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

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State Status/Date Level Summary CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 From bill summary: Requires state professional licensing boards, with certain exceptions, to waive the renewal fees, continuing education requirements, and other renewal requirements as determined by the board, if any are applicable, of any licensee or registrant who is called to active duty as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or the California National Guard if certain requirements are met. Except as specified, prohibits a licensee or registrant from engaging in any activities requiring a license while a waiver is in effect. Requires a licensee or registrant to meet certain renewal requirements within a specified time period after being discharged from active duty service prior to engaging in any activity requiring a license. Requires a licensee or registrant to notify the board of his/her discharge from active duty within a specified time period. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1588_bill_20120929_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 1588 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov NV Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Details the documentation and fees required to be submitted with an application for initial issuance of a license as a teacher or other educational employee. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-391.html#NAC391Sec045 Title: NAC 391.045 Source: www.leg.state.nv.us IL Emergency Rules 08/2012 P-12 On June 21, 2012, the state board adopted a policy to allow candidates for entry into educator preparation programs and applicants for Illinois educator licenses to use a minimum composite score received on the ACT or SAT in lieu of passing the Illinois test of basic skills (i.e., Test of Academic Proficiency). In order to allow candidates and applicants currently applying for programs and licenses to choose this alternative method, the board's policy must be placed in administrative rules. (This rule will be in force until replaced by regular rulemaking or until the end of the 150-day period, whichever occurs sooner.) Clarification from Illinois Register: Providing a second option for admission into educator preparation programs has the potential to benefit a large number of candidates, especially those who have been unable to pass a particular component, or subtest (i.e., reading, language arts, mathematics and writing), of Illinois' test of basic skills. Individuals who wish to begin their programs in the fall semester, but who have not yet been fully admitted due to a low score on one or more subtests, may opt to use their scores from the ACT or SAT instead. Otherwise, these individuals would have to wait 60 days before they could re-test and would not receive scores until after the start of the school year. Pages 243-258 of 281: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume36_issue32.pdf Title: 23 IL ADC 25.720 Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com NY Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to citizenship requirements for permanent certification as a teacher to 2017. From bill memo: Extends for another five years chapter 658 of the laws of 2002 which enabled a legal resident whose immigration status is that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States and who would otherwise be eligible and qualified to serve as a teacher, to apply for and to receive permanent certification as a teacher. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=A09472&term=&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y Title: A.B. 9472 Source: assembly.state.ny.us NC Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Permits military-trained applicants who have been awarded a military occupational specialty and military-spouse applicants who are licensed in another jurisdiction to receive occupational licenses in the State.  SESSION LAW 2012-196 http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H799v6.pdf Title: H.B. 799 Source: ncleg.net HI Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Requires professional and vocational licensing boards to consider relevant military education, training, and service as part of the evaluation process toward the qualifications of a license. Requires the licensing administrator of the professional and vocational licensing division of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to communicate the intent of this Act to each licensing authority and report to the legislature. Repealed effective June 30, 2022. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2258_SD1_.pdf Title: H.B. 2258 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov IL Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Authorizes issuance of expedited temporary occupational or professional license to a service member or spouse of a service member who holds valid licensure for the occupation or profession in another state, commonwealth, possession or territory of the United States or District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction, and requirements are equivalent to licensure standards in Illinois, and who meets other specified requirements. Provides under Types of Licenses section of education code for "Professional Educator License with Stipulations" for service member or spouse. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/PDF/09700SB0275lv.pdf Title: S.B. 275 Source: www.ilga.gov ME Adopted 06/2012 P-12 This rule contains the requirements for certification, authorization, and approval of educational personnel who serve in the public and in certain approved private schools of the State of Maine. Standards and procedures for certification, authorization, and approval are included and are intended to provide the highest quality of personnel to help students meet the standards of the system of Learning Results. http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/05/chaps05.htm Title: ME ADC 05-071 Ch. 114, s 1, 2, 3, 4 Source: www.maine.gov NH Adopted 06/2012 P-12 State the requirements for teacher certification and teacher preparation programs in the area of Early Childhood Education, Classical Language, Music and Theatre. They are being readopted because they are due to expire. The early childhood rules were amended for candidates to have skills, competencies and knowledge of children from birth instead of pre-kindergarten. They are being aligned with the Health and Human Services rules for this age group. The music and theatre rules were readopted with amendments to be consistent with national standards. The changes annotated in the text were reviewed by the Council for Teacher Education and approved by the Professional Standards Board. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/register/2011/November-3-11.pdf Title: NH ADC Ed 507.18, 34, 36, 38; NH ADC Ed 612.03, 15, 20, 30 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/ CT Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Revises the number of grades an endorsement to teach elementary school covers by limiting it to grades one to six, from grades kindergarten to six. Exceptions granted to teachers enrolled in a teacher preparation program for elementary grades prior to the fall semester of 2012. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/PA/2012PA-00063-R00SB-00382-PA.htm Title: S.B. 382 Source: cga.ct.gov NV Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Revises various provisions governing the licensure of educational personnel. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Register/2011Register/R114-11A.pdf Title: NAC 391.070 Source: www.leg.state.nv.us IA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 This section requires the governor to appoint the executive director of the Board of Educational Examiners subject to confirmation by the Senate -- rather than hired by the Board of Educational Examiners. Also increases the length of the student teaching experience from 12 to 14 weeks. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF2284.pdf Title: S.F. 2284 -- Division V Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us MT Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Allows for decisions on renewal of licensure to be appealed to the superintendent of public instruction. http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?RN=10%2E57%2E217 Title: 10.57.217 Source: http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?RN=10%2E57%2E217 CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 (Sec. 5) Requires the Department of Education, by January 1, 2012, to develop and approve reading assessments that districts must use to identify kindergarten through third grade who are below proficiency in reading. Assessments must: 1) Include frequent student screening and progress monitoring; 2) measure phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; 3) allow for periodic formative assessment during the school year; 4) produce data that is useful for developing individual and classroom instruction; and 5) be compatible with best practices in reading instruction and research. By February 1, 2013, the commissioner must submit the reading assessment to the Education Committee. (Sec. 6) Requires all certified employees (i. e. teachers and administrators), beginning July 1, 2014, and each following school year, working in kindergarten through third grade to take a practice version of an SBE-approved reading instruction exam. Each local and regional board of education must annually report the results to the SDE. (Sec. 7) Requires the education commissioner, by July 1, 2013, to establish a professional development program in reading instruction for teachers. The program must: 1) count towards professional development requirements established under the bill (§ 38), 2) be based on student reading assessment data, 3) provide differentiated and intensified training in teacher reading instruction, 4) be used to identify mentor teachers who will train teachers in reading instruction, 5) outline how model classrooms will be established in schools for reading instruction, and 6) inform principals on how to evaluate classrooms and teacher performance in scientifically-based reading research and instruction, and 7) be job-embedded and local whenever possible. Also, requires the education commissioner to annually review the professional development for teachers holding professional certificates with early childhood nursery through third grade or elementary school endorsements and holding jobs requiring such endorsements. The commissioner must assess whether the professional development meets state goals for student academic achievement through implementation of (1) the State Board of Education (SBE)-adopted common core standards, (2) research based interventions, and (3) the federal special education law. (Sec. 4) Extends a pilot study under PA-1185 to promote best practices in early literacy and closing academic achievement gaps through July 1, 2013. (Not Codified) (Sec. 89) Directs the commissioner to create a specified intensive reading instruction program to improve student literacy in grades kindergarten to three, inclusive, and close the achievement gap. Directs the commissioner to select five elementary schools that are either (1) located in an educational reform district, (2) participating in the commissioner's network of schools, or (3) among the lowest 5% of elementary schools SPI for reading and mathematics, to participate in an intensive reading instruction program for the school year beginning July 1, 2012 and permits the commissioner to select up to five such schools to participate in the intensive reading instruction program each year thereafter. A specified intensive reading intervention strategy will be used by each school. Provides that any student of a priority school that is selected for the intensive reading program who is reading below proficiency at the end of the school year must be enrolled in an intensive summer school reading program that includes specified components named in the bill. The components include, among other items, a comprehensive reading intervention and scientifically-based reading research and instruction strategies. (Sec. 91) Requires the SDE by July 1, 2013, to develop a specified coordinated state-wide reading plan for students in grades K-3 that contains research-driven strategies and frameworks to produce effective reading instruction and improvement in student performance. (Sec. 92 & 93) Requires certified teachers with the comprehensive special education or remedial reading and language arts endorsements to pass the reading instruction test approved by SBE on April 1, 2009. (Sec. 94) Requires the education commissioner to establish an incentive program, within available appropriations, for schools that: increase by 10% the number of students who meet reading goals on Connecticut mastery tests and demonstrate the methods and instruction the school used to achieve those results. The incentives can include, at the commissioner's discretion, public recognition, financial rewards, and enhanced autonomy or operational flexibility. (Sec. 94) Requires the SDE, by July 1, 2013 and in consultation with the Board of Regents for Higher Education, to design and approve a preliteracy course for inclusion in the bachelor's degree program with early childhood education concentration offered by a higher education institution accredited by the Board of Governors of Higher Education. The course must be practice-based and specific to preliteracy and language skills instruction for early childhood education teachers. (Sec. 96) Requires the SDE to collaborate with the Governor's Early Care and Education Cabinet to develop an information-sharing system between preschool and school readiness programs and kindergarten about children's proficiency in oral language and preliteracy. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/PA/2012PA-00116-R00SB-00458-PA.htm Title: S.B. 458 Source: cga.ct.gov CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 (Sec. 35) Requires teacher preparation programs (Starting July 1, 2015) to require, as part of their curricula, that students have classroom clinical, field, or student teaching experience during four semesters of the program. (Sec. 36) Connecticut has a three-level certification system for public school teachers and administrators: initial, provisional, and professional. Starting July 1, 2016, the bill raises the qualifications for a professional certificate by requiring applicants to hold a master's degree rather than, as current law requires, to successfully complete (1) before July 1, 2016, 30 hours of graduate or undergraduate credit beyond a bachelor's degree or (2) on or after July 1, 2016, 30 hours of graduate credit. The master's degree must be in a subject appropriate to the person's certification endorsement, as determined by SBE. The bill extends the same master's degree requirement to a certified teacher who has taught in another state, U. S. possession or territory, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico and applies for a Connecticut professional certificate. Eliminates the requirement that a professional certificate holder complete 90 continuing education units (CEUs) in order to renew his or her professional certificate. Instead, it makes the certificate valid for five years and requires that it be continued every five years. Requires all certificate holders. including initial and provisional certificate holders, to participate in professional development activities, which replace the CEU requirements starting July 1, 2013. (Sec. 39) Revises professional development to emphasize improved practice and include 18 hours of individual and small-group coaching sessions. Specifies new design for professional development. Eliminates the following professional development requirements: for those with childhood nursery through grade three or elementary endorsements, at least 15 hours of training in teaching reading, reading readiness, and reading assessment; for those with elementary, middle, or secondary academic endorsements, at least 15 hours in how to use computers in the classroom unless they can demonstrate competency; and for those with bilingual endorsements, training in language arts, reading, or math for elementary school teachers and in the subject they teach, for middle and secondary school teachers. Requires SDE to audit district professional development programs and allows SBE to assess financial penalties against districts it finds out of compliance based on such an audit. Exempts candidates for provisional educator certificates successfully complete the Teacher Education and Mentoring (TEAM) program in his or her endorsement area who have taught under an appropriate certificate from another U. S. state, territory, or possession, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico for at least three of the last 10 years or in an SBE-approved nonpublic school in Connecticut for at least three years in the last 10. (Sec. 37) Establishes a new distinguished educator designation for a person who: 1) holds a professional educator certificate, 2)has taught successfully for at least five years in a public school or SBE-approved private special education facility, 3) has advanced education in addition to a master's degree from a degree or non-degree-granting institution that can include training in mentorship or coaching teachers, and 4) meets performance requirements established by SDE. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/PA/2012PA-00116-R00SB-00458-PA.htm Title: S.B. 458 Source: cga.ct.gov NJ Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Directs the Commissioner of Education shall establish a program to issue subject area endorsements in mathematics, the sciences, or in any subject area in which there is a shortage of teachers to certificated teaching staff members who do not currently have a subject area endorsement in those fields. Requires staff to (1) pass the appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge; and (2) meet other criteria set forth by the commissioner. Provides that the program be subject to oversight by the commissioner, including routine reviews and the elimination of subject areas for which endorsements are available under the program. Requires the elimination of a subject area be based on the classroom performance of the teachers who have received endorsements in the subject area under the program or the fact that the subject area no longer has a shortage of teachers. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/AL12/11_.PDF Title: A 2311 Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us NV Issued 05/2012 P-12 Every professional licensing board organized pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statues is ordered to: Facilitate endorsement of a current license from another state as long as the requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the requirements in Nevada; and Where possible, provide for a temporary or provisional license allowing a military spouse to practice while fulfilling requirements needed to qualify for endorsement in this state, or while awaiting verification of documentation supporting such an endorsement; and Expedite application procedures for a military spouse, including where possible the approval of a license based on an affidavit from the applicant that the information provided on the application is true and that verifying documentation has been requested. In the case that statutory requirements prohibit any of the actions above, the executive director or chairman of a professional licensing board shall inform the Governor's office in writing of the suggested statutory changes to make reciprocity for military spouse licensure an efficient and practical reality. http://gov.nv.gov/news/item/4294973520/ Title: Executive Order# 2012-11 Source: gov.nv.gov AZ Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Published by the registrar: The Arizona State Board of Education adopted the Framework for Evaluating Educator Effectiveness. In that framework, recommendations to the State Board include ensuring Arizona's Professional Teaching Standards align to national expectations (Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium - InTASC) and Arizona's Professional Administrative Standards align to national expectations (Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium - ISLLC). The State Board of Education is amending R7-2-602. Professional Teaching Standards to align with the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards, and R7-2-603. Professional Administrative Standards to align with the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards. Title: AZ ADC R7-2-602, 603 Source: State registrar NY Issued 04/2012 P-12 Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and innovation. Directs the commission to study the best national and international public education models and best practices to recommend ways to increase educational productivity and student performance in the state. Directs the commission to comprehensively review and assess the state's education system to ultimately create significant savings while improving student achievement and providing students with a high-quality education. Requires that the review include, but not be limited to: a. studying teacher recruitment and performance, including incentives to keep the best teachers, and the teacher preparation, certification and evaluation systems; b. analyzing factors that support P-12 student achievement to ensure all students are on track to graduate from high school ready for college, careers, and active citizenship; c. evaluating education funding, distribution of state aid, and operating costs to identify efficiencies in spending while maintaining the quality of educational programs, including special education; d. increasing parent and family engagement, including examining the school calendar and district-level policies that increase parental involvement; e. examining the unique issues faced by high-need urban and rural districts, including comparing best practices and identifying the different services that these districts might require to be successful; f. analyzing the availability of technology and its best use in the classroom, including the accessibility of, and obstacles to, using technology in the classroom in light of the requirements and demands of the job market to best prepare our students; and g. examining the overall structure of the state's education system to determine whether it meets students' needs while respecting the taxpayer. Directs the commission to compare student achievement outcomes with education spending, focusing on districts that generate higher than average achievement per dollars spent, including high-need districts that are providing students with the opportunity to receive a sound basic education, and identifying how districts can boost student achievement without increasing spending. Directs the commission to submit preliminary recommendations by December 2012, and final recommendations by September 2013, at which time the commission will terminate its work. http://www.governor.ny.gov/executiveorder/44 Title: E.O. No. 44 Source: www.governor.ny.gov MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Provides that a person who has obstained a one-year license to teach and taught during the 2011-2012 school year may be approved by the Board of Teacheing to continue to teach through the 2012-2013 school year. Article 2, Sec. 20 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/data/revisor/law/2012/0/2012-239.pdf Title: H.F. 2949 Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/ VA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Eliminates several statewide mandates on local and regional government entities relating to education and land use. The bill does the following: * Removes the requirement for establishing local advisory committees on gifted education and the annual reporting by such committees * Eliminates the requirement to provide the estimated per pupil cost for public education of individual school to each parent or guardian of the enrolled child * Removes the requirement that proceeds from the sale of local education surplus property be applied to capital improvements * Removes the requirement for economic and financial literacy courses in middle and high school * Eliminates the requirement to establish a school health board * Removes annual contract requirements for community service boards * Eliminates Internet policy mandates on local libraries * Changes requirement to give first priority for vending contracts to the blind from mandatory to a local option * Removes the requirement for economic and financial literacy courses in middle and high school * Repeals the requirement for civics training for teachers in order to renew license The bill also makes technical changes. The bill is identical to SB 679. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0805+pdf Title: H.B. 1295/S.B. 679 Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/ MS Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Establishes an office within the State Department of Education to respond to and conduct hearings regarding educator and administrator licensure and ethics violations. Provides that approval of educator preparation programs is subject to a process and schedule determined by the State Board of Education. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1144SG.pdf Title: H.B. 1144 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ OK Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Extends the deadline for passage of required competency examinations by two years (from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2014). The examinations affect general education, professional education and various subject areas and grade levels for purposes of ensuring academic achievement and competency of each teacher candidate or teacher in the subject area the person is seeking licensure or certification to teach which shall also include licensure or certification as an administrator. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/hB/HB2285%20ENR.DOC Title: H.B. 2285 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us NJ Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Establishes a four-year "VETeach Pilot Program" pilot to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans. Provides that Richard Stockton College of New Jersey will enroll in a 36-month teacher preparation program, a single cohort of students who are veterans of the United States Armed Forces and who served on or after September 11, 2001. The program shall lead to a baccalaureate degree and completion of the requirements necessary to apply to the State Board of Examiners for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing. Provides that a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing issued to a student who completes the pilot program shall authorize the student to seek employment as a teacher in grades K through 8, and in certain secondary education fields. Requires that, upon the conclusion of the pilot program, the commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on the number of veterans who enrolled in the teacher preparation program, the number of those veterans who were hired as teachers in public or nonpublic schools, and the advisability of the establishment of similar programs on a permanent basis. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/AL12/2_.PDF Title: S 1026 Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ AR Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Sets forth the requirements for a criminal background check and a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check for: each first-time applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education, each applicant for his or her first license renewal after July 1, 1997, each applicant for initial employment in a licensed staff position with a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, and each applicant for initial employment or non-continuous reemployment in a non-licensed staff position with a public school district, open-enrollment public charter school, or education service cooperative. Prescribes the procedure for revocation, suspension, or placing on probation of an educational license. Clarifies whose criminal records check and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check fees shall be paid by the Department of Education. Clarifies that superintendents and charter school directors have the responsibility of reporting licensure violations of teachers and fraudulent acts by Fiscal Officers to the State Board. Repeals current rules governing criminal background checks for substitute teachers and the requirement of a criminal background check for the employment of personnel in school districts. http://170.94.37.152/REGS/005.23.11-005F-12902.pdf Title: AR ADC 005.23.5-1.00 to AR ADC 005.23.5-8.00; AR ADC 005.15.19-1.00 to AR ADC 005.15.19-4.00; AR ADC 005.15.13-1.00 to AR ADC005.15.13-8.00 Source: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules_and_regs/ VA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Requires the Board of Education to develop licensure criteria for teachers who teach only online courses. The bill also provides that teachers who hold a Board issued five-year renewable license may teach online courses for which they are properly endorsed. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB578ER+pdf Title: H.B. 578 Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/ IN Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Permits augmentation of appropriations for full-day kindergarten. Changes the amount distributed per child. Establishes the select commission on education to study: (1) the process of adoption and content of rules adopted by the Indiana state board of education concerning categories or designations of school improvement including the matrices used for the A-F designations; and (2) proposed rules, adopted rules, and policies of the department of education and the Indiana state board of education to implement the provisions of P.L.90-2011, concerning teacher evaluations and licensing. Makes changes to the process in which a school corporation may modify the department's model staff performance evaluation plan. Makes changes to the definition of a turnaround academy. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/HE/HE1376.1.pdf Title: H.B. 1376 Source: www.in.gov AK Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Revises the requirements for issuance of a limited career or technical education certificate (Type M), to include, a period of validity limited to 1 year (previously 4 years) with options for extension following the passage of a teacher competency exam; requires evidence of satisfactory completion of three semester hours of credit related to specialty area, 135 hours of work experience in the specialty outside of work with students, and evidence of satisfactory teaching performance for certificate renewal; demonstration of subject matter competency by submitting two letters of recommendation verifying the applicant's length of experience and competency in the specialty; and possessing an industry certification in the career or technical specialty, or having completed four or more years of full-time work experience in the specialty, for which not more than two years of formal training at a trade school, technical institute, or similar institution may be substituted; and the passage of a criminal background check. Also requires that applicants for a Limited Certificate in the specialty area of Alaska Native language or culture of military science successfully pass a criminal background check. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/filed/4_AAC_12.370%28a%29.pdf Title: 4 AAC 12.370, 372, 385 Source: eed.state.ak.us WY Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Requires criminal history check for certification issuance and renewal. Provides cases where issuance or renewal can be denied. Provides for reporting to local district boards about licensure status. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/HB0108.pdf Title: H.B. 108 Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us NH Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Ed 510 provides the process for duty to report educator misconduct against a credential holder within a school district or SAU. Ed 511 provides the grounds for suspension or revocation of educator's certification, the procedures for investigation and due process. These rules are being readopted because they are due to expire October, 2012. This update removes the administrator from the review process and instead gives the Director or designee the authority. Also in keeping with the Department practice, the rules are being changed because the investigation process is being done by the Depaltment instead of the Commissioner and State Board. The State Board will then be able to hear any appeal that is brought forward. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/register/2011/October-13-11.pdf Title: NH ADC Ed 510.01, 02, 03, 04, 05; NH ADC Ed 511.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ ID Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Five year review of Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel, a compact addressing qualifications of educational personnel, and recognition of those qualifications among member states. Language is amended to revise purpose statement, provide assumptions and definitions, establish provisions relating to duties of member jurisdictions, establish provisions relating to procedures for member participation and to establish and revise provisions relating to other aspects of the interstate agreement. http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2012/H0394.pdf Title: H.B. 394 Source: legislature.idaho.gov NH Adopted 01/2012 P-12 Rules on obtaining a teaching credential, and on approval of professional preparation programs, for general and professional educator are being readopted with amendments. The rules are updated to align with the standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (ITASC) and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC). The changes include competencies for content, creativity, communication and culture for general education. For Professional education they include learner development, facilitation practices, professional responsibility and area of content. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/register/2011/June-17-11.pdf Title: NH ADC Ed 505.06, 07; NH ADC Ed 609.01; NH ADC Ed 610.02 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/ WA Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Directs the professional educator standards board to revise standards for the elementary education endorsement and middle level and secondary mathematics and science teacher endorsements as well as other subject area endorsements with STEM-related components, and establishes deadlines by which standards related to math and science must be revised. Requires that the revised standards integrate STEM knowledge and skill and be aligned with Common Core math standards, the 2009 revision of state mathematics student learning standards and performance expectations, the biology end-of-course assessment, and the 2012 student science learning standards, and next generation standards and related student performance expectations. Also requires that the endorsement standards include the concepts and instructional practices of the interdisciplinary connections with engineering and technology. Directs the professional educator standards board to revise assessments required for certification of prospective teachers and teachers adding subject area endorsements, so that these assessments measure the aforementioned revised standards. Requires the professional educator standards board, in implementing evidence-based assessment of teaching effectiveness, to require candidates for the residency certificate to demonstrate effective subject specific instructional methods that address the revised standards. Directs the professional educator standards board to revise certificate renewal rules for teachers at the elementary and secondary levels in STEM-related subjects by September 1, 2014. Specifies the revised rules must include the requirement that continuing education or professional growth plans for these teachers include a specific focus on the integration of science, mathematics, technology, and engineering instruction. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/2160.SL.pdf Title: H.B. 2160 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/ WI Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Relates to revocation for immoral conduct of a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction. Clarifies that "Immoral conduct" includes the intentional use of an educational agency's equipment to download, view, solicit, seek, display, or distribute pornographic material. (Renumbers 115.31 (1) (c) and creates 115.31 (1) (c) 2. and 115.31 (2m) of the statutes.) https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/84 Title: S.B. 49 Source: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 From bill summary: Removes reference to a "professional clear teaching credential" in provisions regarding credentialing of out-of-state prepared applicants, and instead simply refers to a "clear teaching credential." Requires that an out-of-state prepared applicant in both special education and general education, who has earned a clear California education specialist credential, be granted a clear multiple subject or clear single subject teaching credential without first holding a preliminary multiple subject or single subject teaching credential, unless the commission on teacher credentialing determines that the applicant does not meet other specified requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_941_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 941 - Out-of-State-Prepared Credential Applicants Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 From bill summary: Requires the commission on teacher credentialing to issue an authorization for an additional subject or for a new teaching credential type to the holder of a valid multiple subject or single subject teaching credential, or eligible applicant, who has earned certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the additional single subject content area or the new multiple subject or single subject teaching credential type. Notwithstanding these provisions, authorizes the commission to require the applicant to pass a commission-approved subject matter examination before the issuance of the credential or authorization request when there is no direct equivalence between the national certification and the state subject or credential type. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_941_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 941 - Awarding of Additional Subject Credential or New Teaching Credential Type Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of study for linked learning competence. Identifies requisite members of the workgroup. Proposes content that a successful candidate for the linked learning teacher credential may be required to demonstrate. Encourages the California State University and other teacher preparation institutions to establish goals for increasing the number of teachers prepared through linked learning programs. Encourages Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment programs to provide appropriate support, mentoring and assistance to beginning teachers teaching in linked learning programs, including candidates who are in externships. Provides a teacher with a linked learning credential is not authorized to teach subject matter content or English learners unless he/she holds an appropriate authorization or is employed on the basis of a local assignment option. Provides a linked learning credential must not be considered a type of authorization, must not be used as a condition of employment, must not replace a subject matter competence requirement, and must not be used in making employment decisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1304_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 1304 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Effective June 30, 2012, repeals 105 ILCS 5/21-1a on teacher certification exams. Effective June 30, 2013, repeals statutory provisions on (1) teacher certification, qualifications and issuance of certificates; (2) subject endorsement on teacher certificates; (3) grades of certificates; (4) early childhood certificates; (5) required instruction for all teachers; (6) elementary, special and high school certificates; (7) alternative certification and alternative routes to teacher certification; (8) administrative certification and alternative routes to administrator certification; (9) teacher leader endorsements; (10) principal preparation programs; (11) substitute certificates and substitute teaching; (12) provisional certificates; (13) recognition of certification of teachers from out of state; (14) additional certificates for experienced employed teachers; (15) resident teacher certificates; (16) 105 ILCS 5/21-12 related to printing, seal, signature, credentials for teacher certificates; (17) annual registration fees for certificates; (18) school service personnel certificates; (19) the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program (however, this program is reauthorized in the new Article 21B). Effective September 2013, repeals statutory provisions related to the Illinois Teacher Corps. Creates new Article 21B, "Educator Licensure". As summarized in http://www.ift-aft.org/News/DailyNews/11-06-06/Changes_in_Educator_Licensing_Pass_in_SB_1799.aspx: --Renames the State Teacher Certification Board as the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board --Changes the name of the certificate to the Illinois Professional Educator License. Qualified educators will be issued a professional educator license endorsed in each area and grade level for which they are eligible to seek employment in teaching, administration or school service. Each license will be valid for 5 years. --Streamlines the 66 types of available certificates to 3 types of licenses: the Illinois Professional Educator License, the Professional Educator License with Stipulations and the Substitute Teaching License.. Each will be endorsed in specific content and grade areas. This change will make it easy for each license holder to track his/her qualifications as all endorsements will be on a single license rather than multiple certificates. --All certificates renewing after July 2012 will be exchanged for Illinois licenses. Hard copy licenses will not be issued but the new credentials can be accessed and printed from the Educator Certification System online. --The three license system (Initial, Standard, Master certificates) will be eliminated. --Individuals holding National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification will get a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards designation on an existing Professional Educator License. Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards does not automatically allow an individual to teach in the area for which he/she received NBPTS certification unless the individual also has the appropriate Illinois endorsement. The designation is issued for the same validity period (10 years) as the NBPTS certification. If an individual does not renew his/her NBPTS certification, the designation will be removed from the Professional Educator License. --New fee structure effective January 2012 for applications for license (for in-state and out-of-state educators), additional endorsements/approvals, and registration per year. --Effective September 2014, the general administrative endorsement will not be issued. Until July 2015, an individual may convert to a principal endorsement if he/she served at least 1 full year during the last 5 years in a position requiring a general administrative endorsement. --Substitute teacher licenses are valid for 5 years and may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic skills. However, if an individual has had his/her Professional Educator License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, the individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute Teaching License. --The Paraprofessional educator endorsement will be on the Professional Educator License and renewable every 5 years. Renewal requirements have not yet been determined. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0607.pdf Title: S.B. 1799 Source: www.ilga.gov MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Directs the board of teaching to grant initial teaching licenses based on professional competencies aligned with the board's licensing system and students' learning needs. Directs the board to include the licenses in its differentiated licensing system. (Article 2, Sec 10) http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/HF0026.0.pdf Title: H.F. 26 Source: http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Directs the board of teaching and the education commissioner to convene and facilitate an advisory task force to develop recommendations for a statewide tiered licensure system premised on: research-based professional competencies; ongoing teacher professional growth; an assessment system for evaluating teachers' performance aligned with value-added measures of student outcomes; an expectation that teachers progress through various stages of teaching practice; and a periodic evaluation of the licensing structure. (Article 2, Sec 48) http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/HF0026.0.pdf Title: H.F. 26 Source: http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/ CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 State Education Resource Center - Clarifies the status of the State Education Resource Center as a nonstock corporation and nonprofit tax exempt organization within the Department of Education. Health Assessment - Allows certain medical professionals from military bases who are not licensed by the state to conduct health assessments in schools. Data Collection Requirements - Eliminates the requirement that regional educational service centers collect and analyze data on school efforts to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation. Eliminates the requirement that superintendents submit data on the reduction of racial, ethnic and economic isolation in the district to the regional educational service center and instead submit such data directly to the Commissioner of Education. International Teachers - Requires that a teacher maintain a valid J-1 Visa issued by the United States Department of State as a condition of renewal of an international teacher permit. Magnet Schools - Requires all interdistrict magnet schools to file annual financial audits with the education commissioner. Charter Schools - Extends, from 75 to 90 days after it receives the application, the deadline for the State Board of Education to review and vote to approve or disapprove an application to establish a state charter school. Adds, as the most important factor in determining which newly approved charter schools are funded, the quality of the school's proposed program as measured against criteria required by the statutory charter school application process. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00179-R00SB-01039-PA.pdf Title: S.B. 1039 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Establishes a charter school educator permit and allows the education commissioner, starting in the 2011-12 school year, to waive state certification requirements and issue such a permit to a teacher or administrator who lacks certification and who is employed by a charter school, if the person meets the bill's qualifications. Limits the number of teachers and administrators who may hold permits in any year to no more than 30% of a charter school's teachers and administrators combined. Provides that a charter school educator permit allows a person to work in a charter school as a teacher or administrator and, if working as an administrator, to supervise and evaluate anyone providing instructional or pupil services in the school that employs the administrator. Makes anyone holding a charter school educator permit a member of the appropriate teachers' or administrators' unit for collective bargaining purposes. Requires any permit holder who becomes certified to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System (by law, only certified teachers and administrators may participate in the TRS). http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00234-R00SB-01160-PA.pdf Title: S.B. 1160 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov RI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Amends background checks to require school employee applicants or child care operators to apply to the Rhode Island bureau of criminal identification for a criminal background check. Requires and any expense associated with providing the criminal record check shall be paid by the applicant and/or requesting agency. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law11/law11240.htm Title: H.B. 5455 Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 From Education Committee Summary - Allows teachers to continue to use, or in the case of student teaching to start using, teaching experience at a State Board of Education-approved private school to obtain Connecticut certificates. Requires teachers holding professional certificates who work in private schools to meet the same continuing education requirements as public school teachers. Allows certified teachers working in private schools approved by the education commissioner to be cooperating teachers. