teachers S.B. 1175 Creates a two-year provisional licenses for Teach for America (TFA) teachers. The Board of Education may extend each TFA license for one add... More... IL Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Alternative Teacher Certification S.B. 638 From ILGA website: Provides that no one may be admitted to an Alternative Teacher Certification program or Alternative Route to Teacher Cert... More... DE Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Teach For America Efficacy Report H.B. 248 Requires the Department of Education to provide a report to the General Assembly 3 months prior to the sunset date of the enabling legislati... More... TN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Alternative Licensure S.B. 2302 Establishes alternative route to teacher licensure in grades 9-12 for persons who have taught at certain postsecondary institutions. http://... More... OK Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Eligibility for Alternative Teaching Certification H.B. 2244 This bill amends one of the multiple eligibility criteria for alternative placement teaching certification. Changes from requiring a BA and ... More... NJ Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Teacher Certification of Veterans S 1026 Establishes a four-year "VETeach Pilot Program" pilot to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans. Provides that Richard Stockton C... More... DE Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Removes Sunset Provision for TFA H.B. 239 Repeals the sunset provision included in House Bill No. 102, which authorized the Teach for America (TFA) program as an alternative route to... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 2161 Provides for the issuance of a specialized teaching certificate to classroom teachers with expertise in either science, technology, engineer... More... WV Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Relating to Alternative Programs for Teacher Education H.B. 4122 Adds to existing legislation on alternative programs for teacher education by: providing definitions; including entity affiliated with appro... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Overhaul of Teacher and Administrator Licensure S.B. 1799 Effective June 30, 2012, repeals 105 ILCS 5/21-1a on teacher certification exams. Effective June 30, 2013, repeals statutory provisions on (... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Alternative Resident Educator License H.B. 153 - Alternative Resident Educator License Previous law directed the state board of education to adopt by rule requirements for obtaining an alternative resident educator license for ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher Licensure S.B. 806 Allows teacher and educational officer Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) members to continue to serve out up to three consecutive three-... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher Licensure A.B. 230 Requires the State Board of Education to evaluate certain providers of education and training which are offered to qualify a person to be a ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Licensure S.B. 315 Requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers an... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Teacher Licensure and Reciprocity H.B. 1893 Directs the state board to issue standard five-year teaching licenses to individuals who meet certain requirements, including holding out-of... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Licensure S.B. 361 Allows a subject-area exam as an alternative to subject-area credit hours for alternative level one teacher licensure. Spells out other crit... More... MN Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Alternative Teacher Preparation and Limited-Term Teacher License S.F. 40 Directs the Board of Teaching to require teacher preparation programs, including alternative teacher preparation programs, to include in the... More... AL Adopted 12/2010 P-12 Teacher and Leader Certification ADC 290-3-2-.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Rewrites Chapter 290-3-2. To align the format so that all relevant information on each topic is placed together which will make the document... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2010 P-12 Establishment of Clinically Rich Graduate Level Teacher Preparation Program Title 8 NYCRR Sections 52.1, 52.21 and 80-5.13 From the administrative register: It is anticipated that the proposed amendment will be presented to the board of regents for adoption as a... More... AZ Adopted 05/2010 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Certification R7-2, -604.03, -604.04, -614 Creates non-traditional pathways for teacher and administrator certification. Provides for greater flexibility on how institutions or organi... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Teacher and Administration Preparation Programs H.B. 2298 Requires the state board of education (SBE): (1) To allow a variety of teacher and administrator preparation program providers to offer a va... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Alternative Certification for Teach for America Participants S.B. 180 Establishes an alternative teacher certification option for Teach for America participants. Establishes criteria a candidate must meet to be... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Alternative Teacher and Administrator Certification S.B. 616 Provides that alternative certification programs may be provided by various types of qualified providers, including institutions of higher e... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Alternative Certification Pathways for STEM and CTE Teachers S.B. 1E - Section 5 Establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Career Technical Education Educator Credentialing Program to provide alternative... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. Alternative Program for Teacher Certification H.B. 5596 Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Requires the state superintendent to develop rules, guidelines and procedures for pathways t... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification A.B. 239 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue the authorization to provide services to limited-English-proficient pupils to an... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 American Indian Languages Teaching Credential A.B. 544 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentials to issue an American Indian Languages eminence credential to a candidate who has demonstrated... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Alternative Teacher Licensure H.B. 1 - Section 3319.26, 3319.261, 3319.302 and 3319.304 Existing law allows an individual with an alternative educator license to teach in grades 7-12. New provision allows individual holding "alt... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Two-Year Provisional License for Teaching in a STEM School H.B. 1 - Section 3319.28 Amends provisions related to the two-year provisional educator license for teaching science, technology, engineering or math in grades 6-12 ... More... HI Vetoed 07/2009 P-12 Unlicensed Teachers S.B. 1250 Clarifies that effective July 1, 2009, unlicensed teachers employed as emergency hires may be employed on an emergency basis for no more tha... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Alternative Licensure R277-503-4 Permits an alternative licensure candidate who has been employed as a full-time instructional paraeducator to substitute that experience for... More... NV Adopted 06/2009 P-12 LICENSURE NAC 391 Revises provisions governing alternative routes for licensure. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl... More... TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Emergency Permits for Certified Teachers 19 TAC 7.230.Q.230.501 Emphasizes that consent is required when a certified teacher is to be placed on an emergency permit. ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Teacher Licensure A.B. 428 Related to teachers; relates to an existing law which provides for the issuance of a special qualifications license to an applicant who hold... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Alternative Licensure for Air Force Instructors S.B. 1703 Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to develop an alternative teacher licensure program for U.S. Air Force instructors who have taugh... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Preparation Program S.B. 160 Renames the teacher in residence program to be the 2-year alternative teacher program, and relocates the provisions for that program in stat... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Certification and Preparation H.B. 1333 For an Alternative Placement teaching certificate: Requires that a person attain at least a 2.5 GPA; participate in a residency program; dec... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Teacher Certification S.B. 582 Directs the state board of education to grant an alternative placement teaching certificate to any person who meets certain requirements (su... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Alternative Certification H.B. 1156 Creates a preference in the higher education alternative route certification program for veterans and national guard members.Chapter 192 htt... More... RI Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Alternative Route to Certification Programs Alternative Routes Authorizes alternative routes to certification programs. http://www2.sec.state.ri.us/dar/regdocs/released/pdf/DESE/5490.pdf... More... LA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Alternative Certification for Math Professionals LAC 28:CXXXI.348 Amends rules relating to math for professionals certificates. Allows individuals with pure mathematic or science backgrounds the opportunity... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 International Guest Teachers R277-527 Defines "international guest teacher (guest teacher)" as a foreign educator who has earned a public teaching credential in a foreign country... More... OH Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Temporary Teaching Permits, Provisional Licenses for STEM School Teachers OAC 3301-23-41, -24-15 Creates forty hour temporary teaching permit for qualified nonlicensed individuals. Amends qualifications for temporary teaching permit for ... More... NY Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Certification in the Classroom Teaching Service through Individual Evaluation Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-3.7 Extends the expiration date for applicants seeking certification through the individual evaluation pathway in all classroom titles except ch... More... MN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Licensure Via Portfolio H.B. 1812 Authorizes an eligible candidate to use licensure via portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field, consistent with ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Licensing Teach for America and Middle School Reading H.B. 3124 Directs the state board to issue a license to teach to persons in the Teach for America Program; provides such licenses will not be subject ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Alternative Teacher Certification H.B. 398 Relates to public school teacher licensing and certification. Extends access to the expanded alternative certification program from prospect... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Teacher Certification, Loan Forgiveness, and Additional Endorsements S.B. 64 Creates a certification incentive fund to provide grants for eligible recipients to conduct summer institutes. Specifies that the priority f... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Alternative Certification for Veterans H.B. 607 Relates to alternative teacher certification. Allows a five-year statement of eligibility for teaching to be issued to a veteran who has com... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Troops to Teachers Pilot S.B. 2913 Establishes a pilot program in the State Department of Education to promote the national Troops to Teachers Program in the public schools of... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Teach For America Act S.B. 2518 Establishes the Teach For America Act. Authorizes the use of state funds as matching funds by the Teach for America-Delta in order to bring ... More... LA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Certification for Teachers and School Personnel LAC 28:CXXXI.233 Relates to the practitioner teacher program alternative path to certification and minimum requirements. Revises program requirements. See Fu... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Provisional Alternative Teaching Certificates S.B. 306 Relates to the Alternative Teacher Certification program. Provides that a provisional alternative teaching certificate may be issued to an a... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Pilot Program for Lateral Entry Teachers S.B. 1115 Directs the state board to establish a pilot program for lateral entry teachers in up to eight local school administrative units. Establishe... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Lateral Entry Requirements H.B. 583 Modifies the requirements for participation in a community college lateral entry program for teacher training. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/S... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Special Qualifications License to Teach S.B. 264 Provides that a special qualifications license to teach may be issued to a person who holds a Passport to Teaching certification from the Am... More... GA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Local Alternative Teacher Certification Programs S.B. 72 (Section 4) Subject to approval by the professional standards commission, authorizes a district to provide a secondary-level alternative teacher certifi... More... ME Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Alternative Certification Teacher Programs H.B. 734 Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules allowing a teacher in a regional special education or regional alternative educational p... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 5 Directs the regents and the commissioner to review the alternative teacher preparation programs available to candidates for teaching certifi... More... CO Vetoed 03/2007 P-12 Physical Education Teacher Qualifications H.B. 1122 Explains certification and experience requirements for physical education teachers. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsb... More... CO Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Alternative Teacher Program H.B. 1091 Allows for the extension of alternative teacher programs and contracts beyone one year. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/... More... LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Standards for Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.Chapters 1-10 (Bulletin 746) The first update in many years. Identifies all certification guidelines for Louisiana school employees and administrators. Pages 1-52 of 133... More... MD Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Certification: Non-degreed candidates and Middle School Teachers COMAR 13A.12.01.05, .12.02.05, .05 Proposes to adopt rules to the Board of Education. Aligns the initialcertification requirements of non- bachelor-degreed trades and industry... More... AR Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Rules Governing the Non-Traditional Licensure Program AAC 005.16.06-002 Establishes requirements and procedures for obtaining teacher licensure through the Arkansas Department of Education Non-Traditional Licensu... More... HI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Vocational, Technical, and Career Pathway Education Teachers S.B. 2887 Increases the number of vocational, technical, and career pathway education teachers by directing the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board to set... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Certification & Low-income Schools S.B. 1184 Relates to the alternative teacher development program for placing highly qualified teachers into low income schools; provides for a matchin... More... OH Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Ohio Core Support H.B. 115 Appropriates funds for support of the Ohio Core Program. Funds will be used to: (1) Support the participation of teachers licensed in Ohio a... More... ID Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Computer-Bsed Alternative Route to Teacher Certification IDAPA 08.02.02 Clarifies that the computer based alternative route to teacher certification may be used for initial certification, subsequent certificates,... More... LA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Early Childhood PK-3 Certification LAC 28:I.903 Adds the Early Childhood PK-3 certification through the Practitioner Teacher Program alternate program structure. http://www.doa.state.la.us... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Maryland Alternative Teaching Opportunity Program H.B. 794 Establishes the Maryland Alternative Teaching Opportunity Program in the State Department of Education; authorizes the Department to select ... More... CO To governor 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Licensure for Teachers in Residence and Alternative Routes H.B. 1023 On completion of the two-year or three-year residency program, the Colorado Department of Education may issue an initial teacher license to ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Teacher Licensure and Education S.B. 74 Revises statutes governing teacher licensure regulations and regulation of teacher education programs by repealing the current statutes and ... More... DE Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Teacher Alternative Certification Requirements and Program 14 DAC 1519 This rule spells out requirements for candidates seeking participation in the Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure and Certification Prog... More... NC ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION DURING THE 2006 SESSION 10/2005 P-12 Hiring of teachers H.B. 706 AN ACT to amend the teacher certification law to facilitate the hiring of teachers. Vetoed 8/05. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bill... More... CA Vetoed 10/2005 P-12 Postsec. Preliminary Credentials for Individuals without Teaching Certificate S.B. 404 This bill would require the commission, until January 1, 2011, upon the recommendation of the governing board of a school district, to issue... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2005 P-12 Substitute Teaching Permits for Katrina Victims 23 IAC 25.105 Offers individuals from the geographic area drastically affected by Hurricane Katrina a temporary permit for substitute teaching in Illinois... More... MS Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 One Year Alternate Route License Uncodified Adopts rules regarding the one year alternate route license, the Teach for America Elementary Education K- 3 for critical shortage areas, an... More... VA Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Licensure Regulations for School Personnel 8 VAC 20-21-80, -90, -660, -680 Establishes procedures to allow persons seeking initial licensure as teachers through an alternative route to substitute experimental learni... More... NC Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Community College Training Lateral Entry Teachers H.B. 563 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Board of Community Colleges, shall develop and implement policies permitting in... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Recruitment and Education H.B. 844 Section 1: Establishes need for improvement in teacher recruitment, compensation, support and peer mentoring. Section 2: Creates a new sect... More... NV (H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 46. 05/2005 P-12 Provides for issuance of special license for persons with certain graduate degrees and work experience to teach pupils in public schools. H.B. 206 AN ACT relating to education; providing for the issuance of a special license for persons with certain graduate degrees and work experience ... More... SD Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 One-Year Certificates/Certificate Extensions SDCR 24:03:01 thru 24:03:09 (Deleted); 24:43:01 thru 24:43:11, 24:15:02:03, 24:15:03:03.01, 09, 24:15:04:03 Establishes rules regarding the department issuing one-year certificates to teachers who have let their certificates lapse. Grants an additi... More... NM Adopted 05/2005 P-12 Licensure/Application Fee/Middle Level Education NMAC 6.60.3, .5, .6, .7, 6.61.3, .6, 6.64.16, .17, 6.69.4 Establishes rules regarding alternative licensure, competency testing for licensure, continuing licensure for licensed educators, educator l... More... WV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Alternative Certification H.B. 2528 Amends §18A-3-1a .Provides for alternative program certificate, eligibility, issuance, scope and renewal limitation; changes activities, com... More... CO Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Educator Licensure H.B. 1026 Authorizes the state board to establish procedures for the filing and investigation of complaints alleging conduct that, if true, may establ... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 03/2005 P-12 Provisional Nonrenewable License Issuance NAC 391.056 Establishes rules which extend the date by which the Superintendent of Public Instruction may issue a provisional nonrenewable license from ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Education Professional Standards H.B. 183 Allows a one-year certificate to be granted an individual bearing all other qualifications except the assessments and selected as an assista... More... LA Adopted 10/2004 P-12 Reading Competencies for Alternate Certification LAC 28:I.903 Amends rules to add a requirement for demonstration of reading competencies by alternate teacher certification program completers. http://ww... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Teachers A.B. 242 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and, where appropriate, the State Department of Education, to incorporate into licensure re... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Alternative Licensure NMAC 6.60.3.1, .6, .8, thru 11 Relates to alternative licensure requirements. ... More... ND Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Interim Licenses NDAC 67.1-02-04-01, -02 thru -08 Establishes rules regarding interim licenses for teacher shortages. Addresses interim licenses for substitute teachers, provisional licenses... More... FL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Personnel S.B. 2986 Relates to education personnel; provides for expunging of criminal history records of applicants for employment at certain education related... More... CO Signed by Governor 05/2004 P-12 Educator Licensure H.B. 1104 Concerns educator licensure. Provides requirements for authorization of adjunct instructor, special services intern, emergency applicant, te... More... MS Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Eligibility For Alternative Teaching Route Program S.B. 2712 Provides that the Teach Mississippi Institute program for alternate route certification for teachers include a fall or spring semester optio... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Certification H.B. 152 Specifies that there are persons who should be recruited to teach in Kentucky's public schools because they have academic majors, strong ver... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 03/2004 P-12 Computer Based Alternative Certification IDAPA 08.02.02 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. IDAHO REG 3799 (... More... SD Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Implementation Date/Curriculum Rule Back One Year 24:03:06:06.05, 24:15:03:06, 24:15:05:01, 24:15:05:02, 24:15:05:03, 24:15:05:04 Establishes rules moving the implementation date of a curriculum rule back one year. Enables an individual licensed as a clinical psychologi... More... MS Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Uniformity IDAPA 08.02.02 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. MISSISSIPPI REG ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Residency Teacher Certification Programs S.B. 6245 Relates to residency teacher certification partnership programs; provides partnerships between school districts and state-approved higher ed... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Certification IDAPA 08.02.02.045 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. http://www2.stat... More... LA Adopted 10/2003 P-12 State Certification of School Personnel LAC 28:I.903 Amends rules relating to all level K-12 certification areas. Amends the structure for underground programs for all level areas of art, dance... More... SD Adopted 08/2003 P-12 Licensure Exams for Teachers 24:15:01:01, :02:08, :03:01, :03:02, :03:06, :03:07, :03:11, :04:01; 24:16:05:03, :05:05; 24:41:01:01 to :03:01, Establishes rules requiring that the Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission and the Professional Administrators Practices ... More... LA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Alternate Teacher Education-Requirements H.B. 568 Clarifies that at least nine semester hours in the teaching of reading must be completed by anyone seeking certification at any level below ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Alternative Route Teacher Certification S.B. 6052 Revises alternative route teacher certification provisions. Provides that, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, districts... More... NM Adopted 02/2003 P-12 Competency Testing for Licensure, Substandard Licensure NMAC 6.60.5, 6.61.9 For alternative licensure, candidates must pass New Mexico teacher assessments (or similar state assessments). Elementary candidates must h... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Teacher Certification Requirements S.B. 20E According to legislative summary: "Amends ... to clarify that a statement of status of eligibility for a subject area authorized at the time... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Teacher Issues S.B. 1595 Requires successful completion of the competency examination for licensure except for Alternative Placement Program candidates; adds additio... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State 10/2001 P-12 Rules for Emergency Teaching Permits S.B. 837 Chapter No.585, Defines the requirements that a school district make a diligent search for certified teachers by listing specific requiremen... More... MN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Temporary Teaching Licenses H.B. 1192 Relates to education; permits applicants for a temporary limited teaching license or a personnel variance to submit their application by Jul... More... WA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Alternative Routes S.B. 5695 Creates a statewide Partnership Grant Program to provide new high quality alternative routes to residency teacher certification; provides fo... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Parental notification of non-certified teachers S.B. 416 Requires parental notification of an assignment of a non-certified teacher to teach a class for more than thirty consecutive days.... More... TX Passed 11/2000 P-12 Transitional Permits for Teachers 19 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 233 The TEXAS State Board of Educator Certification has approved a new transitional license that will allow "educated people to become teachers ... More... ME Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Teachers for Shortage Areas S.B. 886 (LD 2301); Creates a new certificate authorizing a person to teach in an area determined to be a teacher shortage area.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Board Issuance of Three-Year Licenses S.B. 113 Establishes a mechanism for local school boards to issue three-year local teacher licenses.... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Alternative Certification for Veterans H.B. 76 Creates an alternative teaching certification at K-12 and vocational institutions for veterans with at least 6 years on active duty, dischar... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 School Boards, Unlicensed Teachers H.B. 119 Provides that a local school board member's term of office is two years; provides that the size of a local board of education shall be based... More...