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00127-R00HB-06434-PA.pdf Title: H.B. 6434 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Directs preparation of plan to encourage national board certification for teachers and administrators. Requires creation of comprehensive leadership development system for administrators. Renames Professional Organizations Certification Fund as National Board Certification Fund and sets purpose of fund to promote national certification of teachers and administrators. Directs preparation of guidelines for uniform set of model core teaching standards for teaching preparation. Requires adoption of standards on or before March 1, 2012, and use of standards by school districts in 2012-2013 school year. Establishes reporting and implementation timeline. Declares emergency. Effective July 6, 2011 http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb3400.dir/hb3474.en.pdf Title: H.B. 3474 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the achievement gaps in elementary, middle and high schools. Requires the task force to submit a master plan to the General Assembly by July 1, 2012. Provides that the task force must terminate on January 1, 2020. Sec. 2 - Establishes an Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap (the council) to assist the achievement gap task force, in the development of the master plan to eliminate the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut, implement the provisions of the master plan, and, if necessary, make recommendations for legislation relating to the master plan to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly. Directs the council to submit annual progress reports on the implementation of the master plan to the General Assembly. Sec. 3 - Permits local or regional boards of education for schools designated as low-achieving under state law to increase the number of school sessions each year and the number of school hours each day in order to improve student performance and remove the school from the list of low-achieving schools. Sec. 4 - Provides that the summer reading program required in priority school districts must be offered to children enrolled in kindergarten who are determined by their school to be substantially deficient in reading based on measures established by the State Board of Education. Directs each priority school district to require the schools under its jurisdiction to assess the reading level of students enrolled in kindergarten at the end of the school year and in grades 1-3 at the beginning, middles and end of the school year (assessment was previously only required in grades 1-3 at the middle and end of the school year). Required individual reading plans must be monitored by school literacy teams that will consist of, but not be limited to, teachers, school reading specialists, internal or external reading consultants, the school principal and the provider of the additional instruction. Adds kindergarten to the grade range for which priority school districts may require students found substantially deficient in reading to attend summer school. Sec. 5 - Permits the Commissioner of Education to identify schools to participate in a pilot study for the purposes of promoting best practices in early literacy and closing the academic achievement gaps. Sec. 6 - Provides that the required statement of educational goals (which identify specific expectations for students in terms of skills, knowledge and competence) prepared by the board of education be annually established. Sec. 7 - Requires, on and after July 1, 2011, any person applying for a certification in the endorsement area of elementary education to achieve a satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate State Board of Education approved mathematics assessment in order to be eligible for such elementary education endorsement. Sec. 8 - Requires, not later than July 1, 2012, the Department of Education to approve and make available model curricula and frameworks in reading and mathematics for grades prekindergarten to grade four, inclusive, for use by boards of education for school districts or individual schools identified by the department as having academic achievement gaps. Sec. 9 - Requires the Connecticut School Reform Resource Center (the Center) to provide a program of professional development activities for teachers to educate such students that includes research-based child development and reading instruction tools and practices. Requires the Center to develop strategies for assisting such students who are in danger of failing and develop culturally-relevant methods for educating students whose primary language is not English. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/PA/2011PA-00085-R00SB-00929-PA.htm Title: S.B. 929 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Sec. 3 - Allows the Commissioner of Education, upon request from a board of education for a district that has a school with grades K-8, to permit a certified teacher employed by such board in such school who holds an endorsement in elementary education and who is otherwise qualified to teach a specialized course (i.e., course in a subject area that requires specialized knowledge and skills, such as computer and information technology) to teach such specialized course in grades K-8. Sec. 14 - Changes the month that a teacher must be notified that such teacher's contract will not be renewed for the following year from April to May. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00136-R00HB-06499-PA.pdf Title: H.B. 6499 - Sec. 3, 14 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov IN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Establishes an annual staff performance evaluation that categorizes teachers as highly effective, effective, improvement necessary, or ineffective. Allows school corporations to meet requirements for evaluation plans by using any of the following models: A plan using master teachers or contracting with an outside vendor for master teachers; the System for Teacher and Student Achievement (TAP); or the Peer Assistance and Review Teacher Evaluation System (PAR). Specifies components that plans must include, such as annual evaluations for all certificated employees; objective measures of student achievement and growth to significantly inform the evaluation; rigorous measures of effectiveness, including observations and other performance indicators, and an annual designation of highly effective, effective, improvement necessary or ineffective; an explanation of the recommendations for improvement and the time in which improvement is expected; and a provision that a teacher who negatively affects student achievement and growth cannot receive a rating of highly effective or effective. Specifies that a teacher rated ineffective or improvement necessary may not receive a raise or increment for the following year. Provides that a student may not be instructed two years in a row by two different teachers who have been rated as ineffective in the year preceding the student's placement in that class if avoidable. Changes the process concerning how teacher contracts are canceled (affects tenure). For any teachers hired after 7/2012, teachers with a rating of ineffective are considered probationary. Probationary status for teachers hired after 7/2012 is for one year, plus a new contract. Teachers hired after 7/2012 may be dismissed for incompetence, and incompetence is defined as an "ineffective" rating on 2 consecutive evaluations or 2 consecutive "improvement necessary" ratings or "ineffective" or "improvement necessary" ratings in 3 out of 5 years. Requires notice of cancellation of a teacher's contract not earlier than May 1 and not later than July 1. Eliminates the Advisory Board of the Division of Professional Standards of the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). Repeals references to the advisory board and the existing staff performance evaluation provisions, and makes corresponding changes to related sections. Requires the IDOE to revoke the license of a licensed school employee if the employee is convicted in another state or under federal statutes of an offense that is comparable to the felonies for which the employee's license would be revoked if committed in Indiana. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/FISCAL/SB0001.007.pdf Full text: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SE/SE0001.1.html Title: S.B. 1--Teachers Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/ CT Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 To revise the requirements for early childhood educators and direct the Commissioner of Education to use unexpended funds for providing professional development to school readiness staff. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00054-R00SB-00927-PA.pdf Title: S.B. 927 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Establishes certification requirements for teaching foreign language, music, religion, computer technology or fine arts in nontax-supported or nonchartered, nontax-supported schools. Page 2 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf Title: H.B. 153 - Certain Teacher Certification Requirements in Private Schools Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Prohibits the state board from adopting additional requirements for the resident educator license beyond those established in statute. Page 385 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf Title: H.B. 153 - Resident Educator License Requirements Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 By July 2012, directs the state superintendent to develop a list of states that the superintendent considers to have standards for teacher licensure that are inadequate to ensure that persons licensed as teachers in other states are qualified for a professional educator license issued in Ohio. Following development of the list, directs the superintendent to establish a panel of experts to evaluate the adequacy of the teacher licensure standards of each state on the list. Directs the panel, by April 2013, to recommend to the state board that the list be approved without changes, or that specified states be removed from the list prior to approval. By July 2013, directs the state board to approve a final list of states with teacher licensure standards that are inadequate to ensure that a person is qualified for a professional educator license. Provides that, with the following exception, until the state board approves a final list of states with inadequate teacher licensure standards, the state board must issue a one-year provisional educator license to any applicant licensed in another state who meets specified other criteria. Provides that upon expiration of the provisional license, a professional educator license must be issued if the person satisfies either of specified conditions. Exception: also provides that from July 2012 to when the state board approves a final list of states with inadequate teacher licensure standards, the state board must issue a professional educator license to any applicant who meets specified criteria and who was licensed in a state that is not on the list developed by the state superintendent. Provides that beginning on the date on which the state board approves a final list of states with inadequate teacher licensure standards, the state board must issue a professional educator license to any applicant licensed out of state who meets specified criteria, and who was most recently licensed to teach by a state that is not on that list. Pages 386-388 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf Title: H.B. 153 - Teaching Certification Reciprocity with Other States Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires that the rules adopted by the board of education regarding standards and requirements for educator licenses include requirements for the issuance and renewal of professional career-technical teaching licenses, including requirements relating to life experience, professional certification, and practical ability. Provides nothing in statute requires, and prohibits the state board of education from requiring, an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a professional career-technical teaching license who meets the requirements relating to life experience, professional certification, and practical ability to complete a degree applicable to the career field, classroom teaching or an area of licensure. Page 388 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf Title: H.B. 153 - Licensure Requirements for CTE Teachers Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Provides that an applicant for employment by a school district, the governing board of an educational service center or a chartered nonpublic school who is applying to be an instructor of adult education and who will not have routine contact with children and who, within the two-year period prior to the date of application, was the subject of a criminal records check prior to being hired for short-term employment with the school district, educational service center, or chartered nonpublic school to which application is being made must not be required to undergo a criminal records check prior to the applicant's rehiring by that district, service center or school. Pages 395-396 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf Title: H.B. 153 - Criminal Records Check for Adult Educators Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Directs the board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district, the governing authority of each community school, and the governing body of each STEM school with a building ranked in the lowest 10% of all public school buildings according to its performance index score, to require each classroom teacher teaching in a core subject area to register for and take all written exams prescribed by the state board of education for licensure to teach that core subject area and the grade level to which the teacher is assigned. Provides that a teacher who passes such exam must not be required to take the exam again for three years, regardless of the performance index score ranking of the building in which the teacher teaches. Permits district boards, community schools and STEM schools to use the results of such exams in developing and revising professional development plans and in deciding whether or not to continue employing a teacher. Provides, however, that no decision to terminate or not to renew a teacher's employment contract may be made solely on the basis of the results of a teacher's exam until and unless the teacher has not attained a passing score on the same required exam for at least three consecutive administrations of that exam. Pages 400-401 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf Title: H.B. 153 - Licensure Exam Retakes for Teachers in Lowest-Performing Schools Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Creates a new avenue for mid-career professionals to joing the teaching ranks through the use of "residency" certificates that allow for a streamlined process for professionals with expertise in key fields, such as science and mathematics, to earn a teaching certificate and bring their knowledge into the classroom. Provides that a candidate holding a valid instructional certificate issued by another state may be eligible for a comparable Pennsylvania certificate upon satisfying certain requirements. Grants to Secretary of Educatio n specific powers and duties with respect to post baccalaureate certification programs for residency teaching certificate programs, intern certificate programs and alternative certification programs. Background checks: imposes a time period for employment based upon degree of offense. Link to Fiscal Note: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2011/0/HB1352P2227.pdf Title: H.B. 1352 Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Allows teacher and educational officer Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) members to continue to serve out up to three consecutive three-year terms even if they retire during a term. Adds certain powers and duties to HTSB, including (1) developing criteria for a full career and technical education license, limited to career and technical education teaching assignments, allowing qualified individuals with at least an associate's degree, pedagogy coursework, industry experience, and content expertise to teach and (2) establishing policies and procedures for approving alternative pathways to teaching. Adds timely payment of fees to the requirements for license renewal. Extends the term of the renewable advanced license from five to ten years. Allows for forfeiture of a teacher's license for failure to timely renew, pay all fees, or comply with any other requirements provided by law or administrative rule. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB806_CD1_.HTM Title: S.B. 806 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires the State Board of Education to evaluate certain providers of education and training which are offered to qualify a person to be a teacher or administrator or to perform other educational functions; requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and administrators pursuant to an alternative route to licensure. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB230_EN.pdf Title: A.B. 230 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/ TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Provides that an educator's certificate is not considered to have expired if the employee has completed the requirements for renewal of the certificate or permit, the employee submitted the request for renewal prior to the expiration date, and the date the certificate or permit would have expired is before the date the state board for educator certification takes action to approve the renewal of the certificate or permit. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01334F.pdf#navpanes=0 Title: H.B. 1334 Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Permits a person who voluntarily accepts an assignment that requires a different class of certificate than the one held in the person's previous professional capacity to be employed under a probationary contract. Provides this provision does not apply to a person returning to an earlier-held professional capacity in a district. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB02380F.pdf#navpanes=0 Title: H.B. 2380 Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires that to be eligible to be issued a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, a person must (1) complete all coursework required by an approved educator preparation program or complete approved alternative certification program, (2) perform satisfactorily on each examination prescribed by statute for certification to teach students with visual impairments, after completing the educator preparation program or alternative program, and (3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the board. Provides that the coursework or alternative education program requirement does not apply if the application for the initial certificate was submitted by September 1, 2011. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00054F.pdf#navpanes=0 Title: S.B. 54 Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and administrators pursuant to an alternative route to licensure; requiring the State Board of Education to evaluate the providers of education and training approved by the Commission to offer an alternative route to licensure. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB315_EN.pdf Title: S.B. 315 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Prohibits state board from requiring more than 5 semester hours or 7 1/2 units of renewal credits to renew a North Carolina Standard Professional 2 professional educator's license. Page 52 of 342: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H200v9.pdf Title: H.B. 200 - Renewal of Professional Educator's License Source: www.ncleg.net CT Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Allows the state Commissioner of Education to waive the requirement that teachers in charter schools hold certification when the charter school can demonstrate the effectiveness for any uncertified teacher. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00060-R00SB-01104-PA.pdf Title: S.B. 1104 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov WA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires the superintendent of public instruction to charge an application processing fee for initial educator certificates and subsequent actions. Creates the educator certification processing account. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/1449-S.SL.pdf Title: H.B. 1449 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 relating to educational personnel; removing the requirement that the Superintendent of Public Instruction notify a licensee by mail of the date of expiration of his or her license; requiring the Department of Education to maintain a directory of licensees on the Internet website maintained by the Department; requiring the Department to provide on a monthly basis an electronic file with a list of each licensed employee whose license will expire to the board of trustees of the school district that employs the person; requiring the board of trustees of the school district to notify each licensee of the date of expiration of his or her license. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB39_EN.pdf Title: A.B. 39 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school to adopt a policy requiring the licensed employees of the school district or charter school to report information concerning arrests for or convictions of certain crimes; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to include in the fee for the renewal of licensure of teachers and other educational personnel the amount required for processing the fingerprints of the applicant for renewal by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; requiring the Central Repository to investigate the criminal background of each applicant for renewal of a license submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; revising other provisions governing the renewal of licensure of teachers and other educational personnel. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB393_EN.pdf Title: A.B. 393 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Budget Technical Corrections Legislation: Section 7.31 - Repeals the statutory provisions of the Teacher Academy, created to establish a statewide network of high quality, integrated, comprehensive, collaborative, and substantial professional development for teachers, provided through summer programs. Section 7.32. Repeals the statutory provisions of the Professional Teaching Standards Commission, created to establish high standards for North Carolina teachers and the teaching profession. Section 14. Reinstates personal education plans, and restores school improvement plans. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H22v4.pdf Title: H.B. 22 Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires the state board, in consultation with the department of education, to review current policies, rules and regulations pertaining to transitional licensure options and make recommendations relative to the following: (1) The clarification of provisions applicable to transitional license education providers affiliated with Tennessee institutions of higher educat¡on and providers that are not affillated with a Tennessee institution of higher education, such as out-of-state or online education-related organizations; (2) The process by which providers or transitional licensure programs receive approval by the state, and specifically such process for those providers that have been approved for an existing partnership with an LEA; and (3) lnforming LEAs of the availability of transitional llcensure options, including the feasibility of higher education institutions providing information relative to the requirements, cost and performance of transitional licensure programs. http://state.tn.us/sos/acts/107/pub/pc0380.pdf Title: S.B. 688 Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov MN Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Directs the Board of Teaching to adopt rules requiring persons interested in becoming teacher candidates, beginning January 1, 2014, to pass the basic skills reading, writing, and math exam before entering the program. Strikes language requiring postsecondary teacher preparation institutions and programs to offer remedial assistance to candidates who do not pass the basic skills reading, writing, and math test. Directs the Board of Teaching to issue a one-year Minnesota teaching license to an otherwise qualified person who completed an out-of-state teacher preparation program and require the person during that one-year period to take and pass the state's basic skills reading, writing, and math exam. Strikes language allowing a new teacher to teach for up to three years without first having passed the reading, writing, and math basic skills test that is a condition of licensure. Allows the Board of Teaching to grant continuing licenses only to eligible persons who have passed the basic skills test. Adds a cross reference to indicate that applicants for a Minnesota teaching license who were trained in other states must take and pass the state's basic skills reading, writing, and math exam during the term of their one-year temporary teaching license. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/showPDF.php Title: S.F. 170 Source: http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/ MN Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Requires the state board of education to adopt rules requiring a person who enters a board-approved teacher preparation program on or after January 1, 2014, to pass a skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics as a requirement for entering that program. The board must issue a one-year license to teach in Minnesota to an otherwise qualified person who completed a teacher preparation program outside the state of Minnesota, during which time that person must take and pass the state skills examination in reading, writing, and math. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/?id=45&year=2011&type=0 Title: S.F. 170 Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Defines prospective employee as an individual who has received an offer of temporary employment by a school district pending results of a national criminal history record check. Districts may temporarily employ people for a maximum of 60 days while awaiting results. School districts are excluded from liability, except in negligence, when employing prospective employees during the 60-day period. Allows a board of education to choose not to require a national criminal history record check rom a prospective substitute teacher who has been employed by the school district in the last year. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/hB/HB1418%20ENR.DOC Title: H.B. 1418 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us KS Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Amends K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 72-5445. Allows school districts to offer employment contracts to teachers for one or up to two additional years (that is, a fourth or fourth and a fifth year contract) at the end of the teacher's probationary period, thus extending until the sixth year of employment the ability of the teacher to attain due process rights. (Current law states that a new teacher in a school district, area vocational-technical school or community college cannot attain due process rights in less than three years and there is no provision in current law to extend that time.) Any teacher offered a contract under the provisions of the bill would be evaluated and a plan of assistance would be written to assist the teacher meet areas needing improvement as noted in the evaluation. Before signing or rejecting the contract, a teacher would have not less than 48 hours from the time the contract is offered to review and consider the contract and plan of assistance. Additionally, the bill would require school districts to annually file a report with the State Board of Education and the House and Senate education committees, with information regarding numbers of teachers offered due process rights. The provisions related to the additional two years of probationary employment and the reporting requirements would expire on July 1, 2016. http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/hb2191_enrolled.pdf Title: H.B. 2191 Source: http://kslegislature.org MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Requires the state Department of Education to develop an informational form that lists and explains the various paths that can be taken in order to obtain certification and tenure in the state and must post the form on its website. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/sb/sb0687e.pdf Title: S.B. 687 Source: http://mlis.state.md.us CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Adds criminal offenses and circumstances that disqualify individuals from employment at districts and schools, based primarily on background checks. The bill also describes offenses and circumstances that prompt suspending or revoking a license, certificate or endorsement. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/4DDFC21CE9178BCD87257808008040AC?Open&file=1121_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1121 Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Directs the Professional Standards Commission to revise its certification renewal rules to require, effective July 2015, demonstration of the impact of professional learning on educator performance and student learning for purposes of certification renewal. Directs the Professional Standards Commission, as part of the revision process, to establish a task force to determine the level of evidence necessary for educators to demonstrate the impact of professional learning and how such evidence will be collected and submitted for purposes of certificate renewal. Directs the department of education and the Professional Standards Commission to cooperatively develop an online course on educator ethics. Provides one area of emphasis in the course must be best practices for administering state-mandated assessments. Clarifies the authority and responsibility of local units of administration to subject all prospective personnel to criminal background checks, and the authority of local units of administration to forward the results of criminal record checks to the Professional Standards Commission regarding potential violations of the code of ethics for educators. Clarifies that the Professional Standards Commission also has the authority to order criminal record checks through the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has the authority to receive the results of such criminal record checks. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/116755.pdf Title: H.B. 285 Source: www.legis.ga.gov MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Requires the state Department of Education to develop a specified form relating to teacher certification and tenure and to post the form on its Web site. Requires the Adjutant General or the Adjutant General's designee to assist military spouses in finding specified employment. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0998e.pdf Title: H.B. 998 Source: http://mlis.state.md.us AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Amends Section 15-533 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. Exempts teachers from the requirement that they take the teacher proficiency exam if the applicant has taken and passed an equivalent exam in another state. Chapter 306 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1256s.pdf Title: S.B. 1256--Teacher Certification Source: http://www.azleg.gov CO Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 To renew a professional educator license, a licensee must show that he or she completed certain professional development activities. The department of education checks to ensure that the licensee actually completed the activities and that he or she meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for professional development activities. The bill creates an affidavit of completion of ongoing professional development activities that a licensee seeking renewal will submit. The department is not required to verify the information in the affidavit. The bill also changes the license fee from an annual to a continous appropriation. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/402C1F8F8BD538B68725781C007AA828?Open&file=1201_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1201 Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us OH Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Qualifies Teach for America participants for a resident educator license. Provides Teach for America participants must meet specified conditions. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_21_EN_N.pdf Title: H.B. 21 Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us GA Adopted 04/2011 P-12 Directs the professional standards commission to (1) Revise its certification renewal rules so that demonstration of the impact of professional learning on educator performance and student performance is required in order for certification to be renewed, effective July 2015; and (2) Establish a task force to determine the level of evidence necessary for educators to demonstrate the impact of professional learning and how this evidence will be collected and submitted for the purposes of certificate renewal. Directs the department of education and the professional standards commission to cooperatively develop a course on educator ethics to include information on the official Georgia Code of Ethics for educators and have as one area of emphasis best practices for administering state mandated tests. Directs the state board of education to revise its professional learning rules so that it is the responsibility of principals, district and state leaders to ensure teacher opportunities for professional learning that (1) reflect the findings of the House Study Committee on Professional Learning and (2) are consistent with major research findings and best practices regarding professional learning. Directs the state board to align its rules with the new Professional Standards Commission certification renewal rules requiring the demonstration of the impact of professional learning on educator and student performance when the commission's rules take effect. Directs the department of education to establish the Professional Learning Rules Task Force, in order to review current state board of education professional learning rules, review current research regarding professional learning, and provide suggestions for revisions to the rules and for implementation. Establishes the membership of the task force. Directs the task force to present recommendations for professional learning rules to the state board by July 1, 2013. Requires that recommendations be included in revisions to the state board professional learning rules and be adopted by June 30, 2015. Directs the department of education to provide written guidance aligned to revised state board of education professional learning rules. Title: H.R. 489 Source: OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 The measure allows any person employed as a full-time teacher by an Oklahoma school district in the last five years to be employed as a substitute in another district without a new national criminal history background check if the teacher provides a copy of a national criminal history background check completed in the last five years. The teacher also must provide a letter from the previous school district stating that he or she left in good standing. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB59%20ENR.DOC Title: S.B. 59 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Amends Section 15-203 Powers and Duties of State Board of Education. State Board of Education is to adopt rules that provide for teacher certification reciprocity. The rules shall provide for a one year reciprocal teaching certification with minimum requirements, including valid teacher certification from a state with substantially similar criminal history of teacher fingerprinting requirements and proof of the submission of an application for a fingerprint clearance card. For teachers who provide Arizona online instruction pursuant to Section 15-808, the rules must allow automatic certification reciprocity with other states that have similar programs. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1263h.pdf Title: S.B. 1263--Teacher Reciprocity Source: http://www.azleg.gov AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Directs the state board to issue standard five-year teaching licenses to individuals who meet certain requirements, including holding out-of-state teaching licenses and successful completion of Teach for America. Requires standard background criminal and child maltreatment checks as well as educational and certificaiton verification. Directs the state board to issue three-year provisional licenses to individuals with a bachelor's degree and three years of employment in the content area in which the individual will teach, an offer to teach, two letters of recommendation, passing schore on a content knowledge and pedagogical tests and criminal and child maltreatement background tests. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB1893.pdf Title: H.B. 1893 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Specifies that any active duty military personnel must be kept in good standing by the administrative body with which he/she is licensed or certified, provided that, at the time of activation, the member was in good standing with a state administrative body, and was duly licensed to engage in his/her profession in the Commonwealth. Requires that any active duty military personnel's certification or licensure must be renewed without payment of fees or obtaining continuing education credits when circumstances associated with military duty prevent obtaining training, and a waiver request has been submitted to the appropriate administrative body. Provides the license or certificate must be continued as long as the holder is an active duty member of the military, and for a period of six months after discharge from active duty. Directs an administrative body to issue a temporary or regular license or certificate to the spouse of any active duty military personnel within 30 days if the spouse meets the administrative body's statutory requirements and applies to the administrative body. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB301/bill.doc Title: H.B. 301 Source: www.lrc.ky.gov MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Adds to grounds for revocation or suspension of a teacher or administrative license: (g) The license holder has engaged in unethical conduct relating to an educator/student relationship as identified by the State Board of Education in its rules; (h) The license holder has fondled a student, had any type of sexual involvement with a student; or (i) The license holder has failed to report sexual involvement of a school employee with a student. Provides a legal duty for school superintendents to report incidences of sexual involvement of school employees with a student, and provides criminal penalties for failure to report. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0641SG.pdf Title: H.B. 641 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us MN Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Establishes an alternative teacher preparation program and limited-term teacher license. Requires reports. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0040.3.html&session=ls87 Title: S.F. 40 Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Allows a subject-area exam as an alternative to subject-area credit hours for alternative level one teacher licensure. Spells out other criteria for receiving the alternative licensure. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0361.pdf Title: S.B. 361 Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov/ MN Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Directs the Board of Teaching to require teacher preparation programs, including alternative teacher preparation programs, to include in the preparation program a board-approved content-specific and performance-based assessment that measures teacher candidates in three areas: planning for instruction and assessment; engaging students and supporting learning; and assessing student learning. Defines "highly qualified" teacher to include teachers holding a valid teaching license under the section establishing an alternative teacher preparation program, among other licensed teachers. Directs the Board of Teaching to establish criteria and streamlined procedures to recognize the experience and professional credentials of a person holding an out-of-state diploma or degree from an accredited out-of-state teacher training program and to allow that person to demonstrate to the board his or her qualifications for receiving a Minnesota teaching license based on board-adopted performance measures. To improve academic excellence and ethnic and cultural diversity and close the academic achievement gap, requires the Board of Teaching to approve qualified alternative teacher programs that offer teacher candidates a two-year limited term license, which may be renewed one additional year, and a means of acquiring a five-year standard license. Outlines the requirements, characteristics of, approval process, and other administrative details of the alternative teacher preparation program and limited-term teacher license. Repeals the current statutory section, Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.24, governing alternative teacher licensure. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/showPDF.php Title: S.F. 40 Source: http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/ NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Requires the knowledge of the science of teaching reading to be part of the teacher assessment examination for elementary licensure. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/HB0074.pdf Title: H.B. 74 Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov AL Adopted 12/2010 P-12 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 user-friendly. To include practices and procedures that are currently being implemented based on memoranda or requirements made effective by other sections within the department of education. To include substantive requirements in the alternative approaches to ensure that applicants selected by LEAs have demonstrated content knowledge before working with students. To provide consistency in requirements and dates across various certification approaches. To incorporate safeguards within various certification approaches to ensure that the most qualified teachers/instructional support personnel are in the schools of Alabama. To delete all references to the term 'satisfactory' as related to an individual's performance due to the subjectivity. To clarify the certification revocation process and the authority of the state superintendent regarding sanctions against a certificate or license holder. To streamline the certification process. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/docs/ed/290-3-2.pdf Title: 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 Source: www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us PA to governor 11/2010 P-12 Expands the list of individuals qualified to certify mental and physical fitness of a teacher to include licensed or certified physicians' assistants and certified registered nurse practitioners. Precludes the granting of a certificate for individuals who fail to submit a certificate, do not have good moral character, or engage in illegal use of controlled substances or alcoholic beverages. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0441&pn=2281 Title: S.B. 441 - Teacher Mental and Physical Fitness Section Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us IL Adopted 10/2010 P-12 Partially from summary in Illinois Register: Sections 25.710 and 25.720: Reflects new practice that allows certification candidates to "bank" passing scores on the test of basic skills in reading, language arts, mathematics and writing so that candidates who fail one or more subsections of the test are not required to take the entire test over again. Clarifies that either retaking the full test or retaking one or more subtests counts toward the maximum of five times that a certification candidate may take the basic skills test. Makes available language proficiency tests in several new languages for those seeking a transitional bilingual education certificate or endorsement; these are noted in Section 25.710. Section 25.765: Allows institutions of higher education with educator preparation programs to have access to any of the results (i.e., pass or fail) of tests taken by examinees. Rationale provided by register: This change will enable institutions to review the candidates' results to help them prepare for, and be successful taking, the required tests. Additionally, the institution may monitor a candidate's activity to determine if he or she is nearing the five-take limit. Accessing all test results also will allow the institution to analyze those to determine whether a candidate should be considering career paths other than education. Pages 885-904 of 1119: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume34_issue41.pdf Title: 23 IL ADC 25.710, 720, 765 Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com MI Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Permits the Michigan Department of Education to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a federally recognized Native American tribe, the board of a school district, or the board of directors of a public school academy (PSA) authorizing the superintendent of public instruction to issue a 3-year letter of approval or continuing approval to allow the tribe, district, or PSA to use teachers who did not possess a valid Michigan teaching certificate to teach a Native American tribal language and culture class. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/publicact/htm/2010-PA-0168.htm Title: S.B. 1014 Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Defines "linked learning programs". Authorizes the commission on teacher credentialing to convene a workgroup consisting of specified members to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of study for linked learning competence for holders of a single subject teaching credential who will be teaching pupils enrolled in linked learning programs. Encourages the California State University and other teacher preparation institutions to establish goals for increasing the number of teachers prepared through linked learning programs. Encourages Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment programs to provide appropriate support, mentoring, and assistance to beginning teachers teaching in linked learning programs, including candidates who are in externships. Authorizes the commission to work with the superintendent of public instruction to gather and post, on an appropriate Web site, best practices from school districts and schools on curriculum development and professional development relating to implementing and sustaining multiple pathway programs. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1223_bill_20100901_enrolled.pdf Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw6py5q1d0fz?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861375.2301a19acd6b63f4d9c1302c2dbfa17d Title: A.B. 1223 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Existing law requires the commission on teacher credentialing to send on a monthly basis to each private school a list of all teachers who have had their state teaching credential revoked or suspended. New provision instead requires the commission to make available to each private school a listing of all credentialholders who have had final adverse action taken against their credential. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2685_bill_20100823_chaptered.pdf Bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2685_cfa_20100803_103810_sen_floor.html Title: A.B. 2685 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Moves from August 2009 to October 2012 the date by which the state board of education must file with the general assembly and governor, and make available to the public, a report of the postsecondary institutions providing teacher preparation programs, and for each institution: (1) The number of individuals taking the test of basic skills (2) The number of individuals passing the test of basic skills (3) The total number of subject-matter tests attempted (4) The total number of subject-matter tests passed and release this information every three years thereafter. (Maintains existing provision requiring the state board, by August 2007, to report to the general assembly and governor and make publicly available the number of teacher candidates taking and number passing the test of basic skills.) http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB3681lv.pdf Title: S.B. 3681 - Section 2-3.11d Source: www.ilga.gov CA Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Adds Section 44251.2, which provides that a credential, permit, certificate or other document that is lawfully issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing remains in force in accordance with existing laws and regulations, and is exempt from new laws and regulations, unless sections of the education code are specifically amended to the contrary. Revises Section 44260.2 relating to minimum requirements for the preliminary adult education teaching credential, to distinguish between requirements for academic and nonacademic subjects. Revises Section 44260.3, to recast the minimum requirements for the 5-year clear designated subjects adult education teaching credential. Repeals Section 44260.8, which includes health education in the clear designated subjects teaching credential, and computer technology in the teaching credential for vocational education or adult education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1374_bill_20100706_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 1374 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov HI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Makes numerous changes relating to the Hawaii teacher standards board. Requires the board to include expenditure information in its annual report. Authorizes the board to delegate to its executive director, or other designee, any of its powers and duties as it deems reasonable and proper, provided that specified powers and duties may not be delegated. Adds additional licensure renewal requirements and verification of meeting licensure renewal requirements. Requires the board to review implementation of revised license fee collections and determine if fees should be raised; requires that if the board determines by December 2010 that fees should be raised, the board must submit to the legislature no later than 20 days before the regular 2011 session a plan and timetable for increasing the license fees. Requires the board to develop a comprehensive plan for transferring nonessential functions and duties to other agencies, including the department of education, and to submit the plan to the legislature not more than 20 days before the start of the 2011 legislative session. Requires the board to review its teacher license renewal process and determine whether the board should (a) Modify the licensing standards; (b) Modify its approach in determining whether a renewal applicant is in compliance by having satisfied all the standards; or (c) Recommend amendments to section 302A-805(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to conform to the board's present requirements for license renewal and thus eliminate the conflict with the statute. Directs the board to submit its findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than 20 days before the start of the regular 2011 session. Requires the board and the department of education to clarify their respective powers, duties, responsibilities and the relationship between the two agencies, and to submit such findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days before the start of the 2011 legislative session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2346_CD1_.HTM Title: S.B. 2346 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Reduces the number of years of experience needed by an out-of-state certified teacher from four to three years to qualify for a Louisiana teaching certificate; and to provide for related matters. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722821 Title: S.B. 728 Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/ FL Issued 06/2010 P-12 Establishes Florida's Task Force on Excellent Teaching. Directs the task force to: (1) Review performance appraisal systems and teacher certification systems (2) Identify initiatives and strategies that honor Florida's quality teachers for dedicating their careers to teaching (3) Examine the positive impact teachers have on the state's ability to compete in a global economy (4) Identify methods for establishing differential and performance-based merit pay for classroom teachers (5) Develop workable measures of student learning gains, including special education students (6) Formulate strategies for identifying and dealing with low-performing teachers (7) Identifying successful strategies and initiatives for improving the recruitment, development and retention of quality teachers through: --Reviewing teacher preparation programs --Identifying linkages between teacher merit and student learning --Identifying effective peer-delivered professional development and support and the essential components of new teacher support programs --Identifying, disseminating and replicating effective teaching practices, including strategies for teachers to collaborate --Identifying technologies proven to support teacher productivity, efficiency and effectiveness --Identifying effective working conditions to retain beginning teachers --Examining compensation, benefits and incentive issues --Examining options to define, recognize and reward effective teachers By December 2010, directs the task force to provide recommendations to the governor, president of the senate, speaker of the house and state board of education that address the goals and objectives of the task force, including recommendations regarding changes to statute and administrative rule. Provides the task force must continue in existence until its objectives are achieved but no later than June 2011, unless extended by a subsequent executive order. http://flgov.com/pdfs/orders/10-126-teaching.pdf Title: E.O. 10-126 Source: flgov.com LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Relates to teacher certification requirements; to provide relative to the employment experience necessary for certain principals to be exempt from certain testing requirements relative to certification; and to provide for related matters. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=713996 Title: H.B. 974 Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us NH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 This bill requires nonpublic schools and public academies to submit a criminal history records check through the division of state police and permits nonpublic schools to obtain a criminal history records check for selected applicants for employment and selected volunteers. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/HB1286.html Title: H.B. 1286 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Requires the state board to develop and adopt a teacher code of ethics to be used in defining conduct unbecoming a teacher. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5 2009 http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB2416.pdf Title: S.B. 2416 Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Allows a local board to request in writing to the state board that a national criminal history record check be conducted on any school employee and requires that one be conducted for a prospective employee. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB2199_ENR.RTF Title: S.B. 2199 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Suspends professional learning requirements for certification renewal for teachers and paraprofessionals from July 2010 to July 2015. Repeals provision allowing a certified educator to complete a requirement to demonstrate computer skill competency by completing a course in computer skill competency. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb1307.pdf Title: H.B. 1307 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Authorizes certification fees to be paid by credit card, debit card or other method as approved by the professional standards commission. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb1079.pdf Title: H.B. 1079 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us NY Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2010 P-12 From administrative register: The purpose of the proposed amendment is to provide flexibility from the current teacher certification requirements to allow districts and BOCES to reassign effective classroom teachers to another grade level during this demonstrated immediate fiscal crisis to avoid or mitigate reductions in force. Districts and the New York State Council of School Superintendents requested that the Regents consider flexibility in the following three areas to help them retain effective teachers while meeting key staffing needs during the current fiscal crisis: (1) Grades 7-12 Academic Area Certification Extended to Grades 5 and 6 The proposed amendment provides a level of flexibility in certification similar to that of the Experiment in Organizational Change. During a period of fiscal crisis, a district could reassign a teacher who is employed by the district and certified in the classroom teaching service in a subject area in grades 7-12 to teach that same subject area in grades 5 or 6 through a limited extension to the teacher's existing certificate. The limited extension will be valid for 2 years and must be valid with that employing entity only. A full extension will be issued to the candidate if the candidate completes 6 semester hours of coursework in Middle Childhood education. (2) Childhood Education Extended to Kindergarten The proposed amendment authorizes a teacher who is currently certified in childhood education (grades 1-6) to be reassigned to teach kindergarten under a limited extension to their existing certificate for a 2-year period while they complete 6 semester hours of pedagogical coursework in early childhood education. At that point, the department will issue the teacher a full extension to teach kindergarten. (3) Childhood Education Extended to Grades 7 and 8 Similar to the regulation on the Experiment in Organizational Change, the proposed amendment authorizes a certified and qualified elementary school teacher (grades 1-6) to be reassigned to a position teaching an academic subject in grades 7 and 8. The teacher would need to have appropriate educational and experience for such teaching assignment as demonstrated by earning Highly Qualified status under NCLB in order to be granted a limited extension to their existing certificate title. Also, the teacher must agree to successfully complete the content specialty test in that subject area and complete 6 semester hours of coursework in Middle Childhood Education, within the next two years to qualify for the full certificate extension when their limited extension expires. Action is necessary at the April 2010 board of regents meeting in order to avoid or mitigate reduction in force decisions that must be made by school districts prior to school budget votes in May 2010. Pages 5-9 of 43: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2010/may12/pdfs/rules.pdf Title: Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-4.3 Source: www.dos.state.ny.us AL Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Amended Chapter 290-4-1 will include the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics and will stipulate that, 'Schools and school systems are responsible for ensuring that all educators and other school employees who have contact with children are familiar with and act in accordance with the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics.' Title: 290-4-1-.01 Source: Westlaw/StateNet OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 For persons enrolled in an alternative placement program, this bill decreases the amount of work experience (from 3 years to 2 years) required for participation. Except for persons participating in the federal Troops To Teachers Program, prospective teachers are required to document at least two (2) years of work experience after completion of the baccalaureate degree which is related to the subject area of specialization if the person has only a baccalaureate degree with no postbaccalaureate work in a related area. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB3259_ENR.RTF Title: H.B. 3259 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us LA Adopted 04/2010 Postsec. Stipulates that for continued state approval, public and private higher education institutions and private providers that offer teacher certification programs must maintain value added assessment results at Level 3 or higher. Title: LAC 28:XLV.501, 601 Source: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v01/28v01.doc OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Any teacher certified to teach elementary education prior to July 1, 2010, may be certified in early childhood education upon meeting the requirements provided in law and successful completion of the appropriate subject area portion of the examination by July 1, 2012 (and vice versa). Any teacher who becomes certified to teach through completion of an accredited teacher preparation program or becomes alternatively certified to teach through the Troops to Teachers program prior to July 1, 2010, may be certified in special education upon meeting the requirements provided in law and successful completion of the appropriate subject area portion of the examination by July 1, 2012. Requires teacher preparation institutions to report on how they will report to parents and the community on their programs and how they will receive feedback. Also requires such institutions implement a system for documenting and reporting the annual professional development of their teacher education faculty. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB2747_ENR.RTF Title: H.B. 2747 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us OR Rule Adoption 04/2010 P-12 Amends rules relating to alternative assessment, transitional counselors, restricted transitional administrators, reinstatement of licenses and fingerprinting in regards to licensing of teachers and school administrators. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_581/581_022.html Title: OAR 584-050-0015, 584-050-0100, 584-052-0030, 584- 070-0111,584-080-0153, 584-090-0050 Source: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us AZ To governor 04/2010 P-12 Stipulates that a person is not required to take the professional knowledge portion of the proficiency examination if the person has been a full-time teacher for at least the last three years in the same area of certification in which the person is applying for certification in Arizona; the person is not required to take the subject knowledge portion of the proficiency examination if the person has obtained a master's degree in that subject area at an accredited institution of higher education according to an official transcript; specifies that a person who obtained structured English immersion training in another state that the state board of education determines is comparable to the training in Arizona cannot be required to obtain additional structured English immersion train; removes language requiring teachers to repass the proficiency examination in particular situtions and states that a person is not required to pass the proficiency examination or equivalent examination more than once unless a person has not taught during the 10 years immediately preceding the submission of the application for certification. States that the state board of education may adopt rules to modify the reciprocity requirements for persons who have taught, obtained certification or obtained a master's degree in another country. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2725s.pdf Title: H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Source: http://www.azleg.gov VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations to require all education preparation programs for teachers in history and social sciences, elementary education pre K-6, and middle education 6-8 to include local government and civics instruction specific to the state; relates to teachers seeking renewal of a license with an endorsement in history and social sciences. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB715ER+pdf Title: S.B. 715 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us OR Temporary Rule Adoption 03/2010 P-12 Amends rules relating to Career and Technical Education License (CTE) rules to support the redesign of CTE programs ODE has implemented. Establishes an "Instructor Appraisal Committee" to include at least one ODE recognized regional coordinator of career and technical education who may serve as the facilitator of the committee. Lists the possible career and technical education endorsements. Defines the three-year career and technical education teaching license. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/0410_Bulletin/0410_ch584_bulletin.html Title: OAR 584-042-0002, -0006, -0009, -0021, -0031, -0044 Source: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us IA Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Adds greater clarity to each core content area to better communicate what elementary teachers must know in order to better serve students. Title: IAC 282-13.26(5) Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Allows advanced industry certifications to meet one year of the three years of experience required for the Three-Year Preliminary CTE Teaching Credential, as determined by a Commission-approved program. Accepts one year of general education teaching experience toward the three years of experience required for the Three-Year Preliminary CTE Teaching Credential. Creates a teaching authorization for industry experts who may want to teach part-time for only a brief period as their skills are in high demand in the workplace on the recommendation made by the CTE advisory committee and approved by the Commission at the April 2009 Commission Meeting. Reduces the number of hours of full-time work experience required. Title: Title 5 CCR Sections 80034.1, 80034.2, 80034.3, 80035, 80035.1,80035.5 Source: SD Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Repeals the requirement for school districts to have teaching certificates on file; relates to contracts and academic training. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2010/Bill.aspx?File=HB1024ENR.htm Title: H.B. 1024 Source: http://legis.state.sd.us AL Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Provides that after determining the state board's proposed July 2009 amendment to Rule 290-4-1, creating the "Alabama Educator Code of Ethics," was ambiguous and incapable of being enforced as currently drafted, the legislative joint committee disapproved the proposed rule change and proposed a revised rule to be adopted by the board. Provides the state board of education refused to accept the recommended amendment and resubmit the revised rule while continuing to support the original proposed rule. Provides that because the state board of education refused to accept the proposed amendment and resubmit the revised rule proposed by the Joint Committee, the decision of the Joint Committee to disapprove the proposed amendment to Rule 290-4-1, entitled "Education Accountability," is sustained. Title: S.J.R. 9 Source: www.lexis.com IL Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Provides a mechanism for a review and intervention when issues with one or more preparation programs or an educational unit become apparent in the interval between regularly scheduled reviews. Allows the state board of education to make a preparation program's approval status "provisional". As stated in the Illinois Register, "The provisions of this new rule will enhance the institutions' accountability and afford a means by which problems can be addressed promptly." See pages 166-169 of 293: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume34_issue5.pdf Title: 23 IAC 25.130 Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com NV Rule Adoption 01/2010 P-12 Revises the provisions concerning the single-subject majors and minors recognized by the State Board of Education. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl Title: NAC 391.111, .131, .1312 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us AZ Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Changes the provisional Career and Technical Education certificate to create the flexibility to meet the needs of all applicants. http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_07/title_07.PDF Title: R7-2-607, -612 Source: http://www.azsos.gov/ UT Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Revised provision clarifies that the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) must review reports received from the department of public safety (DPS) regarding arrests/convictions of current or prospective licensees (prior language referred only to reviewing data received from employers on currently licensed educators). Requires current or prospective licensees who are arrested or convicted to immediately submit fingerprints to the DPS for a background check. Requires the USOE to place a flag on the licensee's CACTUS [licensed educator data] file indicating a background check issue, and to evaluate the need for potential licensing action. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20091101/33052.htm Title: R277-516 Source: www.rules.utah.gov AZ Exempt Rule Adoption 12/2009 P-12 Creates a new Pre K-12 Arts Certificate. Allows those applicants who have completed an arts education program to receive an arts teaching certificate. Title: R7-2-612 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MT Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes new rules regarding Class 8 dual credit-only postsecondary faculty license endorsements. Title: ARM 10.57.102, .201, .204, .215, .301, .413, .420, .425, .426, .437,.438 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OH Adopted 10/2009 P-12 Adds new paragraph regarding the "teacher leader" endorsement. Provides endorsement is valid for mentoring and coaching teachers, providing staff development and assisting the principal in developing and supporting a shared vision and clear goals for the school. Requires teacher leader endorsement candidates to have a master's degree and at least four years teaching experience. Requires that the preparation program include at least a practicum experience during which the candidate must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and dispositions at the distinguished level, as described in the Ohio standards for the teaching profession. Also establishes an "urban principal" endorsement, which may be added to any standard principal license or certificate following completion of an approved preparation program for the endorsement. Requires that the approved preparation program for the endorsement include an extensive structured internship during which the candidate demonstrates effective urban leadership practices. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/24/3301-24-05_PH_FF_A_RU_20091013_1401.pdf Title: OAC 3301-24-05 Source: www.registerofohio.state.oh.us CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue the authorization to provide services to limited-English-proficient pupils to an applicant who possesses a valid teaching credential and who holds certain certificates issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Authorizes school district interim credential holders to teach K-8 classes in self-contained programs or in self-contained bilingual classes if they have passed the subject matter examination approved by the commission. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_239_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 239 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentials to issue an American Indian Languages eminence credential to a candidate who has demonstrated fluency in that language. Authorizes the holder of an American Indian languages credential to teach the language in public schools and in adult education courses. Makes such credential holder eligible for a professional clear teaching credential. Encourages each federally recognized American Indian tribe to develop related written and oral assessments for credential applicants. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_544_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 544 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue an education specialist, multiple- or single-subject teaching credential to a teacher prepared in another country who has earned a valid corresponding elementary, secondary or special education teaching credential in another state and who meets specified requirements. Requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school that provides examination prep courses for preparing credential holders to meet certain requirements. Authorizes those local educational entities to contract with other specified entities for services to provide intensive examination preparation courses to assist teacher participants to prepare for taking commission-approved subject matter examinations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_751_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 751 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov WA Rule Adoption 10/2009 Postsec. Amends rules for teacher, administrator certification and out-of-state teacher requirements. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=181-79A-030 Title: WAC 181-79A-030, -206, -207 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC TX Adopted 10/2009 P-12 Modifies the description of circumstances requiring a superintendent to report alleged misconduct of an educator who resigns from a school district, the minimum requirements of a superintendent's report, and the requirements for a school district to request that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) pursue sanctions against an educator who has abandoned his or her contract. Pages 7-8 of 10: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1016/1016adop.pdf Title: 19 TAC 7.249.B.249.14 Source: www.sos.state.tx.us IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Provides that, if a district closes one or more (but not all) schools during a public health emergency, the district may claim a full day of attendance based on the average of the three days of attendance preceding the closure. Replaces requirement that teacher and certain administrator certification candidates pass a test of subject area knowledge with requirement that an assessment of professional teaching, and a test of subject matter knowledge; allows another state's basic skills and subject area knowledge test to substitute for a passing score on the state test. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB2675lv.pdf Title: H.B. 2675 Source: www.ilga.gov IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Provides that no person or entity whose license, certificate or authority has been revoked by the department of professional regulations may apply for a restoration of the license, certificate or authority until three years after the effective date of the revocation. Provides an exception for cases involving default on an educational loan or scholarship or in cases involving delinquency in complying with a child support order. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB2337lv.pdf Title: H.B. 2337 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Provides that it is a state attorney's duty to notify the state superintendent of education, the applicable regional superintendent of schools, and the superintendent of the employing school district or the chief school administrator of the employing nonpublic school, upon the conviction of any individual known to possess a certificate issued under the school code of any of certain sex offenses or felony convictions, including the offense of grooming and traveling to meet a minor. Requires teachers institutes to include training on educator ethics and teacher/student conduct. Clarifies 105 ILCS 5/10-21.9(c) to provide that no school board may knowingly employ a person who has been convicted of any offense that would subject him or her to certification suspension or revocation pursuant to Section 21-23a of the School Code. Transfers responsibility for beginning certificate suspension and revocation proceedings from the appropriate regional superintendent of schools to the state superintendent. Requires the superintendent of the employing school board to provide written notification to the regional and state superintendents of any certificate holder whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe has committed an intentional act of abuse or neglect with the result of making a child an abused child or a neglected child, and that act resulted in the certificate holder's dismissal or resignation from the school district. Requires local boards, at least once every two years, to conduct in-service training on educator ethics, teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct for all personnel. Provides that no one who has been convicted of an offense set forth in Section 21-23a of the School Code may be certified to teach or supervise in the public schools. Adds circumstances under which an applicant with a felony conviction may submit character references or other written material before such a conviction or other information regarding the applicant's character may be used by the state superintendent of education as a basis for denying the application. Clarifies that the state superintendent of education has the exclusive authority to initiate certificate suspension or revocation, including for child abuse or neglect. Provides that the state superintendent is not under obligation to initiate an investigation of a certificate holder if the Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the same or substantially similar allegations. Provides that if the state superintendent of education does not receive a request for a hearing within 10 days after the individual receives notice, the suspension or revocation must immediately take effect in accordance with the notice. Clarifies that a hearing will act as a stay of proceedings until the state teacher certification board issues a decision. Repeals and replaces certain other existing language regarding hearings and repeals/suspensions of certificates. Adds "conspiracy to commit first degree murder " and "attempted conspiracy to commit first degree murder" to crimes enumerated in 105 ILCS 5/21-23a for which a conviction is grounds for revocation of certification. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB2071lv.pdf Title: S.B. 2071 Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation KS Adopted 08/2009 P-12 Amends rules relating to teacher licensure, including definition of terms, endorsements, licensure requirements, the licensure of out-of-state and foreign applicants, renewal requirements, procedures for the promulgation of in-service education plans, approval by the state board, and area professional development centers' in-service programs. Title: KAR 91-1-200, -202 thru -205, -216 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Amends existing law that requires a candidate for a position within a school district who has not been employed previously in the state or as an retirant, to provide a medical certificate that shows the candidate is free of a disabling disease making him/her unfit to instruct or associate with children. Authorizes the submission of such certificate by a physician assistant practicing in compliance with specified statutes or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse acting under specified statutory provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_171_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 171 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to waive all application and processing fees for the initial issuance of a teaching credential to an out-of-state applicant who relocates to the state due to orders received from a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces that require the applicant's spouse to relocate to the state. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_794_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 794 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AL Adopted 08/2009 P-12 Repeals and adopts new chapter concerning specific teaching fields and areas of instructional support. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/UpdatedMonthly/AAM-AUG-09/CERTIFIEDRULES.pdf Title: 290-3-3 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Partly from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Directs the superintendent of public instruction, jointly with the chancellor of the board of regents, to establish metrics and courses of study for postsecondary institutions that prepare educators and other school personnel, and to provide for inspection of those institutions. Transfers responsibility for approving teacher preparation programs from the state board to the chancellor of the board of regents, and expands the requirement to include approval of preparation programs for other school personnel. Directs the chancellor and the state superintendent to jointly (1) establish metrics and educator preparation programs for the preparation of educators and other school personnel, and (2) provide for the inspection of the institutions. Requires that the metrics and educator preparation programs be aligned with the standards and qualifications for educator licenses adopted by the state board by statute and the requirements of the Ohio teacher residency program established under section 3319.223. Also requires the metrics and educator preparation programs to ensure that educators and other school personnel are adequately prepared to use the value-added progress dimension prescribed by section 3302.021. Directs the chancellor to approve postsecondary institutions that prepare teachers and other school personnel that maintain satisfactory training procedures and records of performance, as determined by the chancellor. Specifies that if the jointly established metrics require a teacher preparation program to to meet an independent accreditation organization's standards, the chancellor must allow institutions to satisfy the standards of either the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) or the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). Provides the jointly approved metrics and educator preparation programs may require institutions, as a condition of approval, to to make changes to the curricula of its preparation programs for educators and other school personnel. Requires institutions to allocate funds from existing appropriations to make curricular changes. Directs the chancellor to notify the state board of the metrics and educator preparation programs and approved postsecondary institutions. Directs the state board to publish the metrics, educator preparation programs, and approved institutions with the standards and qualifications for each type of educator license. Transfers responsibility for reporting on the quality of teacher preparation institutions from the state board of education to the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, in collaboration with the state board of education. DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635 Pages 1017-1018, 1020-1021, 1438-1440 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3301.12, 3301.42, 3333.048 and 3333.048 Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Repeals provision in 3319.22 that directed the state board to adopt the standards and requirements for temporary, associate, provisional and professional teacher licenses. Establishes a 4-year "resident educator" license to allow an educator to complete the Ohio teacher residency program (applicants must hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited teacher education program). Also establishes "professional educator license" (applicants must have successfully completed the Ohio teacher residency program), "senior professional educator license" (applicants must hold at least a master's degree, have previously held a professional educator license and meet the criteria for the accomplished or distinguished level of performance, as described in the standards for teachers adopted by the state board under section 3319.61) and "lead professional educator license" (applicants must hold at least a master's degree, have previously held a professional educator license or a senior professional educator license, meet the criteria for the distinguished level of performance and either hold National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification or meet the criteria for a master teacher or other criteria for a lead teacher adopted by the educator standards board under division (F)(4) or (5) of section 3319.61). Provides that all non-resident-educator licenses are to be valid for five years and renewable. Repeals provision that no license can be required for teaching children age two or younger. Allows state board to adopt any additional educator licenses, and directs the state board to adopt rules establishing the standards and requirements for obtaining each resident educator, professional educator, senior professional educator and lead professional educator license. Directs the state board to align the standards and qualifications for obtaining a principal license with the standards for principals adopted by the state board under section 3319.61. Repeals 3319.23, which directed the state board to (1) establish standards and courses of study for the preparation of teachers, (2) provide for the inspection of teacher preparation programs, (3) approve teacher preparation programs, and (4) license the graduates of approved courses and institutions. (New Section 3333.048 directs the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents and the state superintendent to establish metrics for and approve teacher preparation programs.) Pages 1375 and 2725 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635 Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3319.22 and 3319.23 Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Repeals former 3319.222, which related to the carry-over of certain provisions related to the state board's authority for teacher certification. New 3319.222 directs the state board to continue to accept applications for new, and renewal and upgrade of, temporary, associate, provisional and professional educator licenses, alternative educator licenses, one-year conditional teaching permits and school nurse licenses through December 31, 2010, in the same manner that these were issued before the provisions of House Bill 1 went into effect. Provides that professional teacher's certificates, temporary, associate, provisional, or professional educator licenses, alternative educator licenses and one-year conditional teaching permits are to be valid for the grades and subject areas for which they were issued, until the certificate, permit or license expires (similar provision for school nurse licenses). Pages 1376-1377 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3319.222 Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Amends provisions related to the two-year provisional educator license for teaching science, technology, engineering or math in grades 6-12 in a STEM school. Adds meeting all other requirements for a professional educator license to the requirements a provisional educator license-holder in a STEM school must meet to be issued a professional educator license. Pages 1381-1383 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3319.28 Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 P-12 Increases the membership on the Hawaii teacher standards board from 13 to 15 with two public members representing the community. Allows the board to employ an executive director for a term of up to four years, who must be appointed by the board of education, and also allows the board to terminate the executive director's contract for cause. Requires the board to submit its annual report to the board of education. Authorizes the board to determine the manner in which licensing fees are collected. Authorizes the board to adopt, amend, repeal or suspend the policies and standards of the board. Authorizes the board to grant additional licensing extensions through June 30, 2010. Makes permanent the board's authority to temporarily suspend its rules in extenuating circumstances. Makes permanent the board's authority to amend licensing-related fees and set or amend other charges related to the performance of its duties. Beginning July 1, 2009, requires the board, department of education and charter school administrative office to implement interim policies and procedures for the mutual sharing of data necessary for licensing and verifying the status of teachers, including criminal background checks; employment status and work sites; license test information; license validity, fields, and levels; and academic transcripts and program completion information. Provides background on 2008 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 83, S.D. 1, which requested the auditor to conduct a study on the appropriate accountability structure for the Hawaii teacher standards board, and to report the findings and recommendations to the 2009 legislature, which the auditor did in February 2009. Directs the legislative reference bureau to review the findings of the auditor's report and make recommendations, including proposed legislation, regarding whether there is a need for oversight of the Hawaii teacher standards board, and how oversight is provided for similar boards; and how to strengthen and clarify interagency roles, responsibilities and relationships between the board, department of education and teacher education coordinating committee. Directs the legislative reference bureau to submit its findings and recommendations, including all proposed legislation and budget requests, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010. Directs the dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa college of education to convene a working group to review and make recommendations to address:      (1)  Licensing rules and their impact on teacher workforce needs in Hawaii      (2)  Relicensing and tiered licensing options to ensure effective teachers and continuing development of teachers      (3)  Streamlining processes for reviewing out-of-state and military applicants for licensure      (4)  Alignment of licensing standards and requirements with the federal No Child Left Behind Act      (5)  Teacher preparation program alignment with national standards and the role of national accreditation of teacher preparation programs in Hawaii      (6)  The role of higher education institutions in assisting teachers in achieving National Board certification. Specifies the membership of the working group. Provides the working group will cease to exist on June 30, 2010. Directs the dean to submit the findings and recommendations of the working group, including any proposed legislation and budget requests, to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010. Directs the Hawaii teacher standards board to review the findings of the auditor's report, and to make recommendations for policy and procedural changes needed to refocus and support the purpose of the Hawaii teacher standards board. Directs the board to consider, at a minimum:      (1)  Procedures to streamline the appeals process, pursuant to section 302A-807, Hawaii Revised Statutes      (2)  Amendments to the current licensing fees, if required, to meet the operating costs associated with the Hawaii teacher standards board      (3)  Requirements for training of licensing and administrative personnel to provide increased accessibility and customer service      (4)  Procedures to improve the coordination of the interim policies and procedures related to the creation of a data interface network consisting of teacher education institutions and the department of education to support the free interchange of information valuable to all of the participating organizations      (5)  Recommendations as to whether the board may be authorized to request attendance of a deputy attorney general at the meetings of the board. Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB183_CD1_.HTM Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM837_.PDF Title: H.B. 183 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov AL Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Adds section creating the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics. Identifies nine areas of standards of conduct, including teacher/student relationships, background checks and confidentiality of the content of student records and standardized tests. Requires educators to report a breach of one or more of the Standards in the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics as soon as possible, but no later than 60 days from the date the educator became aware of the alleged breach. Provides circumstances under which the state superintendent of education may revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a certificate, and establishes grounds that must serve as cause for disciplinary action. Title: 290-4-1 Source: www.lexis.com IA Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Changes the different classes of licenses issued by the Board. Sets out to make application for licensure more user friendly by combining several classes of licenses. Combines Class B, C, and D licenses into one license, Class B, and rescind separate rules for Class C or D licenses. Title: IAC 282-13.10(5), -13.11(272), -13.14(1), (2) Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet DE Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Creates license denial and revocation standards for nonpublic school teachers, specialists and administrators, and for public education employees, that are consistent, to the extent possible, with the license denial and revocation standards applicable to public school teachers, specialists and administrators, as set forth in Sections 1217 and 1218 of Title 14 of the Delaware Code. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+149/$file/legis.html?open Title: S.B. 149 Source: http://legis.delaware.gov NY Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Amends rule to streamline certain aspects of certificate evaluation and processing, in light of reduced department resources to carry out these functions. Adopted as published on pages 16-18 of 43: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2009/apr8/pdfs/rules.pdf Title: Title 8 NYCRR 80-1.2, 80-1.6, 80-1.8, 80-5.9 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CT Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Relates to the required training in competency for professional teaching standards for preparation programs, alternative route to certification program, provisional certification, professional education certification coursework, continuing education, certification tests, out-of-state certification, interstate agreements, certification endorsements, shortage area permits, professional development committees, special education, health care services, charter school cooperative agreements, and magnet schools. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/ACT/Pa/pdf/2009PA-00001-R00HB-06901SS2-PA.pdf Title: H.B. 6901 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/ TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Adds new Subchapter D, "Preliminary Evaluation of License Eligibility" to Chapter 53, Occupations Code. Authorizes an individual to request a licensing authority to issue a letter evaluating the individual's eligibility for a license, if the individual plans to seek licensure and has reason to believe he/she is ineligible for the license due to a felony or misdemeanor conviction or deferred adjudication. Provides that if a licensing authority determines the individual is ineligible for a license, the authority must issue a letter setting out each basis for potential ineligibility and the authority's determination as to eligibility. Authorizes a licensing authority to suspend or revoke a license, or bar an individual from taking a licensing exam if the individual has been convicted of an offense that does not directly relate to the duties and responsibilities of the licensed occupation and that was committed less than five years before the date the person applies for the license, or a sexually violent offense. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00963F.pdf Title: H.B. 963 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Relates to certification of an educator in Texas who is certified in another state or country. Requires an educator certified in another state or country to pass the state teacher certification exam within a year of approval of the educator's credentials by the state board for educator certification. Requires the commissioner to provide guidance to districts employing an educator certified outside Texas on procedures to classify the educator as a highly qualified teacher. Requires state board to approve or deny within 30 days of receipt all applications from educators certified in another state to teach high-need subjects, including math, science, bilingual education and special education. Requires applications from educators in high-need subjects certified in other states to include specified content. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB04152F.pdf Title: H.B. 4152 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Relates to the authority of an administrative law judge to order the release of information concerning a child abuse and neglect investigation. Provides that on a motion of one of the parties in a case before an administrative law judge relating to the license or certification of an educator, the administrative law judge may order the disclosure of information that is confidential, after a hearing for which notice is provided. Provides for the confidentiality of the reporter of abuse or neglect. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02876F.pdf Title: H.B. 2876 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Specifies that provisions barring a licensing agency from considering a person under certain circumstances to have been convicted of an offense do not apply to applicants for licenses authorizing the individual to provide educational services. Permits a licensing authority to consider a person to have been convicted of an offense for purposes of denial, suspension or revocation of a license (or denial of the opportunity to take a licensing exam), regardless of whether the proceedings were dismissed and the person was discharged, if after consideration of certain factors, the licensing authority determines that the person may pose a continued threat to public safety or employment of the person in the licensed occupation would create a situation in which the person has an opportunity to repeat the prohibited conduct. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02808F.pdf Title: H.B. 2808 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to issue public reprimand or to suspend or revoke right to apply for license or registration of student teacher based on certain criteria; removes time limitation on requirement that commission take action regarding person who no longer holds valid license or registration if person is convicted of certain crimes; allows commission to deny license or registration to person whose license or registration was revoked in another jurisdiction. Chapter 386 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0001.dir/sb0047.en.pdf Title: S.B. 47 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Requires applicants for first-time license or registration from Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to demonstrate knowledge of ethical standards of professional conduct, as determined by the commission; declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Chapter 392 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0121.en.pdf Title: S.B. 121 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide for the type of certificate held by foreign associate teachers, certificate renewal, and continuing learning units, tests required for certification, growth of the Foreign Associate Teacher Program, and adding a foreign language indicator to the list of critical certification shortage areas. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=662560 Title: H.B. 621 Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/ OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Modifies requirements related to first aid cards at schools to reflect change in law that no longer requires first aid card for teaching license. Chapter 256 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0120.en.pdf Title: S.B. 120 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us ID Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Amends rules relating to uniformity. Includes definitions and addresses the process of obtaining a criminal history check for applicants for certification, school district employees, substitute teachers, student teachers and individuals who have unsupervised contact with students in a K-12 setting. adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules/03codearchives/IDAPA08/0202.pdf Title: IDAPA 08.02.02 Source: adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules WA Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Amends rules relating to standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/ Title: WAC 181-79A-206 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/ TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Amends §230.483(a)(4) to allow educator preparation programs to prepare teachers for health science technology education certification and trade and industrial education certification in one year. Amends §230.483(c) to clarify teaching experience may be used in lieu of on-the-job experience under the career and technical education certificate. Title: 19 TAC 7.230.P.230.481 -.483 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Emphasizes that consent is required when a certified teacher is to be placed on an emergency permit. Title: 19 TAC 7.230.Q.230.501 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Allows educators applying to renew their licenses to present to their local licensing committees evidence of work that demonstrates professional reflection and growth in best teaching practices. Requires applicants to include a reflective statement of professional accomplishment and the applicants' own assessment of professional growth that shows evidence of (1) support for student learning, (2) use of best practices, (3) collaborative work with colleagues, and (4) continual professional development. Directs the board of teaching to ensure that its teacher relicensing requirements include the substance of this paragraph. https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0002.5.html&session=ls86 Title: H.F. 2 Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Relates to the applicability of rules, delegation, definitions, and confidentiality of investigative records. Relates to the notice of opportunity for hearing; failure to request, filing, notice of date, time and place of hearings. Relates to the authority and duties of hearing officers, continuance of a hearing, subpoenas, and witnesses. Relates to reports and recommendations, factors for the state board to consider, suspension and revocation. Relates to consent agreements, application after disciplinary action, automatic revocation or denial, and action after appeal of conviction. Authorizes the state superintendent to automatically revoke or deny a teacher's license for any of the grounds enumerated in code section 3319.31, or to issue a written order reinstating licensure. Title: OAC 3301-73-01 thru -06, -08 thru -10, -13, -16, -20 thru -26 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to develop an alternative teacher licensure program for U.S. Air Force instructors who have taught at the Community College of the Air Force. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB1703.pdf Title: S.B. 1703 Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/ HI Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Clarifies membership requirements of the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee to ensure that all institutions that are state-approved teacher education units have a representative on the committee. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB501_HD1_.HTM Title: S.B. 501 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Creates the national board certification fund in the state treasury. Requires the education standards and practices board to make grants aailable (not to exceed $2,500 each). As a condition of the grant, the board may require recipients to mentor other individuals who are licensed to teach. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JARF1000.pdf Title: H.B. 1400 - Sec. 12, NBPTS Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 For an Alternative Placement teaching certificate: Requires that a person attain at least a 2.5 GPA; participate in a residency program; declare the intent to receive a standard certificate within three years via alternative program. Sets requiremetns for the professional education component (deletes teaching experience as a component). Increases the required amount of work experience from two to three years to enroll in alternative placement program. Prohibits the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation from accrediting, renewing the accreditation of, or otherwise approving any teacher education program of any institution of higher education that has not implemented alternative placement programs in at least four areas of specialization, including mathematics, science and a foreign language. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10HB/HB1333_int.rtf Title: H.B. 1333 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Directs the state board of education to grant an alternative placement teaching certificate to any person who meets certain requirements (such as qualifying for the Troops to Teaching program); Directs the board to adopt certain rules; directs the board to issue a temporary, nonrenewable secondary or middle level license to teach to any person who has attained certification by an alternative teacher certification organization; requires participation in a mentoring and induction program. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB582_ENR.RTF Title: S.B. 582 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us GA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Establishes new rules and amends exiting rules concerning educator certifications, including types of classifications and certificates, standards for renewal credit, and requirements within certain disciplines and subjects. 505-2: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=PROFESSIONAL_STANDARDS_COMMISSION%2FCERTIFICATION%2Findex.html&d=1 505-3: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=PROFESSIONAL_STANDARDS_COMMISSION%2FEDUCATOR_PREPARATION_RULES%2Findex.html&d=1 Title: GAC 505-2-.01 to .206 non seq, 505-2-.27 to .166 non seq, 505-3-.05 to .86 non seq Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Expands the list of crimes that require dismissal or certificate revocation for school employees; expands the list of crimes that require dismissal or certificate revocation for school employees. Chapter 396 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1741-S.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 1741 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/ AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Provides bonuses for individuals who have worked for a minimum number of years with a national board certification as a classroom teacher, building-level principal, or assistant principal in a public school district, employed full time as a teacher in an accredited teacher preparation program at a state- supported institution of higher education; provides only teachers who hold such certification on or after a specified date shall be eligible for a bonus; provides bonuses are not retroactive. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1449.pdf Title: H.B. 1862 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Amends provisions concerning the application of the Teacher Due Process Act and teacher residency programs; allows a teacher hired on a temporary contract in a resident teacher position to be hired for an additional school year immediately after the resident year. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10HB/HB1070_int.rtf Title: H.B. 1070 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us IL Adopted 04/2009 P-12 1.75: Updates language regarding student information systems to reflect that the system is now compatible with all districts' local data packages. .705 and .720: Provides temporary flexibility for staffing certain courses in grades 5-8 that require a middle grades endorsement. Pages 405- of 559: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume33_issue15.pdf Title: 23 IAC 1.75, .705, .720 Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Increases the mathematics requirement for persons seeking licensure or reciprocity in elementary education. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/HB0322.pdf Title: H.B. 322 Source: http://nmlegis.gov/ WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Removes the work experience requirement of routes three and four, alternate routes, of the partnership grant program for residency teacher certification. Chapter 166 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1675.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 1675 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Grants subpoena power to the state board of education and the professional licensure standards board. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1283.pdf Title: H.B. 1372 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Provides for the confidentiality of certain documents and procedures relating to code of ethics proceedings of the professional licensure standards board relating to an ethics complaint against an administrator or teacher. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act938.pdf Title: H.B. 1859 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Relates to school personnel; eliminates the one-year three-a licensure requirement for applicants of regular level three-b licenses; provides for a provisional level three-b license for a level two teacher whom a school district believes has the potential to be an effective school principal. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/SB0133.pdf Title: S.B. 133 Source: http://nmlegis.gov KY Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Establishes the written examination prerequisites and the corresponding passing scores for teacher certification. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/016/006/010.htm Title: 16 KAR 6:010 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Provides changes in procedure and terminology to make the rule consistent with the federal No Child Left Behind Act. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090201/32312.htm Title: R277-510 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Section 201-203 focus on the certification, evaluation and compensation of teachers and other staff. Includes creation of an effective teaching and compensation working group to address a new salary model. Section 204 instructs the education data center and the superintendent of public instruction to take all actions necessary to secure federal funds to implement these sections. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2261-S.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 2261--Section 201-203, Teacher Compensation and Evaluation Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Provides that whereas the quality of writing instruction is directly related to how well teachers are prepared in their teacher preparation programs and how confident they are in the writing process; and whereas some teachers have expressed tentativeness and discomfort in teaching writing to their students, the education professional standards board and the department of education must take actions during the 2009 and 2010 calendar years to improve instruction at the pre-service levels and to improve the ability to teach writing to existing teachers. Requires the following to be completed at a minimum: (1) Using results from the state writing assessments, including previous results of audits of writing portfolios, the department of education and appropriate partners must identify any major weaknesses that may be attributed to the quality of writing instruction and consider where and how these skills should best be taught to teachers (2) The education professional standards board must conduct an analysis of the current pre-service writing instruction requirements and determine how writing instruction for prospective teachers can be improved (3) The education professional standards board must consider the feasibility of requiring a course in teacher preparation programs in the teaching of writing (4) The department of education must review the availability of professional development opportunities to help teachers learn how to improve writing instruction, and to use available resources, including the continuance of writing academies and writing workshops, to ensure that training for developing and evaluating high-quality writing portfolios and writing persuasive letters and articles, as well as poetry, short stories, memoirs, and personal narratives is available to existing teachers (5) The department of education must provide training to administrators to help them provide leadership and support for an effective writing program in their schools. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/SB1/bill.doc Title: S.B. 1 Section 17 Source: www.lrc.ky.gov CA Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Creates application and eligibility criteria and procedures for two extensions of time for preliminary teaching credentials to enable credential holders to complete clear credential requirements. One extension is for two years and is for those whose preliminary credentials have expired or are about to expire but the credential holders have found employment. The second is for three years and is for those whose preliminary credentials have expired or are about to expire and they have not found employment. The rulemaking also incorporates by reference several forms in connection with the credential extension application process. Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 80413, 80487 Source: www.lexis.com RI Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Authorizes alternative routes to certification programs. http://www2.sec.state.ri.us/dar/regdocs/released/pdf/DESE/5490.pdf Title: Alternative Routes Source: http://www2.sec.state.ri.us AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Amends eligibility and application requirements for the lifetime teaching license. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1133.pdf Title: H.B. 1133 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us LA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Amends rules relating to math for professionals certificates. Allows individuals with pure mathematic or science backgrounds the opportunity to become certified to teach in the area of mathematics. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v131/28v131.doc Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.348 Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/ AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Creates a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential and endorsement. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1132.pdf Title: H.B. 1132 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ GA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Amends, repeals, and replaces rules concerning teacher certification and educator preparation, including international exchange certificates, support personnel licensure, evaluation of credit earned outside the U.S., voluntary deletion of a certificate field, teaching endorsements, coordinated career academic education endorsements, work-based learning endorsements, ESOL endorsements, career technical instruction endorsements, special education preschool programs, the Coordinated Career Academic Education Endorsement Program, the Work-based Learning Endorsement Program, and Career Technical Instruction Endorsement Programs. 505-2-.08 (International Exchange Certificate): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/08.pdf 505-2-.13 (Support Personnel License): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/13.pdf 505-2-.21 (Evaluation of Credit Earned Outside of the U.S.): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/21.pdf 505-2-.38 (Voluntary Deletion of a Certificate Field): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/38.pdf 505-2-.150 (Teaching Endorsements): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/100/50.pdf 505-2-.153 (Coordinated Career Academic Education Endorsement): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/100/53.pdf 505-2-.154 (Work-Based Learning Endorsement): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/100/54.pdf 505-2-.157 (English to Speakers of Other Languages Endorsement): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/100/57.pdf 505-2-.161 Repeals rule re: Middle Grades Endorsement 505-2-.164 (Career Technical Instruction Endorsement): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/100/64.pdf 505-3-.33 (Special Education Preschool (Ages 3-5) Program): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/3/33.pdf 505-3-.66 (Coordinated Career Academic Education Endorsement Program (CCAE)): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/3/66.pdf 505-3-.67 (Work-Based Learning Endorsement Program): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/3/67.pdf 505-3-.76 (Career Technical Instruction Endorsement Program): http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/3/76.pdf Title: GAC 505-2-.08, .13, .21, .38, .150, .153, .154, .157, .161, .164, 505-3-.33, .66, .67, .76 Source: rules.sos.state.ga.us FL Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Amends rule to add certification in elementary education grade K-6 as an appropriate base coverage for certification in the pre-k disabilities endorsement. The effect is more flexibility for certification for teachers who want to serve the prekindergarten level of exceptional students. https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?ID=6A-4.01792 Title: FAC 6A-4.01792 Source: https://www.flrules.org MD Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Postsec. Amends rules relating to teacher certification. Adds two new content areas, Environmental Education and Dance and brings the number of credit hours into alignment. Relates to curricular need. http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/13a/13a.12.02.18.htm Title: COMAR 13A.12.02.12, .18 Source: http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/ UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Changes Applied Technology Education (ATE) to Career and Technical Education (CTE) throughout R277-518. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2008/20081201/32143.htm Title: R277-518 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Adds a definition of Comprehensive Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS) to R277-502. Provides the file includes information such as: (1) Personal directory information (2) Educational background (3) Endorsements (4) Employment history (5) Professional development information (6) A record of disciplinary action taken against the educator. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2008/20081201/32142.htm Title: R277-502 Source: www.lexis.com CA Rule Adoption 01/2009 P-12 Amends rules concerning single-subject teaching credential authorization. Allows for an additional option for employers to assign individuals to teach science. Title: Title 5 CCR Section 80004 Source: www.lexis.com ME Adopted 11/2008 P-12 Postsec. Amends rules relating to the qualifying examinations for teachers, education specialists and administrators. Relates to the Praxis exam. http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/05/071/071c013.doc Title: 05-071-13 Source: http://www.maine.gov/sos/ AK Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Removes the performance review requirement for those teachers moving from initial certification to professional certification. Allows the use of the performance review as an option to become a master teacher. Discontinues use of the performance review for the High Objective Uniform State Standards evaluation. http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm Title: 4 AAC 04.212, 12.305, 12.320 Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Community College Repeals the authority of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a 2-year preliminary designated subjects teaching credential upon the completion by an applicant of certain specified requirements. Provides that the preliminary credential is valid for a period of 3 years. Revises the requirements to receive the credential. Requires holder of technical education credential to satisfy minimum experience requirements established by local educational agency for each course holder is assigned to teach. Chapter 576 http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 1104 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to suspend the credential of a holder when it receives notice that another State has taken final action to revoke a credential or license authorizing the holder of the credential to perform any duty in the public schools of another State or that the ability of the holder to associate with minors has been limited as a term or condition of probation or sentencing resulting from a criminal conviction. Prohibits reinstatement until certain conditions are met. Chapter 578 http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 1110 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Provides procedures for credential reinstatement for a credential holder after dismissal of a misdemeanor sex offense accusation or information. Allows credential suspension for no contest plea to loitering in or about a public toilet. Includes a conviction or guilty plea to a sex or controlled substance offense to provisions allowing credential suspension or revocation. Adds new requirements regarding the release of findings to a school district by the Committee on Credentials relating to adverse actions. Chapter 577 http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 1105 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Requires that a certificated or classified employee who was placed on a compulsory leave of absence after being charged with certain offenses be paid their full compensation for the period of leave if they are acquitted or the charges are dismissed. Provides that, if the charges against the employee are dismissed as a result of the employee's successful completion of a drug diversion program, the school district, would pay to the employee any accrued leave and differential pay for the leave of absence. Chapter 579 http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 1303 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov OH Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Creates forty hour temporary teaching permit for qualified nonlicensed individuals. Amends qualifications for temporary teaching permit for nonlicensed individuals. Adds rule creating two-year provisional educator license for STEM schools. Twelve- or forty-hour temporary teaching permit for qualified nonlicensed individuals: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/3301-23-41 Provisional educator license for STEM schools: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/3301-24-15 Title: OAC 3301-23-41, -24-15 Source: codes.ohio.gov KY Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Amends the standards for admission to an educator preparation. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/016/005/020.htm Title: 16 KAR 5:020 Source: www.lexis.com UT Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Prohibits a professional educator from using or attempting to use district or school computers or information systems in violation of the school district's acceptable use policy or accessing information that may be detrimental to young people or inconsistent with the educator's role model responsibility. Prohibits a professional educator from knowingly possessing, while at school or any school-related activity, any pornographic material in any form. Title: R277-515-4 Source: www.lexis.com LA Adopted 08/2008 P-12 An Out-of-State (OS) Certificate, valid for a three year period, is not renewable. It is issued to a teacher who has completed an out-of-state teacher preparation program and either holds or is eligible for a certificate in the state in which the program was completed. The teacher is not initially eligible for a Level 1, 2, or 3 Louisiana certificate but meets Louisiana certification requirements with the exception of the Praxis/National Teacher Exam requirements. It provides a transition period that permits the holder to be employed in Louisiana K-12 schools while he/she complies with Louisiana Praxis/NTE requirements or meets Praxis exclusion eligibility requirements. For continued employment as a teacher in a Louisiana school system after the three year period has elapsed, the OS certificate holder must fulfill guidelines for a Level 1 or higher-level certificate. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v131/28v131.doc Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.305, 309 Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/ AK Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Allows special service providers who hold a Type C certificate to be eligible for a Type F certificate with an endorsement as a special education administrator. Allows all holders of Type C special service certificates to be eligible for a Type B administrator certificate. Title: 4 AAC 12.345, .346, .350 Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title12.htm AK Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Adds a new section setting out guidelines for maintaining initial teacher certification for students enrolled in a teacher preparation program. ALASKA 3678 Title: 4 AAC 12.305 Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm AL Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Repeals and replaces chapter on teacher certification. Title: 290-3-2 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NY Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Extends the expiration date for applicants seeking certification through the individual evaluation pathway in all classroom titles except childhood education from Feb. 1, 2009 to Feb. 1, 2012. Adopted as published in pp 11-12 of May 14, 2008 register: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/may14/pdfs/rules.pdf Title: Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-3.7 Source: www.dos.state.ny.us ID Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Postsec. Provides certification to meet the special needs of virtual schools, distant education and public school/postsecondary partnerships. Promotes greater flexibility and increased content competency among teachers and valid certification for higher education faculty serving K-12 classrooms. IDAHO 7544 Title: IDAPA 08.02.02 Source: IDAPA 08-0202 MO Adopted 08/2008 Postsec. Amends rule to incorporate changes for Library Media Specialist. Updates certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of January 2008. http://www.dese.mo.gov/schoollaw/rulesregs/80800260.htm Title: 5 CSR 80-800.260 Source: http://www.dese.mo.gov AR Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Amends rules relating to Rules Governing the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators http://arkansased.org/rules/pdf/pending/educator_ethics021408_pending.pdf . Title: 005.16.08 Source: http://arkansased.org CA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Relates to annexation of specified territory by a school district or county board of education, waiver requests from specified education entities governing the preparation or licensing of educators, the career technical education teaching credential, the evaluation of district intern programs, the assignment of teachers for specified assignments, and the definition of a parent for special education purposes. Requires an annual nutrition-related prohibitions and requirement report by a school or district. Chapter 223 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2057_bill_20080716_enrolled.html Title: A.B. 2057 Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov WA Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Amends rules relating to standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification. WASHINGTON 28062 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=181-79A-211 Title: WAC 181-79A-211, -250 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov NY Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Provides for the automatic revocation of a teaching certificate held by a teacher convicted of a sex offense; provides for the termination of education personnel without a hearing upon such conviction. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A11500&sh=t Title: A.B. 11500 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NY Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Requires the commissioner of education to revoke and annul the certificates of school administrators or supervisors for the conviction of felony defrauding of the government. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S08554&sh=t Title: S.B. 8554 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NC Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Permits national board certified teachers to serve as full-time mentors, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2360v0.pdf Title: H.B. 2360 Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us KS Rule Adoption 07/2008 P-12 Amends rules concerning teacher licensure, including definitions, types of licenses and certificates, requirements for each type of license, requirements for out-of-state applicants, renewal requirements, and student teaching requirements. KANSAS 6607 Title: KAR 91-1-200 through 91-1-205, 91-1-207, 91-1-209, 91-1-210,91-1-220, 91-1-221, 91-19-1, 91-19-6 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet DE Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Relates to the authority of the Department of Education regarding educator licensure; requires notice to be given to an applicant explaining reasons for denial and an opportunity for a hearing; relates to suspension, revocation or limitation of a license for various reasons including commission of a violent felony; provides for limitations on licenses including ages of students with whom the licensee may work, and supervision, education, counseling, or psychiatric examination requirements. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+259/$file/legis.html?open Title: H.B. 259 Source: http://legis.delaware.gov CT Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Concerns the role of the state board of education in the teacher certification revocation process; provides that the Commissioner of Education has final authority concerning certain types of certification revocations when an educator has been convicted of certain crimes, instead of the State Board of Education. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/Pa/pdf/2008PA-00148-R00SB-00403-PA.pdf Title: S.B. 403 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/ HI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Allows the state teacher standards board to suspend a teacher's license without a hearing and initiate proceedings to permanently revoke the teacher's license when the teacher has been convicted of certain sexual offenses against minors. Requires the department of education to notify the board of the name of any teacher convicted of a sexual offense against a minor. Authorizes a person whose license to teach has been suspended because he/she was convicted of certain sexual offenses against minors to petition the board to reconsider the suspension and pending revocation, including on grounds of reversal of the conviction by a final decision of the appellate court or supreme court. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2080_CD1_.htm Title: S.B. 2080 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Requires the Department of Education to administer a biennial teaching and learning conditions survey to all teachers to be used for planning and designing future programs; provides stipends to certain teachers employed by a school district, a board of cooperative services, or a charter school who holds national teaching standards certification or based on certain school performance data; creates an exchange teacher interim authorization for participants who are able to teach in another country. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2008A/csl.nsf/BillFoldersHouse?openFrameset Title: H.B. 1384 Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/ MN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Authorizes an eligible candidate to use licensure via portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field, consistent with the applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules. [Sec. 2] https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getbill.php?number=HF1812&session=ls85&version=list&session_number=0&session_year=2007 Title: H.B. 1812 Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us AZ Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Concerns penalty classifications for sexual conduct with a minor when the perpetrator is the minor's school teacher, clergyman, or priest. Chapter 210 http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/summary/h.sb1336_05-13-08_astransmittedtogovernor.doc.htm Title: S.B. 1336 Source: http://www.azleg.gov TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Prohibits teacher from teaching in grades K-3 unless the teacher is licensed with an endorsement to teach in such grades. - Amends TCA Title 49. (Present law authorizes the commissioner of education to grant a permit to teach to a person who is recommended by the director of the local school district and the chair of the respective board of education, when the director and chair certify to the commissioner that the school system is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for a vacant position.) http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2755.pdf Title: H.B. 2755 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Creates the Joint Study Committee on Teacher Training and Certification. Provides that in the event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations for proposed legislation, such report must be made by December 31, 2008. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hr1103.pdf Title: H.R. 1103 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 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 to the requirements of the residency program; requires certain coursework; provides upon successful completion of the coursework and payment of fees, the teacher shall be issued a certificate to teach by the board. If funds are available, which may include but not be limited to grant, foundation, or other funds, they may be provided to train middle school teachers in reading education. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB3124_ENR.RTF Title: H.B. 3124 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us AL Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Relates to public school teacher licensing and certification. Extends access to the expanded alternative certification program from prospective teachers of grades 9-12 to prospective teachers of grades 6-12. Removes certain requirements necessary to obtain a provisional certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education. Adds that applicants for an alternative certificate must be recommended for certification by the employing local superintendent or private school administrator, be assigned a mentor, meet the requirements of the Alabama prospective teacher testing program, and meet credit hour or degree requirements, or a passing score on the appropriate Praxis II content test. Extends period of time for which an alternative certificate may be issued from three to four years. Allows holder of alternative certificate to work in up to two districts or private schools. Title: H.B. 398 Source: www.lexis.com GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Authorizes the professional standards commission to investigate complaints alleging that an educator has been convicted of any other criminal offense involving the manufacture, distribution, trafficking, sale, or possession of a controlled substance or marijuana or of any sexual offense. Authorizes the staff of the commission, without notifying the commission, to immediately open an investigation submitted by a local school superintendent, with the local board's approval, of a complaint by a student against an educator alleging a sexual offense. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb250.pdf Title: H.B. 250 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Provides that falsifying, misrepresenting, omitting, or erroneously reporting reports of instances of inappropriate behavior by a teacher, administrator or other school employee toward a student must be addressed in the student code of conduct. Directs the Professional Standards Commission to establish a process for students to follow in reporting instances of such behavior. Provides for notice of the process in student handbooks and in employee handbooks or policies. Provides that if through the state mandated process it is determined that a complaint against a teacher, administrator or other school employee is unsubstantiated, the local school system must, at the request of the aggrieved party, submit a written statement to that effect to all local print and television media outlets that published any articles or reported any news relating to such complaint against the teacher, administrator, or employee. Directs the Professional Standards Commission to coordinate a training program on educator sexual misconduct, and requires every local superintendent to ensure that all certified staff receive such training. Authorizes the staff of the Professional Standards Commission, without notification to the Professional Standards Commission, to immediately open an investigation submitted to the commission by a local school superintendent, with approval of the local board of education, of a complaint by a student against an educator alleging a sexual offense. Directs the Professional Standards Commission to have on staff a minimum of one investigator specifically trained in investigating educator sexual misconduct. Requires that the investigation of any complaint of sexual misconduct be completed in a maximum of 60 days. Provides that if the Professional Standards Commission´s review of the investigative report results in a sanction against the educator, the educator must have the right to appeal the commission decision to a hearing before an administrative law judge within 90 days of the sanction. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb1321.pdf Title: H.B. 1321 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us MN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Modifies teaching employment for early childhood education programs. Provides a school board must employ necessary licensed teachers for its early childhood family education programs. Provides the Board of Teaching, at its discretion, may grant an applicant a variance under the Board of Teaching Rules. https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2796.1.html&session=ls85 Title: S.B. 2796 Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us CA Rule Adoption 05/2008 P-12 Amends rules to utilize flexibility in federal guidance. Creates an alternative HOUSSE to help middle and high school level teachers in alternative education, special education, and schools in the Small Rural Schools Achievement (SRSA) program be considered highly qualified for purposes of meeting the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) High Quality Teacher requirements as outlined in the reauthorization. Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 6100, 6104, 6105 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ID Adopted 05/2008 P-12 Allows a three year interim certificate to be issued to any Idaho-trained educator whose certificate has expired. Allows educators holding current certificates from recognized, accredited foreign institutions of education to be issued a three year interim certificate. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/08index.htm Title: IDAPA 08.02.02 Source: http://www2.state.id.us MO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Creates an alternative method of obtaining teacher certification from the Board of Education; provides that an individual may obtain teacher certification by obtaining certification from the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence and verification of ability to work with children by completing contact hours in the classroom; provides that certification may not be granted in the areas of early childhood education, elementary education, or special education. Title: S.B. 1066 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Repeals definition of "school safety violation." Rewrites provision relating to a student found in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at school or on school property, or who has engaged in an act or behavior at school or on school property that resulted in, or was substantially likely to have resulted in, serious bodily injury to others. Allows a student whose driver's license was suspended or revoked due to the student's suspension or expulsion to request a hearing to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe the student was in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at school or on school property, or was engaged in behavior at school or on school property that resulted in, or was substantially likely to have resulted in, serious bodily injury to others. Prohibits issuance or renewal of a teacher's license to a person convicted of rape, indecent liberties with a child, sodomy, indecent solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, incest, endangering a child, child abuse, murder, manslaughter, sexual battery, promoting obscenity or any felony. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/470.pdf Title: S.B. 470 Source: www.kslegislature.org KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Creates a certification incentive fund to provide grants for eligible recipients to conduct summer institutes. Specifies that the priority for the institutes in the 2008-2009 through 2011-2012 school years is the certification of teachers in high school mathematics, chemistry, integrated science, and physics, and middle school mathematics and earth science under option 7 of the alternative certification program, certification of a person in a field other than education to teach in elementary, middle or secondary programs. Provides that grant recipients may be nonprofit organizations, institutions, and agencies, including postsecondary education institutions, school districts, education cooperatives, and consortia of school districts. Requires the education professional standards board to determine priority for specific institutes at the end of the 2011-2012 school year. Requires each individual completing a summer institute to have additional hours of formal instruction or assistance during the first year of teaching to reach the minimum number of clock hours. Provides that an alternative teacher certification candidate participating in the institute must not be required to participate in the teacher internship program until the second year of teaching. Requires the candidate to be assigned a teacher mentor by the grant recipient the first year of teaching, with payment of the teacher mentor coming from the summer institute grant. Provides forgiveable loans to individuals accepted into an institute. Provides the loan will be forgiven if the participant teaches in a Kentucky public or certified nonpublic school for one year within the three years following the awarding of the loan. Also provides a stipend, equal to the loan award amount, for each individual who completes a summer institute. Provides that grant recipients and school districts may offer financial incentives to potential participants and individuals who complete an institute from fund sources other than the grant funds. Provides that teachers' professional growth fund may be used to provide teachers with professional development that may lead to additional certification endorsements or renewal of certification. Adds that the professional development programs for which teachers may receive support from the fund must provide teacher participants with the opportunity to obtain certificate endorsements or extensions in critical shortage areas, with priority given to math and science through 2016, and in core content areas to their existing certifications through the TC-HQ process, established by the education professional standards board to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. Specifies that beginning June 1, 2010, through the 2015-2016 school year, priority for the use of funds from the teachers' professional growth fund must be for the purpose of increasing the number of certified math and science teachers. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/SB64/bill.doc Title: S.B. 64 Source: www.lrc.ky.gov KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Relates to alternative teacher certification. Allows a five-year statement of eligibility for teaching to be issued to a veteran who has completed at least 10 years of active duty service, 10 years of service officially credited toward armed services retirement, or 10 years combination of such service. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB607/bill.doc Title: H.B. 607 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet LA Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Amends rules to revise Nonpublic Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for Nonpublic School Administrators. Allows teachers with master's degrees and 10 or more years of experience teaching at the college level or in a K-12 school to forego the required 12 college hours of Knowledge of the Learner and the Learning Environment classes. Provides the teachers must meet all other requirements. Removes the stipulation that only secondary teachers can teach in areas other than their major field for less than half the school day. Requires the teachers to have earned at least 12 semester hours in the content area. These revisions were requested by Nonpublic School Commission to facilitate obtaining experienced and qualified teachers. Page 609: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0804/0804.doc Title: LAC 28:LXXIX.303 Source: doa.louisiana.gov ME Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Requires the Department of Education to report all denials, revocations, suspensions, surrenders and reinstatements of certification that are not under appeal or still subject to appeal to a national association of state directors of teacher education and certification within 30 days of the action; provides that in reports to the national association of state directors of teacher education and certification, the department may not disclose any information designated as confidential. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280028572&LD=2291&Type=1&SessionID=7 Title: S.B. 912A Source: http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/ UT Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Deletes provision that a teacher working under a letter of authorization who is not an alternative routes to licensing (ARL) candidate, cannot be designated highly qualified. Provides for a new K-6 license. Specifies that the "middle" license area of concentration is still valid, but not issued after 1988. Replaces Applied Technology license area of concentration with Career and Technical Education. Adds Speech-Language Pathologist and Speech-Language Technician license areas of concentration. Deletes provision providing that LEA and educator preparation institution resources may be used may be used to assist those educators experiencing significant problems as educator Level 1 license holders. Also deletes provision that the institution in closest proximity to the employing school district is the first choice for such district involvement and that the school district is encouraged to make a cooperative arrangement with the institution from which the educator graduated. Rewords so as to require LEAs and educator preparation institutions to cooperate in preparing candidates for the educator Level 1 license. Provides that a license applicant who has received or completed license preparation activities or coursework inconsistent with rule 277-504 may present compelling information and documentation for review and approval by the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) to satisfy the licensing requirements. Specifies that a Letter of Authorization is valid for one year and may be renewed for a total of three years. Deletes section regarding School Counselor levels of licensure. Adds "Returning Educator Relicensure" section to provide a process for a previously licensed educator with an expired license to renew an expired license. Provides that returning educators who previously held a Level 2 or Level 3 license must be issued a Level 1 license during the first year of employment and that, upon completion of the requirements listed in R277-502-6A, the employing LEA may recommend reinstatement of licensure at a Level 2 or 3. Provides that the returning educator's license is valid for five years. Requires returning educators who taught for fewer than three consecutive years in a public or accredited private school to complete the Early Years Enhancement requirements before moving from Level 1 to Level 2 licensure. Also adds to professional educator license reciprocity provisions to authorize an applicant with fewer than three years of previous educator experience in a public or accredited private school to be issued a Level 2 license following satisfaction of the requirements of R277-522, Entry Years Enhancements (EYE) for Quality Teaching - Level 1 Utah Teachers. Provides the circumstances under which an individual may change or add data in the Computer-Aided Credentials of Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS) system. Provides that interns and student teachers are included in CACTUS. Provides that training must be provided to designated individuals prior to granting access to CACTUS. Provides that CACTUS information belongs solely to the USOE, and that the he USOE shall make the final determination of information included in or deleted from CACTUS. Provides that CACTUS data under the Government Records Access and Management Act are public information and must be released by the USOE. Title: R277-502 Source: www.lexis.com WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 The Professional Educator Standards Board is directed to set performance standards and develop, pilot, and implement a uniform and externally administered professional-level certification assessment based on demonstrated teaching skill by January, 2010. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6726-S.SL.pdf Title: S.B. 6726 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature LA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Relates to the practitioner teacher program alternative path to certification and minimum requirements. Revises program requirements. See Full Text Below. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v131/28v131.doc Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.233 Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/ ME Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Allows teachers of modern and classical languages whose primary language is not English to retain certification while receiving support to pass the required Praxis test. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280027595&LD=2083&Type=1&SessionID=7 Title: H.B. 1469 Source: http://janus.state.me.us/house/ CO Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Allows department of education to issue a military spouse interim authorization that allows to employ a person who is certified or licenced, or eligible for certificatiuon, as a teacher, special services provider, principal or administrator in another state and who has not completed professional competencies requirements. This person must be a military spouse. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/21D43C766B159EC3872573680053EECB?open&file=1162_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1162 Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/ VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Requires State Board of Education regulations to include requirements for the denial, suspension, cancellation, revocation, and reinstatement of licensure. Requires the Board of Education to revoke the license of any person for whom it has received a notice of dismissal or resignation pursuant to subsection F of § 22.1-313 and, in the case of a person who is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect, after all rights to an appeal provided by § 63.2-1526 have been exhausted. In those instances when licensed personnel are dismissed or resign due to a conviction of any felony; any offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child; any offense involving drugs; or due to having become the subject of a founded case of child abuse or neglect the local school board shall notify the Board of Education within 10 business days of such dismissal or the acceptance of such resignation. The local department is required to notify the Superintendent of Public Instruction when an individual holding a license issued by the Board of Education is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect and shall transmit identifying information regarding such individual, if the local department knows the person holds a license issued by the Board of Education and after all rights to an appeal provided by § 63.2-1526 have been exhausted. Any information exchanged for the purposes of this subsection shall not be considered a violation of § 63.2-102, 63.2-104, or 63.2-105. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0474 Title: S.B. 241 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Permits the Board of Education to extend a three- year provisional license an additional year for each school year or portion thereof for which a teacher is activated or deployed for military service. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB809ER Title: H.B. 809 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us UT Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Provides definitions, standards for educators as role models, standards for educators to maintain a safe learning environment, standards for professional educator, responsibility for compliance with school district policies and standards for professional educator conduct. Title: R277-515 Source: www.rules.utah.gov GA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 505-2-.10: Adds provisions and clarification for National Guard personnel to apply for JROTC instructor positions, which is now authorized by the Department of Defense. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/10.pdf 505-2-.26: Makes available an optional Computer Science Endorsement (6-12) to provide strengthened and enhanced competency levels for teaching computer science skills in grades 6-12. 505-2-.96: Renames the Professional Foods specialization to Culinary Arts and deletes a temporary certificate "option" which will be replaced by a new endorsement. 505-2-.150: Adds the new endorsements of Culinary Arts and Computer Science to the list of teaching endorsements. 505-2-.166: Creates an optional endorsement for individuals assigned to teach secondary computer science courses. 505-2-.167: Creates an endorsement allowing teachers with Family and Consumer Sciences Education certification to teach the culinary arts curriculum to students in grades 6-12. 505-2-.202: Provides for issuing a Non-Renewable Certificate in School Counseling with a master's degree in Social Work. 505-2-.300: Establishes the certification requirements and guidelines for the new Educational Leadership certificates. The previous version of Rule 505-2-.300 is proposed to be repealed and replaced by this new rule. 505-2-.350: Establishes guidelines for the "grandfathering" of the previous endorsements (the individual rules are being repealed) and establishes the new Teacher Leader Endorsement. 505-2-.351: Repeals rule regarding "Director of Media Centers" endorsement. Replaces with new rule establishing a Teacher Leader Endorsement, which is intended to serve as the initial certification step for teachers to begin assuming basic leadership-type functions while remaining in the classroom. This endorsement is optional and is not required to perform the leadership-type functions as outlined in rule. 505-2-.352: Repeals rule regarding "Director of Pupil Personnel Services" endorsement. Current holders of the endorsement will be "grandfathered" and continue to be in-field to serve in this position, as outlined in proposed PSC Rule 505-2-.350. Future pupil personnel services directors must hold the Leadership certificate. 505-2-.353: Repeals rule regarding "Director of Special Education" endorsement. Current holders of the endorsement will be "grandfathered" and continue to be in-field to serve in this position, as outlined in proposed PSC Rule 505-2-.350. certificate. 505-2-.354: Repeals rule regarding "Director of Technology/Career Education" endorsement. Current holders of the endorsement will be "grandfathered" and continue to be in-field to serve in this position, as outlined in proposed PSC Rule 505-2-.350. Leadership certificate. 505-2-.355: Repeals rule regarding "Instructional Supervision" endorsement. Current holders of the endorsement will be "grandfathered" and continue to be in-field to serve in this position, as outlined in proposed PSC Rule 505-2-.350. Future instructional supervision educators must hold the Leadership certificate. 505-3-.062: This new rule establishes guidelines for a Computer Science Endorsement Program. 505-3-.063: This new rule establishes guidelines for a Culinary Arts Endorsement Program. Title: GAC 505-2-.10, -.26, -.96, -.150, -.166, -.167, -.202,-.300, -.350, -.351, -.352, -.353, - .354, -.355; 505-3-.62, -.63 Source: www.lexis.com LA Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Amends section 507 of Bulletin 746, Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, concerning VTIE, CTTIE, and CTTIE-1 Certificates Renewal Guidelines. The change will allow individuals with a valid Louisiana teaching certificate to use three years of successful teaching experience in lieu of the mandatory three-hour New Instructor Workshop requirement and thus to renew with only three hours of CTTIE coursework. Current guidelines for renewal of a VTIE, CTTIE, or CTTIE 1 certificate require an individual who holds a bachelor's degree in education to complete a mandatory three-hour New Instructor Workshop plus three additional hours of CTTIE coursework from an approved list of CTTIE coursework. This change will allow these individuals to use three years of successful teaching experience in lieu of the mandatory three-hour course. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0711/0711.doc#_Toc183230287 Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.507 Source: doa.louisiana.gov LA Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Amends a section of Bulletin 746, Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, concerning out-of-field authorization to teach (OFAT). This change in policy will allow an individual to renew an Out-of-Field Authority to Teach (OFAT) by attempting the required PRAXIS exam(s) for add-on certification in the area of the OFAT at least once per year. The current policy requires that an individual would, for renewal of an OFAT certificate, have to complete all PRAXIS exam(s) required for add-on certification twice per year. The results would be that an individual may have to attempt three exams per year instead of six exams per year. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0711/0711.doc#_Toc183230287 Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.325 Source: doa.louisiana.gov MI Enacted 11/2007 P-12 Postsec. Provides for an increase in teacher certification fees; provides for the review and approval of teacher preparation institutions and their subject specialty programs. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2007-PA-0144.pdf Title: H.B. 4591 Source: Michigan Legislature AK Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Allows the use of certain other states basic competency examinations for the purpose of teacher certification to meet the Alaska requirement. ALASKA 3557 http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm Title: 4 AAC 12.310 Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats MO Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Proposes rules regarding continuing education program licensure and approval. Specifies the hours of continuing education for credit. Title: 20 CSR 2255-4.010 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OH Signed into law 11/2007 P-12 • Requires school districts, educational service centers, community schools, STEM schools, and chartered nonpublic schools to request criminal records checks for all job applicants and employees, not merely those whose duties entail the care of children. • Requires private contractors hired by those employers to request criminal records checks for job applicants and employees who will work in schools. • Requires subsequent criminal records checks every five years for all school employees who are not subject to periodic post-employment records checks under other laws. • Requires that the initial and periodic criminal records checks of school employees, including State Board of Education licensees, include checks of FBI records as well as state records. • Permits the State Board of Education to revoke an expired educator license for misconduct. • Requires the Educator Standards Board to make recommendations for a code of conduct for educators. • Directs the Department of Education, by December 31, 2007, to recommend penalties for failure to report to the Department or the State Board of Education information about educators who have committed an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or that makes them a threat to students' safety. Summary and analysis: http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/analyses127/h0190-rs-127.pdf Title: H.B. 190 - Multiple Components Source: http://www.lsc.state.oh.us ID Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Sec. 0708Allows a three year interim certificate to be issued to any Idaho-trained educator whose certificate has expired. Allows educators holding current certificates from recognized, accredited foreign institutions of education to be issued a three year interim certificate. IDAHO 7721 http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0202.pdf Title: IDAPA 08.02.02.0708 Source: http://adm.idaho.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Amends rule to incorporate 2007 changes. Updates application process for Adult Education and Literacy certificate in Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.280 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Amends rule to incorporate changes in 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.260 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Amends rule to incorporate changes in the Compendium for 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.270 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 Postsec. Deletes the certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.220 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Amends to update certification requirements in Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.230 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.350 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Amends rules to incorporate changes in the Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes the requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.200 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.380 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes the certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf Title: 5 CSR 80-800.360 Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov SD Adopted 10/2007 Postsec. Amends rules to allow school service specialists to add a teaching program to their current certificate upon completion of a full degree. Requires that non- public and tribal schools follow the same standards for accreditation, and that all schools submit a "plan of intent" for staff that are not properly certified or qualified to teach in all content areas. SOUTH DAKOTA 4312 Title: SDR 24:15:03:08, :10, :43:01:01, :02:02, :08, :09:03 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VT Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Amends rules pertaining to Career and Technical (CTE) educator licensing. The goals of the changes to the CTE endorsements are to: · break down the wall between "regular" education and career and technical education endorsements, in support of the broader goal of integrated secondary education, · streamline the process of qualifying for CTE endorsements, including recognizing that both formal post-secondary education and work experience are important components of preparation, and · eliminate the duplication among current CTE endorsements. Also enacts rule changes concerning the denial, suspension or revocation of a license, the duties and responsibilities of the Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators (VSBPE), and access to licensing records. http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/board/packet_archives/packet_07_0619/item_J_4.pdf Title: 16 VSA 164(5), -1691a, -1692, -1695, -1697, -1792(a), -1751, -59 Source: http://education.vermont.gov AK Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Deals with general standards for certification of professional teachers. ALASKA 3593 Title: 4 AAC 12.040 thru .900 (Non Seq) Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NY Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Amends regulations to clarify existing requirements for teachers' certification and teaching practice. Adopted as proposed in June 27, 2007 register (pages 19-21 of 49): http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2007/jun27/pdfs/RULES.pdf Title: Title 8 NYCRR Subparts 80-1, 80-3, 80-4, 80-5 Source: www.dos.state.ny.us CA Signed into law 09/2007 Postsec. Deletes the staff development requirement for certificate for instruction delivered in English to limited-English-proficient pupils. Requires the holder of a preliminary multiple subject teaching credential, preliminary single subject teaching credential, or preliminary education specialist credential issued to an out-of-state prepared teacher to meet the basic skills proficiency requirement. Relates to teacher intern training. Relates to facilities funding for private nonprofit research organizations. Chapter 345. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 280 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue and renew visiting faculty permits authorizing instruction in departmentalized classes to individuals satisfying specified requirements, including having at least 3 years of full-time teaching experience or equivalent experience at an accredited community college, private, nonprofit postsecondary institution, or a campus of the State University or University of California. Requires a 5-year preliminary single subject credential be issued. Chapter 723 http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 859 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov CA Signed into law 08/2007 Postsec. Makes a exclusion from the definition of a beginning teacher. Deletes specific exemptions described in existing law and instead exempt a person who has passed the state basic skills proficiency examination at least once, achieved a passing score on the Graduate Record Examinations General Test, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, Reasoning Test, or the ACT Plus Writing Test, or possessed a credential before the enactment of the statute that made the test requirement. Chapter 191 http://www.senate.ca.gov/ Title: S.B. 112 Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Requires the curriculum for preservice teachers to include instruction in safety education. Provides that this instruction must be appropriate to the grade level of the teaching certificate. Provides this instruction may be by specific courses in safety education or may be incorporated in existing subjects taught in the university. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0395lv.pdf Title: S.B. 395 Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Allows the Foreign Language Specialist Certificate PK-8 to be valid for six years due to changes in the visa requirements. Page 10 of 79: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0708/0708RUL.pdf Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.311 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NJ Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Amends rules pertaining to professional licensure and standards. Strengthens the State licensure system based on professional standards for pre-service preparation, certification and professional development. Increases selected licensing fees. Establishes new professional development standards for teachers and new study, experience and internship requirements for the school administrator and principal endorsements. Provides additional out- of-state reciprocity for administrator and educational services certificates and establishes a new school orientation and mobility educational services endorsement. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ Title: NJAC 6A:9 Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ NY Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 From bill analysis on New York State United Teachers Web site: Extends for another five years (to 2012), chapter 658 of the laws of 2002, which enabled a legal resident whose immigration status is that of a lawful permanent U.S. resident and who would otherwise be eligible and qualified to serve as a teacher, to apply for and to receive permanent certification as a teacher. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08975&sh=t Title: A.B. 8975 Source: www.nysut.org AL Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Repeals and replaces rules to require background clearance for admission to the internship and to clarify field experience requirements for graduate programs. Adds an option for teachers of American Sign Language. Prepares individuals for certification in Sport Management. Changes the program review cycle from five to seven years. Makes editorial changes to ensure consistency and clarity in wording. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/docs/ed/MsofWord3ED3.pdf Title: AAC 290-3-3 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth over the next ten years. The project will have three chairs appointed by the Governor.  The plan will include recommendations to: (1) Deliver universal and high quality early education for three- and four-year-olds as well as Full-Day kindergarten; (2) Expand time for teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools; (3) Extend education an additional two years beyond secondary school to better prepare students for higher education, work and citizenship; (4) Align curricula from pre-Kindergarten through high school, higher education and work force development, including with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math as well as other subjects and methods that enhance creativity and problem-solving skills; (5) Structure and support a reasonable degree of school choice, including charter and pilot schools, so that all serve as complementary components of a comprehensive system; (6) Recruit, retain and develop strong educators and administrators at all levels; (7) Streamline and strengthen teacher certification and licensing; (8) Improve the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System and introduce additional appropriate standards and assessments to measure other aspects of students' academic development; (9) Fund the education system adequately, equitably and reliably, including for students with special educational needs; (10) Facilitate collaboration between and among the Commonwealth's public and private institutions of higher education; (11) Strengthen the structure and clarify the mission of the institutions that comprise the University of Massachusetts system and all public higher education institutions in the Commonwealth; (12) Implement an effective and efficient accountability system for students, instructors and administrators from pre-Kindergarten through higher education that enables authorities both to review performance and to target assistance where it is most needed; and (13) Leverage information technology throughout the system to improve instruction, student acquisition of skills, administrative processes, and the quality of and access to data. implements fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth over the next 10 years. http://www.mass.gov/Agov3/docs/Executive%20Orders/executive_order_489.pdf Title: Executive Order No. 489 Source: http://www.mass.gov ID Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Provides certification to meet the special needs of virtual schools, distant education and public school/postsecondary partnerships. Promotes greater flexibility and increased content competency among teachers and valid certification for higher education faculty serving K-12 classrooms. adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0202.pdf Title: IDAPA 08.02.02 Source: adm.idaho.gov MD Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Provides an incentive for licensed child care program administrators to increase their program management knowledge and skills by establishing an Administrator's Credential. Assists eligible child care professionals with the cost of early care and education college courses by establishing a Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund. MARYLAND 11052 http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/13a/13a.14.09.02.htm Title: COMAR 13A.14.09.02-.07, .08, .09 Source: Maryland State Board TX Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Amends rules regarding generalist certificates to provide legal authority to school districts with approved waivers to extend the assignments of Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 4 certificate holders to teach in self-contained classrooms for Grades 5 and 6 if assigned prior to the 2007-2008 school year at the discretion of the employing school district. TEXAS 12048 Title: 19 TAC 7.233.233.2 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Provides for lifetime certification for teachers after 50 years of teaching. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H1308v2.html Title: H.B. 1308 Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Directs the state board to adopt a policy requiring teachers to take credits in their academic subject area as part of the licensure renewal process. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1292v3.html Title: S.B. 1292 Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us LA Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Allows for the issuance of an Extended Endorsement License (EEL) to individuals who hold standard state teaching certificates (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Type C, Type B, Type A, or Out-of-State), pass the current PRAXIS content exam(s) required for the area in which the EEL is requested, and present detailed prescriptions that identify any additional coursework and/or exams needed to complete requirements for the area/level certification endorsement. Allows the EEL to be renewed annually, upon completion of renewal requirements, for up to three years. This license will ensure that individuals teaching in core content areas have fulfilled highly qualified requirements by passing content area examination(s) of PRAXIS. Pages 5-6 of 68: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0707/0707RUL.pdf Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.314 Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov IL Adopted 07/2007 P-12 From description in Illinois Register: This rulemaking presents proposed requirements for two new certification-related initiatives that were established in 2006 by P.A. 94-1039: a teacher leader endorsement and an alternative route to administrative certification. Proposed new Section 25.30 (pages 115-118 of 201 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume31_issue30.pdf) sets forth requirements for the teacher leader endorsement. The statute establishes three somewhat different sets of qualifications leading to this endorsement, two of which rely on completion of a "specially designed strand of teacher leadership courses" in combination with other requirements. This rule defines the strand of coursework and identifies who will be considered a "proven teacher leader". Proposed new Section 25.314 (pages 119-120 of 201 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume31_issue30.pdf) implements Section 21-5e of the School Code, which identifies individuals eligible to complete an alternate route to administrative certification. This route calls only for completion of 15 semester hours aimed at certain administrative competencies. The statute contemplates taking into consideration the coursework individuals will already have completed, so the rule calls for the 15 semester hours to focus on the management-related aspects of the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and on selected others applicable to the general administrative endorsement. Several of the other provisions of the new rule are similar to those used in Section 25.313, an older "alternative route" rule. The revision to Section 25.335 (pages 120-121 of 201) is related to both of these, in that it acknowledges the exceptions to the general rule that are incorporated in the two different alternative routes. The revision to Section 25.85 (pages 118-119 of 201) will make endorsements in certain foreign languages (generally candidates' native languages) available on a streamlined basis to individuals who were prepared as teachers outside Illinois and could have received those endorsements when they originally received Illinois certificates. It has become clear that some foreign applicants are not aware of this provision when they originally apply, and it makes more sense for them to have continued access to the language endorsement on the basis of Section 25.86 even after they have attained Illinois certification in some other field rather than to fall under Section 25.85. Changes in Section 25.750 (Conditions of Testing, pages 123-127 of 201)) establish a new requirement for thumb-printing of individuals taking certification tests. Important goals of this rule are to provide a deterrent to the method of cheating that involves test-taking by someone other than the candidate for certification and to decrease the reliance on handwriting analysis in cases where there is doubt as to the identity of the individual taking a test. Title: 23 IAC 25.30, .85, .314, .335, .620, .750, .755 Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com CA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Amends the Teacher Credentialing Law. Requires the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing to establish a nonpersonally identifiable education identification number for each educator to whom it issues a credential to provide service in the public schools. Chapter No. 79 http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 363 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Modifies the requirements for participation in a community college lateral entry program for teacher training. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H583v0.html Title: H.B. 583 Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us MI Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Provides for the extension of the requirement that a teacher, in order to advance to a professional certification, must complete a course of study with appropriate field experiences in the diagnosis and remediation of reading disabilities and differential instruction. Provides the course of study may be completed either as part of a teacher preparation program or during the first 6 years of employment in classroom training. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2007-PA-0032.pdf Title: S.B. 70 Source: Michigan Legislature PA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Section 6 (Section 1205.2) is amended to require the provision of 31 days notice prior to the time a professional educator's license is placed on inactive status. Allows for appeal. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2007&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0842&pn=2347 Title: H.B. 842 -- Section on Inactive Certification Status Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us TN Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Provides that the state board shall automatically revoke the license of a licensed teacher or administrator without the right to a hearing upon receiving verification of the identity of the teacher or administrator together with a certified copy of a criminal record showing that the teacher or school administrator has been convicted of certain criminal offenses. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0432.pdf Title: S.B. 1730 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us LA Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Provides that any teacher who holds a valid out-of-state teaching certificate, has at least four years of successful teaching experience in another state as determined by the board, and and has completed one year of employment as a teacher in a Louisiana nonpublic school approved by the board, is not required to take the teacher certification exam or submit exam scores from another state, provided specified criteria are met. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=448836 Title: H.B. 188 Source: www.legis.state.la.us ME Adopted 06/2007 P-12 Amends rules relating to the qualifying examinations for teachers, education specialists and administrators. MAINE 8619 http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/05/071/071c013.doc Title: 05-071-13 Source: Maine Board of Ed. NJ Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Requires candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers to receive instruction in autism awareness and methods of teaching students with autism. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A4500/4055_R2.PDF Title: A.B. 4055; S.B. 2558 Source: New Jersey Legislature SC Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Enacts the American Board for the Certification of the Teacher Excellence Act so as to provide that a school district may hire individuals who are certified by the American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) pursuant to certain conditions. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/3476.htm Title: H.B. 3476 Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net FL Vetoed 06/2007 P-12 Relates to public school educator certification; relates to English for Speakers of Other Languages Educators; specifies inservice requirements for educators who provide English for Speakers of Other Languages instruction. Changes requirements for number of inservice hours. http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2007/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2512er.pdf Title: S.B. 2512 Source: Florida Legislature HI Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Authorizes the board of education to issue Hawaii teaching licenses to teachers with licenses from other states whose licensing standards are equivalent to or higher than Hawaii's. Directs the state board to pursue full teacher license reciprocity with all other states. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB25_SD1_.htm Title: H.B. 25 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Requires the temporary certification period of an educator employed by a school district that has constructed or expanded at least one instructional facility as a result of increased student enrollment due to action taken under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to expire one year after the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) informs the educator of the examination or examinations the on which educator is required to perform successfully to receive a standard certificate. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB01912F.pdf Title: S.B. 1912 Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Amends Section 21.12, Penal Code, by adding Subsection (d), to prohibit the name of a person who is enrolled in a public or private primary or secondary school and involved in an improper relationship with an educator from being released to the public and provides that such information is not public information. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB03659F.pdf Title: H.B. 3659 Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Provides that a special qualifications license to teach may be issued to a person who holds a Passport to Teaching certification from the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, passes certain examinations required by this State and agrees to participate in a program of mentoring for the first year of his employment as a teacher with a school district or charter school. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB264_EN.pdf Title: S.B. 264 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/ OR Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Upon request from a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services or the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, a school district is required to provide the records of investigations of suspected child abuse by a school employee or former school employee (adds "former school employee.") Disciplinary records of employees convicted of crimes are not exempt from disclosure. http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/sb0300.dir/sb0380.en.pdf Title: S.B. 380 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us SC Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 (Joint Resolution) Teachers who hold a professional certificate and who have three or more years of experience teaching in middle grades within the past five years on or before July 1, 2009, will be awarded middle level certification in each subject area in which he or she has three or more years of successful experience according to the guidelines for Middle Grades Teacher Education and Certification. Prior to October 1, 2007, teachers who meet the experience requirement and are adding middle level certification will be exempt from the coursework, subject area exams, and the Principles of Learning and Teaching (middle level test) required for add-on certification in specific middle level areas. Between October 1, 2007, and July 1, 2009, teachers who meet the experience requirement and are adding middle level certification must pass the applicable subject area exam or exams and the Principles of Teaching and Learning test required by the State Board of Education in order to add subject-specific middle level certification. Teachers who have a teaching certificate but do not meet the three-year teaching requirement by July 1, 2009, must complete all coursework and examinations required for add-on certification in middle level areas. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/prever/702_20070502.htm Title: S.B. 702 Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Amends current law to require districts to maintain an employee in a position of employment rather than suspend employment for failure to maintain a valid license if the lapse of the employee's license occurs during a time that school is in session. Requires the state superintendent to provide written notice to each licensed teacher informing the teacher of the date of license expiration. Notification must be mailed between six months and a year before date of expiration. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB432_EN.pdf Title: A.B. 432 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/ ME Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules allowing a teacher in a regional special education or regional alternative educational program or school to meet certification requirements by substituting demonstrated life experience or work experience for course work or other applicable education requirements. Title: H.B. 734 Source: Maine Legislature IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Requires an individual to have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, removing obstructions to a person's airway and the Heimlich maneuver before obtaining an initial license as a teacher. Creates a new chapter on care of students with diabetes. Requires that a diabetes management and treatment plan as well as an individualized health plan be prepared and implemented for each student with diabetes for use during school hours or at a school related activity. Requires that the diabetes management and treatment plan be submitted to the school nurse, and that the school nurse be involved in the development of the individualized health plan. Requires the school principal at each school serving a student with diabetes to seek school employees to serve as volunteer health aides, and work to ensure that the school has an adequate number of volunteer health aides to care for students. Authorizes the department to cooperate with the state department of health to develop a diabetes training program for school nurses and for volunteer health aides. Directs the department to provide annual diabetes training programs to school nurses and volunteer health aides that includes technological advances, current standards of practice for diabetes management and training, and instruction in specific topics. Directs a school nurse, or under specified circumstances, a volunteer health aide, to perform the tasks necessary to assist a student in carrying out the student's individualized health plan. Requires schools to allow students to engage in specific activities, such as administering insulin, if the student has been evaluated and determined to be capable of doing so as reflected in the student's individual health plan and the student's diabetes management and treatment plan. Requires school transportation staff or staff supervising a student with diabetes in an off-campus activity to be provided with an information sheet identifying the student, the potential emergencies that may occur as a result of the diabetes and appropriate responses to an emergency, and emergency contact information. Adds that a school or school board may not require a teacher or other school employee who is not employed as a school nurse or physician to administer health care services, basic life support, or other services that require the teacher or employee to place the teacher's or employee's hands on a pupil for therapeutic or sanitary purposes. Also provides a school or school board may not discipline a teacher or other school employee who refuses to administer health care services, basic life support, or other services that require the teacher or employee to place the teacher's or employee's hands on a pupil for therapeutic or sanitary purposes. Establishes immunity for acts or omissions by a teacher who has been trained in CPR, the Heimlich maneuver or removing obstructions to a person's airway. Requires a school corporation, in reporting average daily membership (ADM) for the 2007-2008 school year, to also report the number of school nurses and the number of students, by disease category, who have a chronic disease, including asthma, diabetes, and any other disease the department of education determines is significant for the school corporation to report. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/PDF/HE/HE1116.1.pdf Title: H.B. 1116 Source: www.in.gov/legislative MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Establishes grant program to promote professional teaching standards through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Establishes teacher eligibility criteria, application process and amount of grant awards for accepted teachers. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85 Title: H.F. 2245 [Professional Teaching Standards] Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85 UT Adopted 05/2007 P-12 Amends rules concerning licensing routes. Provides new requirementsfor testing in areas specific to No Child Left Behind. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-503.htm Title: R277-503 Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov ND Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Adds two provisions for which the board may issue a written warning or reprimand to the individual, suspend the individual's teaching license, or revoke the individual's teaching license: If the individual knowingly taught without having met state standards for qualifications; or if the individual is a school district administrator and knowingly permitted another individual to teach in violation of state requirements (for qualifications). http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HBOL0300.pdf Title: S.B. 2287 Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Enacts provisions addressing a state leadership academy, teacher preparation and certification programs, teacher professional development programs, and a teacher recruitment program are enacted. Establishes a public-private partnership to develop, pilot, and implement the Washington State Leadership Academy to enhance leadership skills of school and district administrators. The partnership will include the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), the associations of school principals, the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB), institutions of higher education, nonprofit foundations, the Educational Service Districts (ESDs), the state school business officers' association, and other entities identified by the partners. The partners must designate an independent organization to act as a fiscal agent and establish a board of directors. The board of directors of the academy must make recommendations for changes in superintendent and principal preparation programs, the administrator licensure system, and continuing education requirements. Initial development of the courses and activities must be supported by private funds. The board of directors must report to OSPI semiannually on financial contributions and annually on services, participants, and plans for future development. Within specified timelines, the PESB must complete the following tasks: adopt new math knowledge and skill standards for all individuals seeking an initial teaching certificate; adopt new teacher certification requirements addressing mathematics content for elementary or middle school teachers and high school mathematics teachers; set performance standards and develop a uniform, externally administered professional-level teacher certification assessment; and review and revise teacher preparation program requirements to focus on diversity in cultural knowledge and respect. The Recruiting Diverse Washington Teachers Program is established to recruit and provide training and support for diverse high school students to enter the teaching profession, including targeted recruitment; academic and community support services for students to help them overcome possible barriers, such as tutoring, advising, and mentoring; and camps and workshops on college campuses. The program will be administered by the PESB. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/5955-S2.SL.pdf Title: S.B. 5955 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov MD Vetoed 04/2007 P-12 Includes the renewal of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as part of the State and Local Aid Program for Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; increases the maximum number of teachers who may be selected to participate in the Program from 750 to be 1,000. http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0275t.pdf Title: H.B. 275; S.B. 57 Source: Maryland Legislature AR Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Requests that the House Interim Committee on Education and the Senate Interim Committee on Education study degree programs at institutions of higher education in the state, the courses required for degree completion, the number of hours required for a secondary degree program, and the number of hours that are required to obtain an additional certificate to teach after the person has received his or her original certification. (Act No. 1600) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB2660.pdf Title: H.B. 2660 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Sections 23 and 24 of the act amend the provisions of Arkansas Code 6-17-410 and 6-17-414 concerning issuance of new teacher licenses, and employment of nonlicensed personnel who have criminal backgrunds. Act adds new criminal offenses to the list of offenses that form the basis for the denial of a teaching license issuance or renewal and for nonlicensed personnel non-eligibility for employment within a public school district. (Act No. 1573) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/SB274.pdf Title: S.B. 274 (Teacher Certification) Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Establishes the Arkansas Traveling Teacher Program to assist rural and/or small districts in providing appropriately certified licensed teachers to teach required courses in grades 9-12; requires written agreement between teacher and district on the number of courses to be taught and the amount of the bonus to be provided to the traveling teacher. Agreement is to specify, for each course to be taught, the description of the course, time and day for teaching the course, the location where the course is to be taught, whether the agreement is for a school semester or a school year. Provisions also cover payment to the host school district by the receiving school district. The agreement requires approval by the Department of Education. Department of Education may establish an online registry of public school teachers willing to enter into traveling teacher agreements. (Act No. 1027) ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bills/2007/public/SB843.pdf Title: S.B. 843 Source: ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Requires the state Board of Education to prescribe uniform college level preparatory and grade point average requirements for teacher preparation. (Act No. 846) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB2792.pdf Title: H.B. 2792 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us MD Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Includes the renewal of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as part of the State and Local Aid Program for Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; increases the maximum number of teachers who may be selected to participate in the Program from 750 to be 1,000; authorizes the State Board of Education to provide aid under the Program for up to one retake of an unsuccessful entry. Title: S.B. 57; H.B. 275 Source: Maryland Legislature NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Allows alternative level two and three licensure for persons with Post- Baccalaureate Degrees and Post-Secondary Teaching or Administration experience. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0345.pdf Title: H.B. 345 Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/ AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Act makes corrections in code including modifying references to state-mandated tests or benchmark exams to references to "augmented, criterion-referenced or norm-referenced assessments" and changing the term "certified" to "licensed", repealing and amending out-of-date or obsolete language. (Act No. 1573) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/SB274.pdf Title: S.B. 274 (Technical corrections) Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us SD Adopted 04/2007 P-12 Amends rules to allow those teachers who have experience and request certification to be exempt from the pedagogy test that measures "how do I teach"and not to require those that let their certificate that lapses to have to take all the content tests in their endorsement areas. Amends rules to explain clearly what constitutes a fine arts credit. Amends rules to update the Special Education rules to assure they are aligned clearly with changes to IDEA. Title: 24:15:02:08, 24:43:01:01 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CO Vetoed 03/2007 P-12 Explains certification and experience requirements for physical education teachers. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/F24050D0DD0CC15F87257251007B6049?Open&file=1122_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1122 Source: Colorado Legislature WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Allows tuition and fees for courses taken for the renewal of a teaching certificate or to gain an additional endorsement in a shortage area to be reimbursed by the department of education. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB2588%20Enr.htm Title: H.B. 2588 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/ WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Until a professional educator qualifies for a permanent certificate, requires the educator who has a certificate based on a bachelor's degree to complete the following within five years from the date the certificate first became valid: (1) File an application on a prescribed form with the State Department of Education; (2) Present an official transcript of six semester hours of approved credit as may be prescribed by the state board; (3) Successfully complete a beginning teacher internship program, if applicable; and (4) Submit a recommendation based on successful teaching experience from the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the holder last taught or resides. Allows the holder of a professional certificate that has been valid for five years to have the certificate made permanent upon meeting any of the following requirements: (1) Completion of the second certificate renewal as outlined above required for educators within their first five years of being granted an initial certificate; (2) After five years of service in the public schools, presentation of a transcript showing the completion of requirements for a master's degree from an institution of higher education accredited to offer the master's degree and in a program relevant to the public school program or completion of a fifth year of training leading to a bachelor's degree in library science from a school fully approved by the American Library Association; or (3) Certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Allows a person who has reached the age of sixty and holds a renewable certificate, as provided in this section, to not present renewal credit but meet all other renewal requirements. Allows up to 25 professional educators that are members of either the teachers retirement system or the defined contribution system to be designated as 21st Century Learner Fellows, which entails being employed by a state institution of higher education or a research corporation for a specific project, without forfeiting their membership in either system; requires the state Superintendent of Education to give preference to a person who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and demonstrates leadership within his or her content field in designating fellows; allows participation in public employee insurance programs by fellows during their fellowships; limits the responsibility of a state institution of higher education or a research corporation for a fellow's annual and sick leave earned from prior employment. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB2585%20enr.htm Title: H.B. 2585 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/ CO Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Allows for the extension of alternative teacher programs and contracts beyone one year. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/9E23A7A71DA8E2DF87257251007BF533?Open&file=1091_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1091 Source: Colorado Legislature LA Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Allows the issuance of an ancillary ROTC certificate to an individual who has retired from the active duty in the military or who has been officially recommended by the appropriate branch of the military service, with certification by the appropriate Department of Defense unit, to serve as a Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps instructor (ROTC). Page 33 of 50: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0702/0702rul.pdf Repromulgated August 2007 (page 9 of 79): http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0708/0708RUL.pdf Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.408 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AK Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Amends rules to the Department of Education and Early Development.Adds a new paragraph to set out required scores for the teaching of certain foreign languages. ALASKA 3404 http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm Title: 4 AAC 04.210(d) Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats UT Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Establishes a grant program to assist teachers in achieving the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification as a Highly Qualified Teacher; provides for standards and procedures for distribution of grant funds and responsibilities of grant recipients. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-511.htm Title: R277-511 Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/ UT Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Provides for an online educator licensing process, including definitions, procedures, audits, license applicant and license holder responsibilities, license costs, and standards for licensing records. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-512.htm Title: R277-512 Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/ OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Requires that information about professional misconduct or child abuse or neglect committed by a person licensed by the State Board of Education be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; requires a criminal records check prior to renewing an educator license (except allows exemptions for those who have had a background check within the past year); relates to persons applying to operate a family day-care home; provides a penalty for inaccurate school attendance data reporting; provides for handicapped preschool children; relates to student data verification codes. Requires each board of education of each school district, the governing board of each educational service center, and the chief administrator of each chartered nonpublic school, county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to promptly submit to the superintendent of public instruction the information prescribed in division (C) of this section when any of the following conditions apply to an employee who holds a license issued by the state board of education: (1) The board knows that the employee has pleaded guilty to, has been found guilty by a jury or court of, or has been convicted of an offense described in Code; (2) The board has initiated termination or nonrenewal proceedings against, has terminated, or has not renewed the contract of the employee because the board has reasonably determined that the employee has committed an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code; (3) The employee has resigned under threat of termination or nonrenewal; (4) The employee has resigned because of or in the course of an investigation by the board regarding whether the employee has committed an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code. (C) If a report is required under this section, the board shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction the name and social security number of the employee about whom information is required and a factual statement regarding any of the conditions prescribed in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section that apply to the employee. (D) A determination made by the board as described in division (B)(2) of this section or a termination, nonrenewal, resignation, or other separation described in divisions (B)(2) to (4) of this section does not create a presumption of the commission or lack of the commission by the employee of an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_79 Title: H.B. 79-- Secs. 5153.175, 5126.253 Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us IA Adopted 12/2006 P-12 Adds a testing requirement for individuals who apply for licensureafter completing a teacher education program at a non-Iowa institution. IOWA 4607 Title: IAC 282-14.103(272), 14.103(1), 14.103(2), 282- 14.115(272),14.120(1) Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet GA Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Clarifies various rules regarding certification, including certificaton for interns, non-renewable professionals, teaching endorsements, safety and driver education endorsement, school counseling, school psychology, and speech and language pathology. Establishes new rules creating online teaching endorsement and online teaching endorsement program. Online teaching endorsement: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/100/62.pdf Online teaching endorsement program: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/3/85.pdf Title: GAC 505-2-.05, .06, .25, .38, .150, .162, .163, .165, .202, .204, .205, .206; 505-3-.16, -.85 Source: rules.sos.state.ga.us MS Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Proposes administrative rules regarding new endorsement codes for courses taught by Advance Placement teachers. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/extrel/news/06Board_Oct.html Title: Uncodified Source: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ MS Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Proposes rules to establish a Class AA Educator License. Specifies Athletic Administrator for the degree Master of Science in Interscholastic Administration. Educators earning this license may only serve as Athletic Director and not in any other administrative capacity at the local educational agency level. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/extrel/news/06Board_Oct.html Title: Uncodified Source: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us OR Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Expands special education elementary authorization to allow special edteachers to be properly assigned in middle and junior high school. Clarifies experience and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. Clarifies requirements for Standard Teaching License renewal. Clarifies requirements for renewal of Personnel Service Licenses-Special Provisions. Clarifies requirement for license holder to report changes of address within 90 days of such change. Revises and updates definitions and references. OREGON 27853 Title: OAR 584-017-0120 through 584-100-0006 non seq Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ID 11/01/2006 Pending Legislative Review 10/2006 P-12 Modifies teacher certification requirements to make it easier for teachers certified outside of Idaho meet the state's highly qualified teacher requirements for purposes of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. (pages 44-48 of 159) Amends teacher certification requirements for teachers of K-12 bilingual education, English as a New Language, grades 6-12 Health, 6-12 and K-12 Physical Education. Amends principal and superintendent certification provisions to require all administrator certificate candidates to meet specific competencies of the Idaho Foundation Standards for School Administrators. (pages 51-58 of 159) Incorporates state content standards by reference rather than placing them in administrative rule. (pages 59-91 of 159) http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/bulletin/bul/06jun.pdf Title: IDAPA 08.02.03 Source: adm.idaho.gov LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Aligns PRAXIS PPST scores with those of the University of Louisiana System in score requirements for reading, writing and math, effective July 2007. Also raises minimum scores in those areas effective July 2010. These changes raise standards for entry into alternate certification programs and for certification as a teacher in Louisiana. Pages 55-58 of 133: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0610/0610RUL.pdf Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.241 Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Postsec. Allows prospective teachers to use ACT composite score of 22 or SAT combined verbal and math score of 1030 as alternative to taking PRAXIS I PPST exams. Pages 52-55 of 133: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0610/0610RUL.pdf Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.243 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 The first update in many years. Identifies all certification guidelines for Louisiana school employees and administrators. Pages 1-52 of 133: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0610/0610RUL.pdf Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.Chapters 1-10 (Bulletin 746) Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov/ MO Rule Adoption 10/2006 P-12 Provides greater flexibility for institutionsoffering innovative and alternative programs for the certification of professional educators. http://dese.mo.gov/schoollaw/rulesregs/pending/80-805030.html Title: 5 CSR 80-805.030 Source: http://dese.mo.gov/ NH Rule Adoption 10/2006 P-12 Clarifies competencies for all elementary teachers and increases emphasis on the content areas of language arts, mathematics, social studies and science for the purpose of insuring that elementary teachers certified in the state have the competencies in the content areas that are covered under the NCLB highly qualified teacher requirements. http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/laws/ElementaryEdEnglishLanguageArtsSocialStudiesMiddleSchools.htm Title: Ed 507, Ed 612 Source: http://www.ed.state.nh.us DE Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding the Standard Certificate Bilingual Teacher (Spanish) Secondary. Requires a test of knowledge in addition to academicpreparation for the issuance of a Standard Certificate. DELAWARE 1879 http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1500/1537.shtml#TopOfPage Title: 14 DAC 1537 Source: Delaware Codes DE Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding Standard Certificate Early Childhood Teacher Special Education. Requires a test of knowledge in addition to academic preparation for the issuance of a Standard Certificate. DELAWARE 1881 http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1500/1570.shtml#TopOfPage Title: 14 DAC 1570 Source: Delaware Code CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish an optional early childhood education credential for kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 that is to be built into the multiple subject teaching credential. Provides that it is equivalent to the multiple subject teaching credential, with exceptions. Requires optional credential to consist of 24 units of early learning training. Provides that this training is to be incorporated into the existing program. Requires verification of K-8 teacher training. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2801-2850/ab_2802_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf Title: A.B. 2802 Source: California Legislature CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Authorizes state funds to school districts for fees of teachers who seek certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards employed by districts or charter schools to teach in state public schools. Provides a certified person is not required to take the state basic skills proficiency test under certain conditions. Relates to the number and to whom fellowships are awarded under the Governor's Teaching Fellowships Program. Establishes the Teacher Cadet Program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_842_bill_20060908_enrolled.pdf Title: S.B. 842 Source: California Legislature CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Postsec. Recasts, and adds additional requirements to, the entrance requirements for the early program completion option for interns who are accepted to a single subject teaching credential program by a school district. Title: A.B. 1857 Source: California Legislature CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Postsec. Requires the amount of funding a school district receives under a teacher credentialing grant be adjusted based on changes in the number of participating credential candidates, adjusted for inflation. Provides that a clear or professional clear teaching or services credential is valid for the life of the holder under specified conditions. Relates to special education and English learners credentialing. Relates to the issuance of credentials for out-of-state prepared teachers and salary schedule. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1201-1250/sb_1209_bill_20060830_enrolled.pdf Title: S.B. 1209 Source: California Legislature CA Signed into law 08/2006 P-12 Authorizes a teacher with a designated subjects teaching credential or a service credential with a special class authorization to be assigned to provide specially designed content instruction delivered in English, if the teacher completes, or enrolls in, specified staff development training. Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to adopt guidelines. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1292_bill_20060822_enrolled.pdf Title: S.B. 1292 Source: California Legislature NJ Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Amends rules concerning Special Education Instructional Certificate requirements. http://www.state.nj.us/njded/code/current/title6a/chap9.pdf (see pg. 153) Title: NJAC 6A:9-11.3 Source: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/code/current/ NH Rule Adoption 08/2006 P-12 Relates to the education and experience requirements for certificationas a SAIF, as well as the skills, competencies, and knowledge requirements.Clarifies the various types of certification that can qualify a person for SAIFcertification. Requires the program to provide a SAIF candidate with the same skills, competencies and knowledge required for SAIF certification. Title: Ed 507.19; Ed 614.08 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KS Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Changes licensure regulations for teachers of early childhood education. Title: K.A.R. 91-1-201, -202, and -205 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AL Rule Adoption 08/2006 P-12 Establishes rules regarding approaches to certification. ALABAMA 7595 Title: AAC 290-3-2-.02 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MD Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Postsec. Proposes to adopt rules to the Board of Education. Aligns the initialcertification requirements of non- bachelor-degreed trades and industry teachers with degreed candidates. Establishes middle school certification grades for certification purposes from grades 4 through 9. MARYLAND 10246 http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/13A_Chapters.htm#Subtitle12 Title: COMAR 13A.12.01.05, .12.02.05, .05 Source: Maryland Rules MI Signed into law 08/2006 P-12 Provides that a person holding a valid state secondary level teaching certificate is certified to teach grade 6 in the subject areas of the endorsements on the certificate. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0334.pdf Title: S.B. 443 Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov IN Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Clarifies rules to add a definition to reflect that the responsibility for teacher licensing has been transferred to the Department of Education. Title: 515 IAC 8-1, -21, -35, 28-2-6 and 515 IAC 9-1, -2, 1-2-2 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Relates to an early childhood certificate. Provides that the student teaching portion of the practical experience may be satisfied through placement in any of grades pre-kindergarten through 3, provided that the student is under the supervision of a cooperating teacher certified in early childhood education. Provides that paraprofessionals with at least one year of experience in a school or community-based early childhood setting who are enrolled in early-childhood teacher preparation programs may be paid and receive credit while student teaching with their current employer. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2202lv.pdf Title: S.B. 2202 Source: www.ilga.gov MA Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Removes the current requirement that English Language Learners (ELL)license candidates pass a second subject-matter test. Relieves already-licensedteachers who seek to add ELL at the grade levels they teach from the requirementto complete a 150-hour practicum. Changes the name of the applicable licensefrom "English Language Learners" to "English Language Development" (ELD) to moreaccurately reflect the scope and purpose of the license. MASSACHUSETTS 8766 Title: 603 CMR 7.00 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WV Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 Amends rules outlining the minimum requirements for various licenses for educators and paraprofessionals wishing to work in W. Virginia public schools; outlines requirements for educators wishing to qualify for an advanced salary classification. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/pdfdocs/126-136.pdf Title: Title 126, Series 136 Source: https://www.wvsos.com/csr/search.asp CA Vetoed 07/2006 P-12 Authorizes the governing board of a school district to designate a credentialed teacher as a science coach at each elementary school, or provide staff development to teachers, in order to develop, coordinate and provide instruction in an experimental science curriculum, and coach other teachers in the provision of that curriculum. Prohibits the school district from using funds other than existing staff development funds to accomplish these purposes. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2423_bill_20060705_enrolled.pdf Title: A.B. 2423 Source: California Legislature MI Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Allows for administrative hearings for the suspension and revocation of Michigan Teaching Certificate by telephone, video conference, or other electronic media if the teacher is incarcerated at the time of the hearing. http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp?AdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=39001251&Dpt=&RngHigh=39900102 Title: R 390.1251 Source: http://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-10576_35738_5698---,00.html IL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Includes as unprofessional conduct for which a certificate may be suspended the failure to disclose on an employment application a previous conviction for a sex offense or any other offense committed in any other state or against the laws of the United States that, if committed in Illinois, would be punishable as a sex offense. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB0859lv.pdf Title: S.B. 859 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Requires the educational examiners board to randomly audit at least 10% of the applications for renewal of the standard, master educator, and administrator licenses submitted through the online renewal process. Requires audited licensees to submit verification of compliance with renewal credit requirements. Provides that a licensee's failure to complete the audit satisfactorily or falsification of information is a violation of the code of professional conduct and ethics, and the executive director may initiate a complaint against the licensee. Provides that a licensee's failure to notify the board of a current mailing address does not absolve the licensee from the audit requirement. Pages 45-46 of 72 http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/Bulletin/IAB060719.pdf Title: IAC 282-17.13(272), 17.13(1), 17.13(2) Source: www.legis.state.ia.us IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Defines behavior analyst to mean a person who is certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board to provide special education to students with disabilities. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB4987lv.pdf Title: H.B. 4987 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Requires the state board to collect and maintain all of the following data for each institution of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in the state: (1) The number of individuals taking the test of basic skills. (2) The number of individuals passing the test of basic skills. (3) The total number of subject-matter tests attempted. (4) The total number of subject-matter tests passed. Directs the data on subject-matter tests to be reported in sum, rather than by separately listing each subject, in order to better protect the identity of the test-takers. On or before August 1, 2007, requires the state board to file with the general assembly and the governor and to make available to the public a report listing the institutions of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in the state, along with the number of individuals taking and passing the test of basic skills for each institution. On or before August 1, 2009 and every 3 years thereafter, directs the state board to file with the general assembly and the Governor and to make available to the public a report listing the institutions of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in the state, along with the number of individuals taking and passing the basic skills test and the number of subject-matter tests attempted and passed. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2546lv.pdf Title: S.B. 2546 Source: www.ilga.gov NY Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Requires special education teachers and special education administrators to be trained in the needs of autistic children. Authorizes the commissioner of education to create special certification for teachers and administrators in the area of children with autistic needs. Title: S.B. 8340 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WA Rule Adoption 06/2006 P-12 Complies with state legislation shifting rule-making authority and governance for educator preparation and certification from the State Board of Education to the Professional Educator Standards Board. http://www1.leg.wa.gov/documents/wsr/2006/14/06-14-010.htm Title: WAC 181-77-001, -003, -005, -014, -015, -031 Source: http://www1.leg.wa.gov/codereviser/washington%20state%20register/ AZ Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Relates to the alternative teacher development program for placing highly qualified teachers into low income schools; provides for a matching grant to a nonprofit providing alternative teacher recruitment and placing; relates to public schools; requires demographic data concerning the aggregate composition of students in classrooms served by teachers placed by the service provider; provides for an evaluation of achievement gains; provides for public records. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1184s.pdf Title: S.B. 1184 Source: Arizona Legislature OH Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Appropriates funds for support of the Ohio Core Program. Funds will be used to: (1) Support the participation of teachers licensed in Ohio and mid-career professionals not currently employed by a school district or licensed to teach at the primary or secondary education levels in a twelve-month intensive training program that leads to teacher licensure in a laboratory-based science, advanced mathematics, or foreign language field at the secondary education level and employment with an Ohio school district; (2) Support alternative teacher licensure programs developed by educational service centers, in partnership with institutions of higher education. Participants shall be teachers licensed in Ohio and mid-career professionals not currently employed by a school district or licensed to teach at the primary or secondary education levels. Programs shall be consistent with the State Board of Education's alternative licensure requirements; (3) Obtain contracted instruction with institutions of higher education in mathematics, science, or foreign language for high school students that results in dual high school and college credit. Costs shall be based upon reasonable expenses that institutions of higher education could incur for faculty, supplies, and other associated costs. (4) Implement and support the Ohio Students Choosing On-line Resources for Educational Success Initiative that increases the educational options available for students in mathematics, advanced laboratory-based science, and foreign language. The eTech Ohio Commission shall work collaboratively with the Department of Education and the Board of Regents on this initiative. (5) Support up to 10 regional summer academies that focus on foreign language, science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and prepare 11th and 12th grades to pursue college-level foreign language, mathematics, science, technology and engineering, with a focus on secondary teaching in these disciplines. Successful completion of these academics shall result in dual high school and college credits. Costs shall be based upon reasonable expenses, as determined by the Board of Regents, that institutions of higher education could incur for faculty, supplies, and other associated costs. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText126/126_HB_115_PS_N.html Title: H.B. 115 Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Directs the commissioner of education to annually convene a meeting of directors of Vermont educator preparation programs and representatives of school boards, superintendents, principals, educators, and the Vermont standards board to determine subject and geographic areas in which there is a critical need for educators and to discuss ways to meet the need. Removes authority to oversee teacher licensing from the state board of education. Creates the Vermont standards board for professional educators to: (1)  Adopt rules with respect to the licensing of teachers and administrators, and of speech-language pathologists and audiologists; (2)  Establish standards for educator preparation programs in Vermont and approve those that meet the standards; (3)  Establish standards, including endorsements, according to which individuals may obtain a license or have one renewed or reinstated; (4)  Oversee and monitor the application and licensing process administered by the office; and (5)  Develop a code of professional ethics and act as advisor to professional educators regarding its interpretation. Lists causes for licensing action. Includes provisions related to reports of alleged unprofessional conduct or incompetence and investigating such reports; hearing panels; the conduct of hearings; appeals; and accessibility and confidentiality of licensing matters. Directs the commissioner of education to issue annually a report to the standards board including: (1)  the number of new licensees and endorsements they receive, the number of licenses that have lapsed without renewal, and the total number of licensees; (2)  a summary of all complaints requiring preliminary review, formal investigation and formal charges; and (3)  an accounting of all fees and administrative penalties received by the office and all expenditures and costs of the office for the year. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT214.HTM Title: H.B. 677 Source: www.leg.state.vt.us SC Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Amends rules to create the need for restructuring the state system for training, certifying and evaluating teachers. Addresses the add-on certification, paraprofessionals, the definition of highly qualified teachers, and the suspension and revocation of educator certificates. SOUTH CAROLINA 2635 http://www.myscschools.com/divisions/ga/regs/article_03/62.doc Title: R 43-62 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Requires any educator who submits a score below the final state score on a content test to be issued a nonrenewable conditional Level 1 license. Provides that if the educator fails to submit a passing score on a rigorous state board-designated content test during the three-year duration of the conditional Level 1 license, the educator's license or endorsement must lapse on the educator's renewal date. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2006/20060415/28590.htm Title: R277-503 Source: www.rules.utah.gov TX Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Establishes certification requirements for master science teachers to ensure that there are teachers with special training to mentor other teachers and work with students in order to improve student science performance. TEXAS 99647 Title: 19 TAC 7.239.E.239.104 Source: Texas Rules GA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Provides that, should the professional standards commission include a requirement to requirement to demonstrate computer skill competency for certification renewal, the rules and regulations must provide that a certificated educator may elect to meet the requirement by: (A) Completing a course in computer skill competency; or (B) Receiving satisfactory results on a test in basic computer skill competency. If a certified educator chooses to take such test, the local district must provide the opportunity to take the test on site at the school in which the educator is assigned. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/hb972.pdf Title: H.B. 972 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us TN Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Requires reading instruction as a mandatory element of teacher education curriculum and requires certification of teacher competence in reading instruction. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2973.pdf Title: H.B. 2973 Source: Tennessee Legislature KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Requires a teacher who has been disciplined for illegal use of controlled substances to submit to random or periodic drug testing for up to 12 months after the disciplinary action as a condition of retaining employment. Provides that a teacher whose certificate has been suspended or revoked by the Education Professional Standards Board for illegal use of controlled substances must, as a condition of reinstatement or reissuance of the certificate, submit to drug testing in accordance with Education Professional Standards Board regulations. Adds that no teacher may be subject to drug testing unless and until it has been determined in an administrative or judicial proceeding that the teacher engaged in misconduct involving the illegal use of controlled substances. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB341/bill.doc Title: H.B. 341 Section 4 Source: www.lrc.ky.gov IL Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Establishes rules regarding the system for accrediting educational units in institutions that prepare educators and approving their respective preparation programs, so as to identify places in these processes where duplication of effort or reporting could be eliminated. Section 25.127 revises content of program reports. Section 25.142 is added to state explicitly the minimum assessment requirements for individual programs. Expands potential program accreditors to include specialized accrediting organizations (SAOs) such as CACREP (the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) and ASHA (the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association), which provide national accreditation to programs in both NCATE and non-NCATE institutions. Section 25.100 and Appendix E permit out-of-state applicants to receive endorsements in specific fields within the sciences and social sciences. (pages 497-565 of 705: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue18.pdf) Title: 23 IAC 25.100, 115, 125, 127, 142, 145, 147, 155, 160, 165, 225, 444,490, 710, 720, Appendix E Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com LA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Requires an individual coming from another state, who is applying for a Louisiana teaching certificate, to have completed a teacher preparation program in another state. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0604/0604RUL.pdf (starting page 6 of 106) Title: LAC 28:I.903 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet LA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Adds the Early Childhood PK-3 certification through the Practitioner Teacher Program alternate program structure. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0604/0604RUL.pdf (starting page 7 of 106) Title: LAC 28:I.903 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AR Rule Adoption 04/2006 P-12 Implements new additions to the rules governing the addition of areas of licensure or endorsement to an existing teaching license. Deletes rules that have expired or are no longer needed, clarifies definitions and requirements for adding additional areas and endorsements to an existing teaching license. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/rules/pdf/current_rules/ade_235_addareas06_current.pdf#search=%22%22ADDITION%20OF%20AREAS%20OF%20LICENSURE%20OR%20ENDORSEMENT%20%22 Title: AAC. 005.16.06 Source: http://arkedu.state.ar.us CO Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Concerns physical education teachers employed by school districts; prohibits a school district from employing as a physical education teacher a person who does not hold a physical education endorsement on his or her teacher license or who is not highly qualified as determined by the school district. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3EDC1C55097897FF8725706D00681B4F?Open&file=1021_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1021 Source: Colorado Legislature GA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Establishes rules regarding educator preparation programs for grades 6-12 geography, history, economics, and political science to replace existing "broad field" Social Science certification area. Geography: http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherEducation/Rules/505-3-.40.pdf History: http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherEducation/Rules/505-3-.41.pdf Economics: http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherEducation/Rules/505-3-.42.pdf Political Science: http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherEducation/Rules/505-3-.43.pdf See also: http://www.gapsc.com/msgc_SocialSciencesCertificationChanges.asp Title: GAC 505-3-.40 thru .43 Source: Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GASPC) Web site OH Adopted 04/2006 P-12 A one-year supplemental teaching license, renewable two times, shall be issued at the request of the superintendent of a city, educational service center, local, exempted village, non public, or joint vocational school district to an individual who is deemed to be of good moral character and who evidences completion of specified requirments. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/24/3301-24-14_PH_FF_N_RU_20060412_1016.pdf Title: OAC 3301-24-14 Source: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/ MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Establishes the National Board Certified Teacher Pilot Program in the State Department of Education; authorizes the State Superintendent of Schools to select a specified number of public school systems and public schools to participate in the Program; requires the State to reimburse a county board of education for specified costs. http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/sb/sb0458t.pdf Title: S.B. 458; H.B. 652 Source: Maryland Legislature MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Establishes the Maryland Alternative Teaching Opportunity Program in the State Department of Education; authorizes the Department to select specified school districts and up to 150 teaching candidates to participate in the Program; requires the Department to share in the cost of providing a specified stipend to teaching candidates participating in a preresidency internship program. http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0794t.pdf Title: H.B. 794 Source: Maryland Legislature MI Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Establishes additional reading instruction requirements for the renewal of an elementary teacher's provisional teaching certificate, or the advancement of the teacher's certification to professional certification, beginning July 1, 2007. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0118.pdf Title: S.B. 327 Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/ ND Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Amends administrative rules pertainingto credentials for Title I coordinator, library media, special education director, special education strategist, and reconfiguration ofinstructional days, high school summer school payments, and entrance standards or high school, elementary and kindergarten students. Special education Director Credential (Ch. 67-11-08): http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/proposed/67-11-08.pdf Paraprofessionals (sec. 67-11-14-05) : http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/proposed/67-11-14.pdf Special education strategist credential (sec. 67-11-16-03): http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/proposed/67-11-16.pdf *** Accreditation procedures ( Ch. 67-19-01): http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/proposed/67-19-01.pdf High school summer school, cooperative programs (67-2-01): http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/proposed/67-20.pdf Corrective action procedures (67-22-01): http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/proposed/67-22-01.pdf Elementary summer school (67-24-01): http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/proposed/67-24.pdf Title: NDAC 67-11-01-01, thru 01-07.1 non-seq, 67-15-02-01 thru 02-07non-seq, 67-19-01-01 thru 01-43 non-seq, 67-20-01-01 thru 01-08, 67-22-01-01thru 01-03, 67- 24-01 thru -01-07 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TN Adopted 03/2006 P-12 Outlines reasons for suspension, denial and revocation of license.Provides process for restoration a of license. TENNESSEE 9886 http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0520/0520-02/0520-02-04.pdf Title: TAC 0520-2-4-.01 Source: Tennessee Board of Education TN Adopted 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Amends examinations and required scores for licensure as a beginning teacher. TENNESSEE 9885 http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0520/0520-02/0520-02-04.pdf Title: TAC 0520-2-4-.05 Source: Tennessee Board of Eduation WV Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Requires that a teacher from another state be awarded a teaching certificate for a comparable grade level and subject area valid in the public schools of this state, if he or she: (A) Holds a valid teaching certificate or a certificate of eligibility issued by another state; (B) Has graduated from an educator preparation program at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; (C) Possesses the minimum of a bachelor's degree; and (D) Meets all of the requirements of the state for full certification except employment. Addresses student teaching. Requires any nonpublic cooperating school to document that the student teacher's field-based and clinical experiences include participation and instruction with multicultural, at-risk and exceptional children at each programmatic level for which the student teacher seeks certification. Beginning the fall, 2006-2007 academic term, in lieu of the student teaching experience in a public school setting required by this section, an institution of higher education may provide an alternate student teaching experience in a nonpublic school setting if the institution of higher education meets specified conditions. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4626%20ENR.htm Title: H.B. 4626 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Allows the governing body of a school corporation or an accredited nonpublic school to hire an individual who is in the process of obtaining a teacher's license under the transition to teaching program, if the individual is obtaining a license in a subject area, or will be teaching in a school that is located in geographic area in which there is an insufficient supply of licensed teachers. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/SE/SE0172.1.html Title: S.B. 172 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OH Adopted 03/2006 P-12 Provides rules for temporary licenses. Deletes a number of provisions that allowed temporary licenses to be issued in certain areas of teaching. Retains others. OHIO 12584 http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/23/3301-23-44_PH_FF_A_RU_20060314_1326.pdf Title: OAC 3301-23-44 Source: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us CO To governor 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. On completion of the two-year or three-year residency program, the Colorado Department of Education may issue an initial teacher license to the teacher in residence if he or she successfully completes an induction program and the prescribed requirements. The department may issue a professional license to the teacher in residence to be employed by the school district as a teacher. Also allows the department of education to extend an alternative teacher license for up to one year if the licensee provides proof that he or she is unable to complete the alternative teacher preparation program in one year for reasons other than incompetence. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/EA17790345A5882B872570BC00670BB6?Open&file=1023_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1023 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NM Adopted 03/2006 P-12 Relates to entry level licensure requirements for history, geography, economics, civics and government teachers K-12. Requires passage of content area assessment for endorsement. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmregister/xvii/xvii04/6.64.6amend.pdf Title: 6.64.6 NMAC Source: http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 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 (BOE) 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. The Board's regulations may provide for provisional licensure valid for up to three years. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0349 Title: H.B. 1057 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/ VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 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 (BOE) 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. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0027 Title: S.B. 74 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us TX Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Addresses certificates for career and technology education. Requires experience and preparation in a skill area and languages other than english. Provides for the issuance of new categories of classroom teaching certificates beginning on September 1, 2005.Similar section (19 TAC 7.233.233.4) affects mathematics/physical science/engineering and chemistry. Title: 19 TAC 7.233.233.3, .8, .10, .12, .14, .15 Source: Lexis-Nexis TX Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Establishes a prorated schedule of CPE hours that may be used byeducators seeking to renew multiple classes of standard certificates issued with different effective dates during the same five year renewal cycle. Adds CPE requirements for holders of school librarian certificates and holders ofstandard certificates for supervisors, special education supervisors, vocational supervisors, visiting teachers, and special education visiting teachers. TEXAS 99093 Title: 19 TAC 7.232.B.232.850, .851 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OH Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Rescinds rules relating to endorsement and validation of certificates for teaching, and requirements for certificate renewal. Title: OAC 3301-23-20 thru -22 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet LA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Grants a school district the option of a two-year renewal of Out-of-Field Authorities to Teach (OFAT) for individual pursuing certification in special education areas. AGENCY CONTACT: Nina A Ford, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Box 94064, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064 Title: LAC 28:I.903 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, IA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Allows a substitute teacher's license to be issued to an individual who has successfully completed all requirements of an approved Iowa teacher education program, but did not apply for an Iowa teacher's license at the time of the completion of the approved program. Permits an individual who holds only an administrative license to substitute teach. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/Bulletin/IAB060104.htm Title: IAC 14.119(1), 14.119(3) Source: www.legis.state.ia.us DE Adopted 12/2005 P-12 This rule spells out requirements for candidates seeking participation in the Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure and Certification Program, components of the program, mentoring support, supervision and evaluation, recommendation procedures for licensure and certification, issuance of license and program evaluation. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1500/1519.shtml#TopOfPage Title: 14 DAC 1519 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet DE Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding the organization and operation of the alternative routes for teacher licensure and certification program, which provides a vehicle for individuals who hold a bachelor's degree in a content area appropriate to secondary education to participate in coursework and other experiences necessary to be eligible for teacher licensure and certification in critical needs areas while serving as a teacher in a Delaware school district. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1500/1519.shtml#TopOfPage Title: 14 DAC 1519 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Adopted 11/2005 P-12 Amends rules concerning teacher education and certification with regard to competencies for licensure. Adds the reading competencies for elementary teachers to the competencies for special education teachers. Title: OAC 210:20-9-172 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Adopted 11/2005 P-12 Amends rules concerning teacher education and certification withregard to competencies for licensure. Adds the reading competencies forelementary teachers to the competencies for special education teachers. OKLAHOMA 13921 Title: OAC 210:20-9-172 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet LA Adopted 11/2005 P-12 Provides for the exclusion from the Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program for those teachers from other states who provide National Board of Professional Teaching Standards or appropriate evaluation results from their immediate previous teaching assignment. AGENCY CONTACT: Nina A Ford, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Box 94064, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064 http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0511/0511RUL.pdf (page 6 of 198) Title: LAC 28:XXXVII.507 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet and www.doa.state.la.us/osr CA Rejected by voters 11/2005 P-12 Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a permanent employee to five complete consecutive school years. Authorizes school boards to dismiss a permanent teaching employee who receives two consecutive unsatisfactory performance evaluations. http://www.voterguide.ss.ca.gov/prop74/title_summary.shtml Title: Ballot Measure 4 (Proposition 74) Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NM Rule Adoption 10/2005 P-12 Sets minimal standards of accepted ethical behavior and professional conduct in education that are applicable to all licensed school personnel, instructional personnel under contract, including any other person who provides instructional services in a school but who does not hold a standard license and whose presence is authorized. NEW MEXICO REG 4425 (SN) Title: NMAC 6.60.9, 6.60.9.1 through 6.60.9.3, 6.60.9.6, 6.60.9.9, 6.60.9.10, 6.60.9.11, 6.60.9.12 Source: StateNet NC ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION DURING THE 2006 SESSION 10/2005 P-12 AN ACT to amend the teacher certification law to facilitate the hiring of teachers. Vetoed 8/05. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H706v4.html Title: H.B. 706 Source: StateNet CA Vetoed 10/2005 P-12 Postsec. This bill would require the commission, until January 1, 2011, upon the recommendation of the governing board of a school district, to issue a California Preliminary (CAP) credential to any person who displays knowledge and expertise in a subject area as demonstrated by the qualifications of possession of a postbaccalaureate or graduate degree in one of a number of specified subject matters, 5 or more full-time equivalent years of practice in the field for which the postbaccalaureate or graduate degree was awarded, basic skills proficiency, subject matter competence, and teacher fitness. The bill would make the credential a preliminary single subject teaching credential and would authorize teaching in the subject or subject area, or the performance of services, approved by the commission and designated on the credential. Title: S.B. 404 Source: StateNet NC (H) RE-REFERRED COMMITTEE ON RULES, CALENDAR, AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOUSE 10/2005 P-12 AN ACT to amend the teacher certification law to facilitate the hiring of teachers. Vetoed 8/05. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H706v4.html Title: H.B. 706 Source: StateNet OR Adopted 10/2005 P-12 Amends rules regarding licensing requirements. Incorporates fee increases due to finger printing cost increases with the State Police. Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) to add middle-level endorsements onto Basic and Standard Teaching Licenses to assist educators to meet the federal definitions of 'highly qualified teacher' under the No Child Left Behind Act. Makes the definition of acceptable Master's degree consistent with acceptable master's degree allowed for Initial and Continuing Teaching licenses. Amends when candidates are eligible to receive Preliminary Teaching Licenses. OREGON REG 26862 (SN) Title: OAR 584-017-0110, -036-0055, -038-0004, -040-0005, - 060-0011, -0021, -100-0046 Source: StateNet IL Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2005 P-12 Offers individuals from the geographic area drastically affected by Hurricane Katrina a temporary permit for substitute teaching in Illinois schools, provided that they have a bachelor's degree, which is generally the qualification required. http://www.isbe.state.il.us/rules/archive/pdfs/25emergkatrinaCode.pdf Title: 23 IAC 25.105 Source: StateNet RI Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Establishes rules regarding the requirements for Middle School Endorsement. Outlines completion of an approved college program of preparation of middle level educators. RHODE ISLAND REG 2448 (SN) Title: Uncodified Source: StateNet RI Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Establishes rules regarding the Individual Professional Development Plan (I-Plan) process for renewal of professional educator certificates. RHODE ISLAND REG 2444 (SN) Title: Sections 1.0 through 9.0 Source: StateNet TX Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Establishes new rules regarding an emergency certificate for the 2005-2006 school year for educators serving in public schools affected by Hurricane Katrina. Provides for issuance of a nonrenewable certificate for the 2005-2006 school year for educators serving in public schools affected by Hurricane Katrina. Title: 19 TAC 7.230.O.230.465 Source: StateNet ME Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Establishes emergency regulation to permit the Department of Education to certify persons who are teaching theater arts or dance in the State as of October 1, 2005, and who hold a valid certificate to teach in the State and have completed a minimum of two years or the equivalent of two school years of teaching theater arts or dance in an accredited public or private school. Title: 05-071-115 Source: StateNet SD Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Aligns rules with the federal 2004 IDEA legislation. Enables districts to inform in-service teachers about the federal new requirements. Allows educators additional means of adding endorsements and authorizations to their certificates. Increases certification fees and records review fees. SOUTH DAKOTA REG 4133 (SN) Title: SDCR 24:05:25:06, 27:01.01 thru 01.06, 04.01, .02, 08.01 thru .04, 27:09, 12, 13.02, 15 thru .03, 16, 18, 19.01, 30:06.01, 15:02:08, 03:01, 03, .01, 06, 08 thru 10, 06:02 Source: StateNet MS Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Adopts rules regarding the one year alternate route license, the Teach for America Elementary Education K- 3 for critical shortage areas, and the Teach for America elementary education grades 4-8. MISSISSIPPI REG 10182 (SN) Title: Uncodified Source: StateNet WV Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Amends rules relating to minimum requirements for the licensure of professional and paraprofessional personnel. Amends rules regarding advanced salary classifications. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4652 (SN) Title: Title 126, Series 136 Source: StateNet OR Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Amends rules concerning continuing education and licensing requirements. Makes the continuing education (CE) rule the same for all categories (deletes the exemption for new graduates and the differences between licensees from other states). Creates a separate section for applications for licensure that require CE for those who have not been licensed for up to three years. Takes out 'handicapped' language for Occupational Therapists working in an educational setting. Changes how mentorship is used only for Continuing Education points. OREGON REG 26609 (SN) Title: OAR 339-010-0005 thru -020-0100 Source: StateNet ME Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Amends rules relating to qualifying examinations for teachers and administrators, to include content knowledge and teaching skills examinations and the passing scores for each are incorporated into this rule. Includes a waiver of the Praxis I and Praxis II examinations for the Native Language Teacher endorsement. ftp://ftp.maine.gov/pub/sos/cec/rcn/apa/05/071/071c013.doc Title: 05-071-13 Source: StateNet VA Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Establishes procedures to allow persons seeking initial licensure as teachers through an alternative route to substitute experimental learning in lieu of coursework. Provides for licensure by reciprocity for individuals who hold a valid out-of-state license. Requires the Board of Education to suspend or revoke the teaching license of any person who knowingly with the intent to compromise the outcome of an athletic competition procures or causes these drugs to be procured to students. VIRGINIA REG 5280 (SN) Title: 8 VAC 20-21-80, -90, -660, -680 Source: StateNet NM Rule Adoption 07/2005 P-12 Relates to licensure and continuing professional education requirements. NEW MEXICO REG 4322 (SN) Title: NMAC 16.60.3 Source: StateNet OR Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Requires the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (rather than an administrative law judge) to conduct any hearing that results from the suspension of the teaching license of a teacher under ORS 342.553. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0001.dir/sb0052.en.pdf Title: S.B. 52 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us OR Adopted 07/2005 P-12 Amends rules regarding Initial, Preliminary, and Continuing Teaching Licenses. Reduces the term of the Initial Teaching License from five years to three years. Reduces the term of the Renewal of the Initial Teaching License from five years to three years. Removes the restriction on the Preliminary Teaching License of being provided for federal Title I programs only. OREGON REG 26682 (SN) Title: OAR 584-060-0011, -0012, -0013, -0021, -100-0046 Source: StateNet PA Adopted 07/2005 P-12 Establishes emergency rules extending the deadline for certain teachers to become highly qualified, as required by the NCLB, through the Bridge Certificate process, an alternative evaluation system for certain teachers. Relates to highly qualified teachers to extend the deadline to July 30, 2006, for certain teachers to participate in the Department's Bridge certification program. PENNSYLVANIA REG 4036 (SN) Title: 22 PA. Code Ch. 403 Source: StateNet HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Section 1: Establishes need for improvement in teacher recruitment, compensation, support and peer mentoring. Section 2: Creates a new section establishing the Hawaii teacher cadet program fund, originally a department initiative, as a separate fund of the Hawaii Alliance for Future Teachers, a nonprofit organization. Authorizes the alliance to expend funds to establish partnerships with organizations or private vendors to encourage high school students with teaching potential to consider teaching as a career. Establishes and sets responsibilities for the Hawaii teacher cadet program advisory board. Section 3: Requires the University of Hawaii to review its admission policies for the college of education. Section 4: Requires the University of Hawaii to review its college of education's admission standards and consider allowing incoming freshman to declare education as their major and enable them to graduate within four years. Section 5: Requires the University of Hawaii to increase the full time equivalent teacher education faculty positions by 5 additional full-time equivalent positions each year until fiscal year 2014-2015, to allow the number of participants who complete the program to increase by one hundred per cent over the year 2004 total. Section 6: Establishes need to eliminate specified barriers to interest in and entry of the teaching profession. Section 7-8: Mandates that the department establish policies, procedures, technology, and accountability measures to ensure that newly hired employees receive timely and accurate wages. Establishes an alternate option if the department is unable to pay the total wages due a newly hired employee. Requires the department to establish rules by December 31, 2005 to implement these changes. Section 9: Requires the department to provide each newly hired teacher with the new teacher orientation handbook to serve as a reference guide and provide the new employees with information on: (1) Professional development and incentive programs; (2) License requirements; and (3) Other useful information to assist new teachers with their familiarity of the department's organization and educational system. Section 10: Requires the department to establish a standardized statewide teacher induction program for every newly hired teacher. Requires the program to ensure that the new teacher to mentor ratio does not exceed 15:1 and that all mentors are specially skilled and trained to work effectively with newly hired teachers as determined by the department. Section 11: Establishes legislative intent to improve student achievement by adopting policies that promote teacher quality. Section 12: Requires the state board to adopt policies to: (1) Develop a plan for licensing more individuals with practical experience for teaching in vocational/technical programs; (2) Develop a plan to accept teachers from any state as long as they have completed state-approved teacher education programs and pass relevant Hawaii teacher examinations or their equivalent; (3) Clarify the requirements, on a state-by-state basis, for out-of-state licensed teachers to obtain a license in Hawaii; (4) Develop a plan to facilitate licensing for those who intend to teach in Hawaii immersion programs, the island of Niihau, or any other extraordinory situation as defined by the superindent or the superintendent's designee; and (5) Pursue full teacher license reciprocity with the mid-Atlantic states, California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Section 13: Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to submit to the legislature a report of its progress and recommendations regarding its licensing standards and development of its policies before the 2006 regular session. Section 14: Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to review alternative licensing requirements to replace the PRAXIS examination requirement. Requires the review of alternative requirements to include to the consideration of requiring a minimum amount of years of teaching experience to replace the PRAXIS examination requirement. Section 15: Authorizes the conversion of Hawaii teacher standards board's nine temporary positions to nine permanent full-time equivalent positions. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb844_cd1_.htm Title: H.B. 844 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov DE Rule Adoption 06/2005 P-12 Amends regulation relating to Denial of Licenses by adding 'Certificates' to the title and to the content of the regulation. Clarifies that the Department may refuse to issue a license or certificate to an applicant who fails to meet the prerequisites for a license or certificate. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1500/1513.shtml#TopOfPage Title: 14 DAC 1513 Source: StateNet MT Rule Adoption 06/2005 P-12 Establishes rules regarding educator licensure. Includes definitions, 'Student Teaching/Supervised Practice', and 'General Provisions To Issue Licenses'. MONTANA REG 4706 (SN) Title: ARM 10.57.102, .104, .201 Source: StateNet SC Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Joint resolution to approve regulations of the state board of education; The state board promulgated amendments to R 43-243.4, Utilization of Generic Teacher Certification, that will allow persons holding a generic teaching certificate issued by the state department to provide instruction to students with mild disabilities diagnosed as learning disabled, emotionally disabled, or educable mentally disabled through either a resource or an itinerant services delivery model. Persons holding a generic teaching certificate are also authorized to provide instruction in a self-contained setting for students diagnosed as learning disabled or educable mentally disabled. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/3892_20050519.htm Title: H.J.R. 3892 Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net NV (H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 136. 05/2005 P-12 AN ACT relating to educational personnel; revising provisions governing the appointment of a hearing officer in cases involving the demotion, dismissal or refusal to reemploy licensed educational personnel and in cases involving the suspension or revocation of an educational license; and providing other matters properly relating thereto Title: H.B. 108 Source: StateNet MS Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Adds new formula for determining 'highly qualified' status for veteran teachers. Amends Highly Qualified Teacher Criteria to include an addendum to establish a High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE). The adoption of the HOUSSE plan would provide another option for Mississippi veteran teachers to meet the "highly qualified" teacher requirements through a high objective evaluation option. Candidates for HOUSSE could obtain the needed endorsement by earning points by submitting to their school districts documentation of: coursework in the needed endorsement subject area, coursework in related areas, years of teaching experience, professional development, professional activities and recognitions. MISSISSIPPI REG 9844 (SN) Title: Uncodified Source: StateNet NV Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Establishes rules regarding competency tests for initial licensure. NEVADA REG 3701 (SN) Title: NAC 391.036 Source: StateNet OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2001, Section 6-101. Allows a board of education to enter into written contracts for the ensuing fiscal year prior to the beginning of the year with persons who are not certified or licensed to teach as long as the person is actively in the process of securing certification or licensure. The person is prohibited from teaching in the classroom until that person has met or completed all of the requirements for licensure, and if not certified by the first day of the ensuing year, the contract must be terminated. http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/50th/2005/1R/HB/1837.pdf Title: H.B. 1837 Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Beginning July 1, 2005, any teacher with certification or endorsement to teach mathematics at the secondary level may teach mathematics in grade five. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06HB/hb1273_enr.rtf Title: H.B. 1273 Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us WV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 The bill adds to existing requirements for receiving a teaching certificate that candidates must possess the minimum of a bachelor's degree or hold a certificate of eligibility issued by another state that certifies he or she meets all the requirements of the state for full certification. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2005_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb2350%20enr.htm Title: H.B. 2350 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/ OR Adopted 05/2005 P-12 Amends rules concerning authorizations and endorsements. Adds middle-level endorsements in Language Arts, Social Science and Science to Initial and Continuing Teaching Licenses. Clarifies scope of middle-level endorsement on a high school authorization. Adds middle school endorsement to Basic or Standards Teaching License, removes obsolete language, renumbers sections. Clarifies addition of middle-level endorsement requirements in licensure sections of the administrative rules. OREGON REG 26542 (SN) Title: OAR 584-017-0130, -0140, -036-0015, -060-0051 Source: StateNet MN EFFECTIVE DATE RETROACTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 05/2005 P-12 A bill for an act relating to education; providing for consecutive teaching experience for a teacher whose probationary employment is interrupted by military service. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0244.2&session=ls84 Title: S.F. 244 Source: StateNet FL Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Adopts the tenth edition of Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification. http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/ftce/ftcecomp.htm Title: FAC 6A-4.0021 Source: StateNet SD Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Establishes rules regarding the department issuing one-year certificates to teachers who have let their certificates lapse. Grants an additional one-year extension on a one-year certificate to a teacher who has extenuating circumstances and references the alternative certification program. States that a teacher who lets his or her certificate lapse may be issued a one-year certificate by the department, during which time the teacher may complete the required six hours of transcripted coursework. States the type of certificate that is to be issued to a teacher who completes an alternative route to certification. SOUTH DAKOTA REG 4086 (SN) Title: 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 Source: StateNet NM Adopted 05/2005 P-12 Establishes rules regarding alternative licensure, competency testing for licensure, continuing licensure for licensed educators, educator licensure application fee, licensure in middle level education grades 5-9, licensure in special education k-12, competencies for entry-level technology studies/education teachers, competencies for entry-level agriculture education teachers, performance evaluation requirements for teachers. NEW MEXICO REG 4254 (SN) http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.060.0003.htm Title: NMAC 6.60.3, .5, .6, .7, 6.61.3, .6, 6.64.16, .17, 6.69.4 Source: StateNet WV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Amends §18A-3-1a .Provides for alternative program certificate, eligibility, issuance, scope and renewal limitation; changes activities, components and phases of training for alternative programs; provides for program coordination, training and approval; authorizes separate programs to prepare highly qualified special education teachers; requires position to be posted in certain instances; and establishes hiring preference. Instruction. Must provide a minimum of eighteen semester hours of instruction in the areas of student assessment; development and learning; curriculum; classroom management; the use of educational computers and other technology; and special education and diversity. All programs must contain a minimum of three semester hours of instruction in special education and diversity out of the minimum eighteen required semester hours. Three phases: Phase I requires intensive on-the-job supervision for 2-4 weeks; Phase II is intensive on-the-job supervision for 10 weeks. During Phase II, the alternative program teacher must be visited and critiqued no less than one time per week by members of a professional support team, and be observed and formally evaluated at the end of five weeks and at the end of ten weeks by the appropriately certified members of the team. At the end of the ten-week period, the alternative program teacher is to receive a formal written progress report. Phase III consists of an additional period of continued supervision and evaluation of no less than twenty weeks duration, with at least one formal evaluation being conducted at the completion of the phase. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2005_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb2528%20enr.htm Title: H.B. 2528 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Providing for a Certification Endorsement for Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to develop a teaching endorsement for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Requires the SBE to adopt certification requirements for educational interpreters. Title: H.B. 1893 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/house/default.htm WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Credits earned by certificated staff that are used to increase earnings on the salary schedule must be obtained from an educational institution accredited by an accrediting association recognized by rule of the state board of education. Requires the state department to verify accreditation and to train district staff in such validation. Allows certificates to be revoked or suspended upon a finding that an employee has engaged in an unauthorized use of school equipment to intentionally access material depicting sexually explicit conduct or has intentionally possessed on school grounds any material depicting sexually explicit conduct. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2212-S2.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 2212 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov GA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Automatically grants any member of the national guard or any reserve component of the U.S. armed services who serves on active duty for at least 90 consecutive days an extension, without fee, of any annual license or registration otherwise required under any state law or state entity. Such extension must continue until the otherwise regular expiration date which occurs in the year next succeeding the year in which such active duty ceases. Grants individuals who receive such an extension exemption from any continuing education requirements during such automatic extension period. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/hb538.pdf Title: H.B. 538 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Authorizes current and past employers, including employers from out of state, to provide information concerning employment applicants out of state employers. Requires districts to request such information. When requests are sent to out-of-state employers, an applicant cannot be prevented from gaining employment in Washington public schools if the laws or policies of that other state prevent documents from being made available to Washington state school districts or if the out-of-state school district fails or refuses to cooperate with the request. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5552-S.PL.pdf Title: S.B. 5552 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Incorporates references to the state's Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Expands the definition of "cause" for purposes of waiving or suspending a teacher's license. Among changes to definition, includes knowingly falsifying or directing another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period. Deletes references to voluntary surrender of license. Allows state board to determine an applicant for a noncertified position in a district ineligible for employment has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere for specified crimes; is required to pass an examination as a requirement of his or her position and the applicant's completed examination test score was declared invalid because of the applicant's improper conduct; has an expunged or pardoned conviction for any sexual or physical abuse offense committed against a child; knowingly submits or provides false or misleading information or knowingly fails to submit or provide information requested or required by law to the department of education, the state board of education, or the division of legislative audit; or knowingly falsifies or directs another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period. Amends definition of "fraudulent act" in Arkansas Code § 6-17-421. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 1-10) Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Eliminates 10-year cap on number of years a national board-certified teacher may receive the $1,000 annual incentive bonus. Authorizes the state board of education to provide scholarships of $1,100 each to teachers who are accepted to participate in the national board for professional teaching standards program for initial certification, and to provide scholarships of $500 each to teachers who are accepted to participate in the national board for professional teaching standards program for renewal of certification. For purposes of the teacher service scholarship program, amends definition of ''hard-to-fill teaching discipline'' to include grades 5-12 math and science, makes other minor changes. Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/48.pdf Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35050 Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37380 Title: S.B. 48 (section 10-12) Source: www.kslegislature.org OK Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2005 P-12 Establishes rules concerning full (subject matter) competencies for licensure and certification of teachers. Adds English as a Second Language requirements. From analysis: Teachers will have the opportunity to become licensed/certified in English as a Second Language (ESL). This rule establishes the teacher competencies for the licensure/certification. Limited English proficient students will benefit academically as a result of having teachers with increased ESL teaching skills. OKLAHOMA REG 13749 (SN) http://www.oar.state.ok.us/oar/codedoc02.nsf/frmMain?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=_75tnm2shfcdnm8pb4dthj0chedppmcbq8dtmmak31ctijujrgcln50ob7ckj42tbkdt374obdcli00_ Title: OAC 210:20-9-172 Source: http://www.oar.state.ok.us OR Adopted 04/2005 P-12 Amends rules concerning site reviews and adding authorizations and endorsements. Increases the period of time between site reviews from five to seven years. Clarifies language relating to adding authorizations and endorsements to teaching licenses. OREGON REG 26494 (SN) Title: OAR 584-010-0010, -060-0052, -0062 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Renames the Teacher and Administrator Enhancement and Retraining Grant Program the Teacher Opportunity Program. Eliminates requirement that program applicant be a citizen of the United States or permanent resident alien. Establishes the Dual Certification Incentive Program to encourage classroom teachers currently employed in the state to return to college to obtain certification in one or more additional subject areas. Specifies conditions for a teacher to be eligible to receive program funding. Allows each district to fund up to four scholarships for teachers with at least three years of experience as a licensed classroom teacher in a public school in the state. States that any classroom teacher awarded a scholarship under the Dual Certification Incentive Program may be allowed administrative leave with pay as provided under the district's certified personnel policies as is necessary for the classroom teacher to attend college classes, travel to or from the college, and take state-mandated tests as may be necessary to obtain the additional certification. Sets forth circumstances under which a teacher having participated in the program must repay the amount of the scholarships received under the Dual Certification Incentive Program. Authorizes the state board of education to suspend the Arkansas classroom teacher's license of any individual who fails, when required to do so, to repay moneys contributed for participation in the Dual Certification Incentive Program. States that upon earning dual certification under the Dual Certification Incentive Program, the dually certified classroom teacher must be paid a bonus of $3,000 each school year that the teacher: (A) Is employed full-time as a classroom teacher in an Arkansas public school district; and (B) Is teaching no fewer than two class periods in each of the different subject matter areas for which he or she received certification. Specifies circumstances under which an individual must lose eligibility for the annual incentive bonus. States that the first priority for the award of funds under the Teacher Opportunity Program is the award of scholarships under the Dual Certification Incentive Program, and that any funds remaining after all awards are made under the Dual Certification Incentive Program may be made for specified other needs. Requires the department of higher education to determine priorities, based on the needs of the state, for awarding grants in the event there are more applicants than funds available. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1982.pdf Title: H.B. 1982 Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us WV Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Adds possession of a bachelor's degree and a provision "holds a certificate of eligibility issued by another state and meets all of the requirements of the state for full certification except employment" to requirements for certification. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2005_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb2350%20enr.htm Title: H.B. 2350 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us ND Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Relates to licensing, qualifications, and national certification of teachers. The superintendent may not approve a school unless: 2. Each classroom teacher is teaching only in those course areas or fields for which the teacher is licensed or for which the teacher has received an exception under section 2; This bill also adds a new section entilted: "Licensure to teach - Course area or field - Request for exception - Report." http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FQOM0400.pdf Title: H.B. 1076 Source: StateNet CO Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Authorizes the state board to establish procedures for the filing and investigation of complaints alleging conduct that, if true, may establish grounds for denying, annulling, revoking or suspending an educator license or certificate. Allows a person who converted his/her professional license to inactive status because called to active duty to, when returning professional license to active status, include in the notice to the department of education a copy of the official notice of honorable discharge or release from active service. Upon receipt of the notice and evidence of honorable discharge or release, the department must reissue the professional license with a new expiration date reflecting a period equal to the period remaining on the professional license as of the date the license holder converted to inactive professional license status plus the period during which the person was in active military service. Authorizes the state board to require, in adopting minimum criteria for professional development activities, all or a portion of the activities to be related to increasing the license holder's competence or skills in his/her existing or potential endorsement area or in the teaching of literacy. Specifies that teacher professional development related to assessment must pertain to effective use of assessments in planning for instructional delivery and in individualizing student instruction. Specifies that to be accepted as a professional development activity, educational travel must be applicable to the endorsement area of the licensee's license. Changes temporary educator eligibility authorization from three-year nonrenewable to one-year with two opportunities to renew for one year. Specifies that an interim authorization authorizes a school district to employ as a principal, administrator or teacher a person who is eligible for certification or licensure. Changes terminology from provisional licensure to initial licensure for administrators, principals, professional special service providers. Specifies that a person holding a provisional educator license as of the date this bill goes into effect is deemed to hold an initial educator license on and after said date, so long as the license is valid. Strongly encourages all school districts to hire persons who hold alternative teacher licenses and teacher in residence authorizations to provide a wide range of experience in teaching and functional subject matter knowledge for the benefit of students. Eliminates language allowing a district to hire as a teacher a person who is not certified. Replaces with language allowing district to hire a person with an alternative teacher license to teach as an alternative teacher pursuant to an alternative teacher contract. Authorizes a district to hire a person who holds a teacher in residence authorization to teach as a resident teacher pursuant to a teacher in residence program. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/0FC6014CF21E6B8D87256F3A0061BC79?Open&file=1026_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1026 Source: www.leg.state.co.us NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Changes a level one license to a provisional four-year license for beginning teachers, from three years. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0662.html Title: S.B. 662 Source: StateNet KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Removes the teacher licensure fee limitation and allows the state board of education to set the fee for all Kansas teachers and administrators. Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38642 Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35497 Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37240 Title: S.B. 42 Source: www.kslegislature.org ND Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 The educational standards and practices board, in cooperation with the department of public instruction, shall enter discussions with officials from each state bordering North Dakota to develop a unified system of licensure and credential qualifications or reciprocity between the states. The board shall report its progress, findings, and any pending action to the sixtieth legislative assembly. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FBOB0400.pdf Title: S.B. 2375 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College States that teacher certification requirements do not apply to persons teaching concurrent credit courses or advanced placement courses who: (i) Are employed by a postsecondary institution; (ii) Meet the qualification requirements of that institution or the department of workforce education; and (iii) Are teaching in a course in which credit is offered by an institution of higher education or a technical institute. Also states that grade level/subject matter teacher certification requirements do not apply to licensed teachers teaching in the following settings: (i) An alternative learning environment; (ii) A juvenile detention facility; (iii) A residential and day alcohol, drug, and psychiatric facility program; (iv) An emergency youth shelter; (v) A facility of the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services; or (vi) A facility of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services; and (E) A licensed special education teacher teaching two or more core academic subjects exclusively to children with disabilities. Authorizes the department fo education to offer and operate a nontraditional teacher licensure program. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 16-17) Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us NV Temporary Rule Adoption 03/2005 P-12 Establishes rules which extend the date by which the Superintendent of Public Instruction may issue a provisional nonrenewable license from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006 NEVADA REG 3691 (SN) http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-391.html#NAC391Sec056 Title: NAC 391.056 Source: StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Requires the Board of Education, in its 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. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+HB2790ER Title: H.B. 2790 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Provides for teacher licensure by reciprocity for an individual who has obtained a valid out-of-state license that is in force at the time the application for a Virginia license is made. The individual must establish a file in the Department of Education by submitting a complete application packet, which shall include official student transcripts. No professional teacher's assessment or service requirements are to be imposed for these licensed individuals. Current Board of Education regulations (8 VAC 20-21-90) require a professional teacher's assessment (PRAXIS) for out-of-state applicants who (i) have completed a state-approved teacher training program through a regionally accredited four-year college or university, or (ii) hold a valid out-of-state teaching license in force at the time the license application is made. These persons must also provide student transcripts.  http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+SB949ER Title: S.B. 949 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Allows a one-year certificate to be granted an individual bearing all other qualifications except the assessments and selected as an assistant principal in a district where the superintendent certifies to the Education Professional Standards Board that there is a limited number of applicants to meet the requirements. Exempts a person employed in Kentucky as a principal or assistant principal who was certified in another state and practiced in that state for two or more years from taking the state principal certification assessment. Bars a student from participating in the teacher internship program until the student has successfully completed the assessments required by the education professional standards board. Allows a candidate for alternative certification to serve his or her internship in a nonpublic school. Provides that a teacher who is fully certified in Kentucky and who is seeking an additional certification is not required to repeat the Kentucky teacher internship program. Extends for one year (to June 30, 2007) the pilot teacher internship program for beginning teachers established under KRS 161.1222. Full text of enacted bill: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB183/bill.doc Title: H.B. 183 Source: lrc.ky.gov NV Temporary Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Establishes rules regarding conditional licensure of teachers. NEVADA REG 3675 (SN)\ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-391.html#NAC391Sec057 Title: NAC 391.057 Source: StateNet NV Temporary Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Establishes rules which authorize the Superintendent of Public Instruction to suspend a license, pending a hearing before the State Board of Education, or invalidate non-renewable licenses, if that person is subject to disciplinary action in another state. NEVADA REG 3673 (SN) http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-391.html#NAC391Sec0535 Title: NAC 391.0535 Source: StateNet NV Temporary Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Establishes rules which clarify that an individual who carries only a physical education elementary license is not eligible for an elementary license. NEVADA REG 3674 (SN) http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-391.html#NAC391Sec095 Title: NAC 391.095 Source: StateNet AK Adopted 02/2005 P-12 Proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 4 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with 4 AAC 12.020(a) and 4 AAC 12.043. Changes the requirements of a regular Alaska teacher certificate by allowing the department to issue regular Alaska teacher certificates to teachers who were prepared at a teacher education program approved by a chief school officer of another state. Amends the criteria for issuance of an Alaska Type M limited teacher certificate. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/comment/4AAC_12.020.pdf Title: 4 AAC 12.020(a), .043 Source: www.eed.state.ak.us DE Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Amends regulation relating to the certification of a science teacher of middle level by removing the requirements for earth science and physical science from this regulation, as middle school science is taught as an integrated science. Aligns the requirements for a Standard Certificate with the Delaware content standards in Science. Title: 14 DAC 1542 Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Amends regulation relating to the Certification for a Science Teacher to clarify some of the requirements for a standard certificate and to add an additional category of certification for integrated science, which is aligned with the Delaware content standards in Science. Title: 14 DAC 1540, 1.0 - 4.0 Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Establishes regulation regarding non-public school educator licensure and certification to provide a system for non public school educators to become licensed and certified. Title: 14 DAC 278 Source: StateNet NC Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding preservice requirements for lead teachers, teachers and aides. NORTH CAROLINA REG 5057 (SN) Title: 10A NCAC 09 .0710 Source: StateNet OR Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Amends rules governing licensing standards. Updates standards for the Initial Administrator's License and Continuing Administrator License. Eliminates limitation on renewals for Initial Teaching License and spells out requirements and effective date and ongoing renewal, and makes license optional. Restores Transitional License to three year license from one year license. Allows issuance of Limited Teaching License in areas where an endorsement is not offered. Clarifies the language and implementation for Emergency Teaching License. Clarifies language for Transitional School Counselor License. OREGON REG 26134 (SN) Title: OAR 584-005-0005 thru -100-0071 non seq. Source: StateNet IL Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Amends the School Code. Amends requirements for a speech-language pathologist who provides speech- language pathology services pursuant to a contract. Relates to a valid temporary license under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides for supervision. Includes applicants who have completed a program in another state, territory or possession of the United States that is comparable to school service personnel requirements. Bill text: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=2395&GAID=3&LegID=8537&SpecSess=&Session= Title: S.B. 2395 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site OH Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Rescinds rules regarding requirements to offer programs of internship, preparation of teachers, high school internship certificates, and provisional high school certificates subsequent to an approved internship program. Amends rules relating to teacher education programs, licensure, professional or associate license renewals, and educational aide permits. OHIO REG 11708 (SN) Title: OAC 3301-21-10, -11, -23-30 thru -32, -24-01, -03 thru -05, -07, -08, -25-01 thru -05, -07, -08 Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 12/2004 P-12 Amends the State Board of Education Procedures Manual by including licensing of substitute teachers and National Board teachers and removing Delaware Performance Appraisal References from the Approval of Rules and Regulations. Adds and removes certain references to reflect legislative changes. Title: 8 DEC, 911 Procedures Manual, Appendixes A and B Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 11/2004 P-12 Amends regulation relating to the Standard Certificate Reading Specialist, to clarify as to which educators this regulation applies to. Title: 14 DAC 1554 Source: StateNet NH Interim Rule Adoption 11/2004 P-12 Extends existing rules regarding Minimum Standards for School Approval, Individual Certification, and Standards for Graduate Preparation Programs. Provides standards required for the process of process of certification of individuals and requirements for the process of program approval for educational professionals. Some of the rules that will expire in October 2004 are being readopted with amendments in this filing. The amendments include clarification of a certificate issued for the life of the holder, recognition of a second national board certification for a master teacher, and a name change of references from "vocational" education to "career and technical" education. http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/laws/AdoptionAmendmentorRepealofRules.htm#Packet1 Title: Ed 300, 500, 600 Source: http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/laws WA Rule Adoption 11/2004 P-12 Adopts a new chapter to the Board of Education policies. Provides definitions of sexual misconduct, verbal abuse, and physical abuse. Relates to situations of mandatory disclosure and prohibited agreements. WASHINGTON REG 23819 (SN) Title: WAC 180-88-010 thru -060 Source: StateNet GA Adopted 10/2004 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding educator certification. Includes general rules, teaching field rules, service field rules and leadership field rules. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=PROFESSIONAL_STANDARDS_COMMISSION%2FCERTIFICATION%2Findex.html&d=1 Title: GAC 505-2-.03 thru .355 (non seq) Source: StateNet LA Adopted 10/2004 P-12 Amends rules to add a requirement for demonstration of reading competencies by alternate teacher certification program completers. http://www.state.la.us/osr/lac/28v01/28v01.pdf Title: LAC 28:I.903 Source: StateNet WA Rule Adoption 10/2004 P-12 Amends rules concerning certification. Updates rules relating to continuing education, definitions, credit hours, professional growth team consultation and collaboration, and school accreditation site visit team participation. WASHINGTON REG 23359 (SN) Title: WAC 180-85-025, -033 Source: StateNet WA Rule Adoption 10/2004 P-12 Amends rules to allow educators in all three roles - teachers, administrators, and educational staff associates (ESAs) to be eligible for a transitional certificate as requested by an employing school district, approved private school or educational service district superintendent. WASHINGTON REG 23365 (SN) Title: WAC 180-79A-231 Source: StateNet NM Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Establishes rules regarding general provisions, fees, license by exam, license by reciprocity, temporary license, license expiration and renewal, continuing education, lapse of license and reinstatement and disciplinary proceedings. NEW MEXICO REG 4195 (SN) Title: NMAC 16.21.1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .7, .8, .10, .11 Source: StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and, where appropriate, the State Department of Education, to incorporate into licensure requirements for teacher candidates, professional development requirements for renewal of licenses, and accreditation requirements for preparation programs components to ensure that teachers are capable of teaching children with diverse needs, ethnicities, nationalities, and languages, of teaching children who bring particular challenges to the learning process, and of teaching in urban and rural settings. Repeals provisions authorizing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue or renew emergency teaching or specialist permits in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission and provided that certain conditions are met. Authorizes the commission to issue or renew acute and anticipated emergency credentials, as defined. Requires an applicant seeking an emergency permit to meet specified criteria, including possession of a baccalaureate degree and passage of the state basic skills proficiency test. Provides that both types of permits shall be valid for only one year, except that the anticipated emergency permit may be renewed for an additional year if the permitholder meets specified requirements. Existing law requires that a person employed in a position requiring certification qualifications be classified on a salary schedule on the basis or uniform allowance for years of training and years of experience, as specified. This bill imposes a state-mandated local program by requiring the governing board of a school district to review its compensation policies and revise them as needed to ensure that the continuing professional education for which it grants salary credit is targeted to courses likely to yield clear benefit in terms of the pedagogical instructional leadership, management skills, or academic subject matter knowledge of its employees.] This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to eliminate waivers authorizing the assignment of a credentialholder to a position not authorized by the credential of the holder and that they be authorized only in cases where there is no other alternative but to fill the position with a 30-day substitute teacher. The bill would further express the intent of the Legislature that each teacher serving in a school ranked in the bottom 3 deciles of the Academic Performance Index possess a valid teaching credential authorizing the holder to provide the service to which the holder is assigned. This bill would also express the intent of the Legislature that this act accomplish specified objectives, including, but not limited to, establishing professional development activities that reward exceptional teachers for continuing to render services in a classroom, collaborations among school districts, professional associations, and postsecondary educational institutions to develop and offer preparation and degree or credential programs that will prepare educational leaders, and that the California State University and the University of California develop technologically delivered professional development and coursework for teachers in geographically isolated areas. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_242_bill_20040827_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_242_veto.pdf Title: A.B. 242 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to grant an appropriate credential to an applicant from another state who completes teacher preparation that is at least comparable and equivalent to preparation that meets teacher preparation standards in California if the applicant has met the requirements of California for the basic skills proficiency test and teacher fitness. This bill deletes the basic skills proficiency test requirement for these teacher credentialing applicants if the commission determines, as specified, that the applicant has met a comparable requirement. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_3001-3050/ab_3001_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Deletes the requirement that an out-of-state prepared teacher who is issued a California 5-year preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential must pass the state basic skills proficiency test, administered by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, within one year of the issuance date of the credential in order to be eligible to continue teaching. Existing law additionally requires the commission to issue a professional clear credential to an out-of-state prepared teacher who meets certain requirements among which are passing the state basic skills proficiency test administered by the commission and completing the study of health education and of a fifth-year program at a regionally accredited institution of higher education. This bill deletes the requirements regarding the state basic skills proficiency test and a fifth-year program, unless the commission determines, as specified, that the applicant has met comparable requirements. The bill would delete the health education requirement. Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, by June 30, 2005, to report to the Legislature and the Governor on the comparability and equivalency of the preparation of teachers in other states in the areas of basic skills proficiency and fifth year programs. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_3001-3050/ab_3001_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov/ CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 SEC. 2: Expands the kind of information to be included in the Commission on Teacher Credentialing's annual report to the Legislature and the Governor, including the number of teachers holding an authorization other than internship, emergency credential or credential waiver, that does not meet the definition of a highly qualified teacher under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_3001-3050/ab_3001_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov IA Adopted 09/2004 P-12 Modifies the requirements for the director of special education. Clarifies the authorization to include the 'director of special education of an area education agency'. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/iac/282iac/28215/28215pp7.pdf Title: 282 IAC 15.3 Source: StateNet IA Adopted 09/2004 P-12 Modifies the requirements of the special education consultant. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/iac/282iac/28215/28215pp7.pdf Title: 282 IAC 15.3 Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Existing law authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, until January 1, 2008, to issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by any school district to provide classroom instruction to pupils with mild and moderate disabilities in special education classes and requires accredited internship programs to provide interns who meet entrance requirements and are accepted to a multiple or single subject teaching credential program the opportunity to choose an early program completion option that culminates in a 5-year preliminary teaching credential.Permits a school district intern accepted to a level 1 education specialist credential program to choose an early program completion option and receive a 5-year preliminary level 1 education specialist credential that authorizes instruction to individuals with mild to moderate disabilities if he or she meets certain requirements under existing law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2286_bill_20040921_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 2286 Source: California Legislative Web site DE Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Amends regulations relating to the requirements for a standard certificate for educational personnel. Changes are made to conform to changes in statute regarding licensure and certification of educators. Section is renumbered to reflect its movement to the Professional Standards section. Title: 14 DAC, 331, 1566, 1.0 - 3.3.12 Source: StateNet UT Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Provides for changes to criteria and eligibility requirements for teacher licensing routes. UTAH REG 27270 (SN) Title: R277-503 Source: StateNet IL Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Under the School Employee Benefit Act, provides the prescription drug benefit program shall be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis, and the cost to school districts shall not exceed the State's actual program costs. Makes changes to the provisions concerning the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education. Terminates the terms of certain members of the State Board of Education on the effective date of the amendatory Act and provides for new members to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate (including a chairperson). Provides that the Governor who takes office on the second Monday of January after his or her election shall be the person who nominates members to fill vacancies whose terms begin after that date and before the term of the next Governor begins. Allows the Governor to remove a member for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance. Provides that upon expiration or buyout of the contract of the State Superintendent in office on the effective date of the amendatory Act, a State Superintendent shall be appointed by a State Board that includes the new members who were appointed to fill seats of members whose terms were terminated on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Thereafter, a State Superintendent must, at a minimum, be appointed at the beginning of each term of a Governor after that Governor has made appointments to the State Board. Provides that a contract issued for the employment of a State Superintendent entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act must expire no later than February 1, 2007, and subsequent contracts must expire no later than February 1 each 4 years thereafter. Prohibits a contract from being extended or renewed beyond February 1, 2007 and February 1 each 4 years thereafter, but provides that the State Superintendent shall serve until his or her successor is appointed. Provides that each contract entered into on or before January 8, 2007, with a State Superintendent must provide that the State Board may terminate the contract for cause, and the State Board shall not thereafter be liable for further payments under the contract. Restores current law requiring the State Board to set the State Superintendent's compensation. Restores current law requiring a majority vote of the members appointed, confirmed, and serving to approve any action, except that the new Board members may vote to approve actions when appointed and serving. Provides that upon appointment of the new Board members, the Board shall review all of its current rules in an effort to streamline procedures, improve efficiency, and eliminate unnecessary forms and paperwork. Requires the State Board to create certain divisions within the State Board. Provides that rules of the State Board must be in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the State Board may not adopt any rule or policy that alters the intent of the authorizing law or that supersedes federal or State law. Provides that the State Board may not make policies affecting school districts that have the effect of rules without following the procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Requires the State Board to develop and maintain a continuing 5-year strategic plan for elementary and secondary education, to be issued to the Governor and General Assembly. Lists topic areas that the plan must include. Removes the provision allowing the State Board to create shared service centers. Provides instead that the State Board is granted the power to provide certain regional services, either through a regional administrative technology center or otherwise. Requires a school district's calendar for the school term and any changes to be submitted to and approved by the regional superintendent of schools (the State Board of Education in Chicago) before the calendar or any changes may take effect. Gives the regional superintendent of schools the duty to assist and support school districts with the preparation and submission of grant applications and the duty to accept and review all transcripts for new initial certificate applications and ensure that each applicant has met all of the criteria established by the State Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-1036 Title: S.B. 3000 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site WV Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Amends rules regarding minimum requirements for the licensure of professional/paraprofessional personnel and advanced salary classifications. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4497 (SN) Title: Title 126, Series 136 Source: StateNet OR Temporary Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Establishes rules to allow form issuance of Emergency Licenses to educators, schools counselors, school psychologists, and administrators when a school district demonstrates extenuating circumstances that merit the issuance of the license in order to protect the district's programs or students. OREGON REG 25967 (SN) Title: OAR 584-060-0210, -070-0130, -0410, -080-0171 Source: StateNet SC Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to requirements for initial certification at the advanced level.http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess115_2003-2004/bills/4885.htm Title: H.B. 4885 Source: StateNet MS Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Amends rules concerning the administrative procedures act. Establishes and revises Cut Scores for Praxis II tests as approved by the Commission on Teachers and Administrator Education, Certification and Development. MISSISSIPPI REG 9233 (SN) Title: (Uncodified) Source: StateNet NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 AFTER JUNE 30, 2004: A. A teacher holding a valid level I license, seeking a level II license must meet the following requirements, which may not be waived or substituted by any other experience: (1) complete three full school years of teaching experience at level I New Mexico licensure with successful annual evaluations, except that a teacher who has completed two full school years of teaching experience in another state or country and has obtained level I New Mexico teaching licensure through reciprocity in 6.60.4 NMAC and who is seeking advancement to level II must still complete at least two full years of teaching experience in New Mexico before being eligible for licensure advancement to level II; and (2) submit, in a form acceptable to the director, a completed licensure application and professional development dossier (PDD), as provided in 6.69.4.11 NMAC; or only between February 1st and March 1st, and October 15th and November 15th of any year; the PDD may be submitted up to three months in advance of the completion of the requirement in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of 6.60.6.9 NMAC with final PDD approval dependent upon the completion of three full years of teaching experience at level I licensure. B. A teacher holding a valid level II license and seeking a level III-A license pursuant to the provisions of this regulation must meet the following requirements, which may not be waived or substituted by any other experience: (1) complete three full school years of teaching experience at level II New Mexico licensure with successful annual evaluations, except that a teacher who has four or more full school years of teaching experience in another state or country and has obtained level II New Mexico teaching licensure through reciprocity in 6.60.4 NMAC and who is seeking advancement to level III must still complete at least two full years of teaching experience in New Mexico before being eligible for licensure advancement to level II; and (2) hold a post-baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university or hold certification from the national board for professional teaching standards. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmregister/xv/xv16/6.60.6amend.pdf Title: NMAC 6.60.6.1, .8, thru 12 Source: New Mexico Register NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Amends issuing agency, statutory authority, definitions, and requirements relating to applicants seeking an initial educator license. Title: NMAC 6.60.7.1, .3, .7, .8 Source: StateNet NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Relates to alternative licensure requirements. Title: NMAC 6.60.3.1, .6, .8, thru 11 Source: StateNet NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Amends issuing agency, statutory authority, objectives, definitions, and requirements pertaining to instructional support providers. Title: NMAC 6.63.3.1, .3, .6, thru .11 Source: StateNet NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Amends issuing agency, statutory authority, definitions, and requirements relating to applicants seeking an initial educator license. NEW MEXICO REG 4166 (SN) http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.060.0007.htm Title: NMAC 6.60.7.1, .3, .7, .8, .10 Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to determine that a candidate has fulfilled the induction program requirement if the candidate earned a preliminary teaching credential by completing an accredited internship program of professional preparation and that internship program fulfills induction standards and is approved by the commission. Requires the commission to accept as fulfilling the induction program requirement completion of a 5th-year program after completion of a baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution if an approved induction program is verified as unavailable to a beginning teacher, or if a beginning teacher is required by federal law to complete subject matter coursework. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2210_bill_20040830_chaptered.html Signing message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2210_signing_message.pdf Title: A.B. 2210 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to participate in a pilot program, which may include the San Joaquin County Office of Education and up to 5 school districts or consortia, to provide teacher preparation programs for teachers of pupils with disabilities in special education classes. Authorizes the commission to issue district intern credentials authorizing participants to provide classroom instruction to such pupils in special education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1601-1650/sb_1621_bill_20040824_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 1621 Source: California Legislative Web site IL Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding changes made to the requirements for renewal of teaching and administrative certificates, teachers' movement from the initial to the standard certificate, and certification testing for out-ot-state applicants. ILLINOIS REG 11953 (SN) http://www.isbe.state.il.us/rules/archive/pdfs/23ark.pdf Title: 23 IAC 25.11 thru .945(non seq), Appendix D Source: Illinois State Web site UT Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Amends rules concerning entry years enhancement (EYE) for quality teaching. Provides clarification of who is required to complete the EYE including Level 1 teachers. UTAH REG 27211 (SN) Title: R277-522 Source: StateNet UT Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Amends rules concerning educator licensing and data retention. Provides for consistency with other Board of Education rules. Provides for licensing fees. UTAH REG 27207 (SN) Title: R277-502 Source: StateNet UT Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Repeals rules concerning eminence or special qualification authorization for teaching in the public schools. UTAH REG 27213 (SN) Title: R277-511 Source: StateNet WA Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Establishes emergency rules to grant individuals from out-of-state applying for a state residency teaching certificate up to one year to take and successfully pass the WEST-B basic skills test. WASHINGTON REG 23414 (SN) Title: WAC 181-01-002 Source: StateNet WA Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Establishes emergency rules to allow teachers who hold the appropriate degree from a regionally accredited college/university, a teaching certificate comparable to the residency teacher certificate issued by another sate, who has practiced for at least three years as a teacher in grades P-12, and who completed a supervised, classroom-based internship to obtain their out-of-state teaching certificate, to obtain a Washington residency teaching certificate. WASHINGTON REG 23326 (SN) Title: WAC 180-79A-257 Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Establishes regulations concerning the duties and responsibilities of educator lead mentors, mentors, and new educators. All educators serving on an Initial License must successfully participate in educator mentoring in order to be eligible for a continuing license. In addition, educators new to Delaware or new to roles or districts within the state must participate in mentoring activities. DELAWARE REG 1534 (SN) http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1500/1502%20Educator%20Mentoring.shtml#TopOfPage Title: 14 DAC 1502 Source: Delaware State Web site HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weighted student formula; (2) providing additional information technology; (3) empowering principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; (4) strengthening community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; (5) providing more mathematics textbooks; (6) lowering class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; (7) providing full-time, year-round, high school student activity coordinators; (8) providing support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; (9) establishing a national board certification incentive program for teachers; (10) enhancing teacher education; (11) reducing the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; (12) improving the educational accountability system; and (13) requiring board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. Establishes the after-school plus program revolving fund.Creates a working group to create a plan for principal performance contracts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB2002&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: H.B. 2002 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site WA Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Establishes emergency rules to allow teachers with endorsed certificates to add certain additional endorsements to their certificates through successful passage of the Praxis II subject knowledge test. WASHINGTON REG 23325 (SN) Title: WAC 180-82A-204 Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Allows the governing board of a school district to hire on a permanent, temporary, or substitute basis a retired certificated person who has taught 15 years or more in a California public school and who meets other specified requirements without demonstrating proficiency on the state basic skills test. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1201-1250/sb_1208_bill_20040706_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 1208 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a two-year services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services, solely for the purpose of providing services to deaf and hearing-impaired pupils as a school social worker. Provides that this credential authorizes the holder to serve at all grade levels as a school social worker of deaf and hearing-impaired pupils. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2151-2200/ab_2171_bill_20040706_chaptered.html Title: A.B. 2171 Source: California Legislative Web site ND Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Establishes rules regarding initial licenses, distance learning instructor - definition - qualifications - licensure, two-year and five-year renewals, professional development for license renewal, multicultural education and native american studies, and reentry. Title: NDAC 67.1-02-02-, -04, -05, -07, -09 Source: StateNet ND Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Establishes rules regarding interim licenses for teacher shortages. Addresses interim licenses for substitute teachers, provisional licenses, interim reciprocal licensure, trade, industry, technical, and health occupations interim license, interim licensure clinical practice option, and interim licensure of applicants with a bachelor's degree from a teacher education program approved by another jurisdiction. Title: NDAC 67.1-02-04-01, -02 thru -08 Source: StateNet LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Postsec. Eliminates requirement that the applicant have completed three semester hours in the teaching of reading for secondary-level certification, and nine semester hours of such coursework for certification at any level below the secondary level. Requires secondary- and pre-secondary level certification candidates to complete number of semester hours in the teaching of reading as established by the state board of elementary and secondary education. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT7/OUT/0000LQT4.PDF Title: S.B. 542 Source: www.legis.state.la.us AR Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Establishes rules regarding teacher licensure by reciprocity. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20170%20teacher%20licensure%20reciprocity.pdf Title: ADE 170 Source: Arkansas State Web site CA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Permits the issuance or reissuance of emergency teacher permits for validity periods not to exceed one year as determined by the Commission on Teacher Certification. ftp://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1651-1700/sb_1658_bill_20040622_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 1658 Source: California Legislative Web site HI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Exempts, for ten years, retired DOE teachers holding a teaching license from any prerequisite coursework that the department requires of other substitute teachers. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2645_sd1_.htm Title: H.B. 2645 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site DE Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Amends regulations that apply to the requirements for Standard Certificates for Foreign Language and Bilingual Teachers. These amendments reflect the adoption of PRAXIS II qualifying scores for Delaware educators. Additionally, course requirements and requirements for acquisition of foreign languages by teachers have been revised. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1500/index.shtml Title: 14 DAC 1528, 1529, 1533, 1537, and 1558 Source: Delaware State Web site SD Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Amends rules to give the department the authority to grant endorsement level approval, rather than individual universities. Allows students with a previous content specific major to take additional coursework in pedagogy to complete their education degrees and pass a content exam to verify their content knowledge. Revises the rules so they are content standards based and allow preparing institutions the flexibility to vary their courses to meet the content standards. Allows principals to obtain preschool - 12 certification. SOUTH DAKOTA REG 4018 (SN) Title: 24:15:06:01 thru 24:16:10:04 (Non-Seq.) Source: StateNet LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Allows the state board to disqualify an applicant for employment or for a license, permit or certificate for an occupation, trade or profession based solely on the applicant's possession of a prior criminal record. Legislative digest: http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT1/OUT/0000LB4N.PDF Bill: http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT4/OUT/0000LRRZ.PDF Title: H.B. 96 Source: www.legis.state.la.us FL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Relates to education personnel; provides for expunging of criminal history records of applicants for employment at certain education related offices; requires background screening for charter school employees and board members; amends requirements for admission to teacher preparation programs; authorizes programs providing experiences as teacher assistants prior to entering teacher preparation programs for individuals meeting specified criteria; creates teacher preparation institutes that provide professional development, instruction for substitute teachers, alternative certificate programs and establishes criteria for applicants; provides for the creation of guidelines for mentoring of first-time teachers and other programs geared toward the recruitment and retention of quality teachers; requires background screenings and fingerprinting of instructional and noninstructional hires or contractual employees who come in contact with students; specifies a school district's performance assessment may include criteria for assessment of instructional and administrative personnel and student performance; requires training in teaching of reading for certified personnel who teach students who have limited English proficiency; establishes qualifications, requirements and evaluation of substitute teachers; provides for educator discipline by the Education Practices Commission and the Department of Education; amends the Recovery Network Program that assists educators impaired as the result of alcohol abuse, drug abuse or a mental condition. http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb2986er.html&Directory=session/2004/Senate/bills/billtext/html/ Title: S.B. 2986 Source: Florida Legislative Web site CT Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Concerning English as a second language instruction and in-service training for teachers and teacher preparation courses; requires persons seeking professional educator certification to complete coursework in English as a second language instruction. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00227-R00HB-05438-PA.htm Title: H.B. 5438 Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site CO Signed by Governor 05/2004 P-12 Concerns educator licensure. Provides requirements for authorization of adjunct instructor, special services intern, emergency applicant, temporary educator, substitute, teacher in residence, career and technical educator, school speech-language pathology assistant, educational interpreter, junior reserve officer training corps instructor, literacy instruction, principal authorization. Provides for issuance of licensures for alternative teachers, provisional teachers, and professional teachers. Provides for issuance of professional special services license, professional principal license, and professional administrator license. Authorizes school districts to develop and implement alternative principal programs to enable individuals from outside the education community to become school principals http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS2004A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/F2FA701F38C118DC87256DB0004D3883?Open&file=1104_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1104 Source: Colorado Legislative Web site CT Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Concerning national board certification; allows nationally board certified teachers with certain teaching experience in another state and the completion of certain educational requirements to qualify for certification in this state. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00138-R00SB-00536-PA.htm Title: S.B. 536 Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Amends regulations relating to requirements for a standard certificate. Changes made to comply with statutory changes regarding the licensure and certification of educators. Renumbers and renames Section. (Previously 14 DAC 382) http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NSF/vwRegisters/712/$file/June2004.pdf Title: 14 DAC 1582 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Amends rules to comply with statutory changes regarding licensure and certification of educators. Defines terms and clarifies the requirements for course work by trade and industrial teachers. (Previously 14 DAC 341) http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NSF/vwRegisters/712/$file/June2004.pdf Title: 14 DAC 1559 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Amends rules that apply to the requirements for a standard certificate for an elementary teacher. Renames title and changes the grade span of the certificate for K-4 to K-6. http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NSF/vwRegisters/712/$file/June2004.pdf Title: 14 DAC 1556 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Amends regulation relating to the requirements for a standard certificate for a middle level teacher. Changes grade span from 5-8 to 6-8. Aligns with the No Child Left Behind Act. http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NSF/vwRegisters/712/$file/June2004.pdf Title: 14 DAC 1557 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Amends regulation concerning the requirements for certification of educational personnel. Reflects the upcoming establishment of PRAXIS II scores by the Standards Board and the State Board. http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NSF/vwRegisters/712/$file/June2004.pdf Title: 14 DAC 1516 Source: Delaware State Web site ND Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Repeals rules regarding instructional personnel - curriculum or instructional area director, secondary school teacher qualifications; specific subject area preparation. Addresses Middle Level or Junior High School Teacher Qualifications - general preparation; Elementary School Teacher Qualifications - general preparation and specific subject preparation. NORTH DAKOTA REG 3834 (SN) Title: Repeals NDAC 67-19-01-23 thru -29 Source: StateNet MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Extends the termination provision relating to a certain State and local aid program for the certification of teachers. Title: S.B. 1 Source: StateNet AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Relates to the certification of teachers: application withdrawals and denials for administrative deficiencies; restrictions on application after surrender, revocation or denial of certificate. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/46leg/2r/bills/hb2188s%2Epdf Title: H.B. 2188 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; provides more mathematics textbooks; lowers class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; provides full-time, year-round student activity coordinators; provides support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; establishes a national board certification incentive program for teachers; enhances teacher education; reduces the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; improves the educational accountability system; requires the board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3238_sd2_.htm Title: S.B. 3238 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Revises the procedure for reinstatement of voluntarily surrendered teacher licenses to require a majority vote of all members present of the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development. Clarifies that a teacher's license revoked for criminal offenses may only be reinstated after the expiration of the sentence or probation. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2308SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2308 Source: StateNet UT Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 "Highly qualified" means a teacher has met the specific requirements of ESEA, NCLB. NCLB Highly Qualified - Secondary. In order to meet the federal requirements under a Highly Objective Uniform Statewide System of Evaluation (HOUSSE), a secondary educator shall have a bachelor's degree, an educator license and one of the following for each of the teacher's NCLB Core academic subject assignments: A. a University major degree or National Board Certification; or B. documentation that the teacher has passed an appropriate USOE-approved subject area test(s); or C. an endorsement in a subject area directly related to the educator's academic major; or D. documentation of coursework equivalent to a major degree (30 semester or 45 quarter hours); or E. documentation of satisfaction of Utah's HOUSSE requirements for assignments not directly related to the educator's academic major: (1) a current endorsement for the assignment; and (2) completion of 200 professional development points directly related to the area in which the teacher seeks to meet the federal standard, as applicable. (No more than 100 points may be earned for successful teaching in related area(s)); and (3) points and documentation are required for teachers of all NCLB content courses prior to June 30, 2006; and (4) documentation includes official transcripts, annual teaching evaluation(s), data of adequate student achievement. NCLB Highly Qualified - Elementary and Early Childhood. A. To meet Highly Objective Uniform Statewide System of Evaluation (HOUSSE), an elementary/early childhood educator shall satisfy R277-501-5A (1) and (2) and (3)(a) or (b), and B or C as provided below: (1) the educator has a current Utah educator license; and (2) the educator is assigned consistent with the teacher's current state educator license; and (3) the educator shall: (a) have completed an elementary or early childhood major or both from an accredited college or university; or (b) the teacher's employer may review the teacher's college/university transcripts and subsequent professional development to document that the following have been satisfied with academic grades of C or better: (i) nine semester hours of language arts/reading or the equivalent; and (ii) six semester hours of physical/biological science or the equivalent; and (iii) nine semester hours of social sciences or the equivalent; and (iv) three semester hours of the arts or the equivalent; and (v) nine semester hours of college level mathematics or the equivalent as approved by the USOE; and (vi) six semester hours of elementary/early childhood methodology (block); and B. the educator has obtained a Level 2 license; or C. An elementary/early childhood teacher shall pass Board approved content test(s). B. Level 1 license holder with one year licensed educator experience within a three year period. (1) An active educator shall earn at least 75 license points in each three year period; and (2) any years taught shall have satisfactory evaluation(s). C. Level 1 license holder with two years licensed educator experience within a three year period. (1) An active educator shall earn at least 50 license points in each three year period; and (2) Any years taught shall have satisfactory evaluation(s). D. Level 1 license holder with three years licensed educator experience within a three year period. (1) An active educator shall earn at least 25 professional development points in each three year period; and (2) Any years taught shall have satisfactory evaluation(s). E. An educator seeking a Level 2 license shall notify the USOE of completion of Level 2 license prerequisites consistent with R277-522, Entry Years Enhancements (EYE) for quality Teaching - Level 1 Utah Teachers and R277-502, Educator Licensing and Data Retention. [D]F. Level 2 license holder: (1) An active educator shall earn at least 100 license points within each five year period. License points shall be earned in activities defined under this rule that contribute to competence, performance, and effectiveness in the education profession. (2) An inactive educator shall earn at least 200 license points within a five year period to maintain an active educator license. (3) An inactive educator who works one year within a five year period shall earn 165 license points within a five year period to maintain an active educator license. (4) An inactive educator who works two years within a five year period shall earn 130 license points within a five year period to maintain an active educator license. (5) Credit for any year(s) taught requires satisfactory evaluation(s). [E]G. Level 3 license holder: (1) A Level 3 license holder with National Board Certification shall meet the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) requirements consistent with the NBPTS schedule available from the USOE Educator Licensure Section. A Level 3 license holder shall be responsible to provide verification of NBPTS status prior to the license holder's designated renewal date. (2) A Level 3 license holder with a doctorate degree in education or in a field related to a content area in a unit of the public education system or an accredited private school shall meet the active or inactive educator Level 2 license holder requirements within a seven year period. (3) An educator seeking a Level 3 license shall notify the USOE of completion of Level 3 license requirements. Level 3 license criteria apply to the license holder as of the license holder's renewal date following the notification to the USOE. H. Teachers seeking license renewal who do not meet NCLB standards shall focus 100 of the 200 required professional http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2004/b20040315.pdf UTAH STATE BULLETIN, March 15, 2004, Vol. 2004, No. 6 7. R277-501-4.UTAH REG 26980 (SN) Title: R277-501 Source: UTAH STATE BULLETIN, March 15, 2004, Vol. 2004, No. 6 7. AR Rule Adoption 04/2004 P-12 Establishes rules regarding ADE 166, eligibility and financial incentives for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. ARKANSAS REG 3854 (SN) (ADE 166 - http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/national_board_standards.pdf) Title: ADE 166 Source: Arkansas State Web site HI Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Enacts the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1926_.htm Title: H.B. 1926 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site NJ Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Relates to teacher certification; authorizes the Board of Education to issue a technology education endorsement and an endorsement for industrial arts. Title: A.B. 896 Source: StateNet LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 Adopts rules to extend the deadline from July 1, 2004 to August 31, 2004, for teachers to complete requirements for adding endorsements. Allows candidates an additional summer semester to complete the old requirements. Title: LAC 28:I.903 Source: StateNet LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 Adopts rules to specify the exam and passing score(s) for the following certification areas: Business Education; Middle School Science; and Middle School Social Studies for the standards for certification of school personnel. Title: LAC 28:I.903 Source: StateNet VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Prohibits local school boards from issuing a previously allowed, valid three-year nonrenewable local eligibility license to special education teachers or any teachers providing instruction in courses that do not represent core academic areas as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+HB1048ER Title: H.B. 1048 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us WV Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Adds the following language: Any teacher who has graduated from a teacher preparation program at a regionally accredited institution of higher education and who holds a valid teaching certificate or certificates issued by another state shall be, upon application, awarded a teaching certificate or certificates for the same grade level or levels and subject area or areas valid in the public schools of this state, subject only to the provisions of section ten of this article. http://129.71.164.29/Bill_Text_HTML/2004_SESSIONS/RS/House/H_BILLS/hb4553%20enr.htm Title: H.B. 4553 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us ID Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Amends existing law to require that employment of charter school teachers and administrators shall be on written contract in a form as approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction conditioned upon a valid certificate being held by such professional personnel at the time of entering upon the duties thereunder. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1363.html#billtext Title: S.B. 1363 Source: Idaho Legislative Web site ID Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Authorizes a requirement in technology proficiency for teachers; provides exceptions; provides that a waiver process shall be adopted; provides certain limitations for waivers. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0728.html#engr Title: H.B. 728 Source: Idaho Legislative Web site DE Rule Adoption 04/2004 P-12 Repeals the following teacher certification categories, due to unnecessary requirements for licensure and certification; endorsement trade and industrial teacher, interpreter tutor for the hearing impaired, resident advisor, coordinator, cooperative occupational/vocational education and/or work-study programs, counselor career guidance and placement, and visiting teacher. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/300%20Part%201.htm#TopOfPage and http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/300%20Part%202.htm#TopOfPage Title: 14 DAC 342, 364, 365, 373, 374, and 383 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 04/2004 P-12 Amends rule to clarify some of the requirements for options for renewal of a continuing license and sets forth requirements for professional development providers to issue documentation to educators who participate in professional development activities. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/1500.htm#P307_47216 Title: 14 DAC 1511 Source: Delaware State Web site KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Postsec. Specifies that there are persons who should be recruited to teach in Kentucky's public schools because they have academic majors, strong verbal skills as demonstrated on a verbal ability test, and deep knowledge of content, which characteristics are identified by empirical research as important attributes of quality teachers. Clarifies minimum grade point average and degree prerequisites for work experience-option candidates for the alternative teaching certificate. Adds that work experience-option candidate must possess academic major or passing score on the academic content assessment designated by the education professional standards board. Specifies that alternatively-certified "adjunct instructor" (in such areas as art, music, foreign language, drama, science and other speciality areas) cannot be designated "highly qualified" under the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. Establishes two new options for alternative certification. 1): The "university alternative program" allows a university to offer an alternative program that enrolls students in a postbaccalaureate teacher preparation program concurrently with employment as a teacher in a local district. Specifies the parameters of this certification. 2): The certification of a person in a field other than education to teach at the elementary, middle or high school level, which option must not be limited to teaching in shortage areas. Specifies the parameters of this certification. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/04RS/HB152/bill.doc Title: H.B. 152 Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 03/2004 P-12 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. IDAHO REG 3799 (SN) http://www.idahoboardofed.org/rules/documents/ComputerBasedAlternativeRoute.pdf Title: IDAPA 08.02.02 Source: Idaho State Web site NY Emergency Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Clarifies and corrects omissions in the new requirements for the certification of teachers in the classroom teaching service that became effective on February 2, 2004. NEW YORK REG 16620 (SN) Title: Title 8 NYCRR 80-1.2, 80-2.12, 80-2.13, 80-3.1, 80- 3.5, 80-4.3, 80-5.6 and 80-5.13 Source: StateNet SD Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Establishes rules moving the implementation date of a curriculum rule back one year. Enables an individual licensed as a clinical psychologist to administer and interpret individual student psychological evaluations as long as he or she is employed by a psychiatric residential facility. Allows any coursework, renewal or college transcript, that a teacher completes by January 1, 2004, toward his or her next renewal to be honored. Creates rules for an alternative route to certification specific to the Teach for America Program, rather than requiring candidates for the program to have completed a bachelors degree two years prior to applying. SOUTH DAKOTA REG 3983 (SN) Title: 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 Source: StateNet WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Relating to grounds for the revocation of teacher certificates. http://129.71.164.29/Bill_Text_HTML/2004_SESSIONS/RS/House/H_BILLS/hb4552%20enr.htm Title: H.B. 4552 Source: West Virginia Legislative Web Site MS Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. MISSISSIPPI REG 9102 (SN) Title: IDAPA 08.02.02 Source: StateNet ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Amends existing law relating to public school teachers to provide for placing conditions on a certificate; to provide an additional ground for denial, revocation, suspension or placing conditions on a certificate; and to provide an additional ground for which a certificate shall be permanently revoked or an application denied. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1351.html#engr Title: S.B. 1351 Source: Idaho Legislative Web site ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Amends existing law to provide that the chief certification officer for the Department of Education or the administrator for the Professional Standards Commission may bring allegations against a teacher; deletes the provision for placing a letter of reprimand in the record of a certificate holder when the executive committee has determined there are not sufficient grounds for suspension. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1350.html#engr Title: S.B. 1350 Source: Idaho Legislative Web site WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Relates to residency teacher certification partnership programs; provides partnerships between school districts and state-approved higher education teacher preparation program to provide alternative routes programs. Title: S.B. 6245 Source: StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Modifies the State System of Public Education by distinguishing between teachers and associate teachers; requires school districts and schools to identify and distinguish between teachers and associate teachers; requires schools to maintain lists of teachers and associate teachers which shall be available for review by any person upon request. Title: H.B. 126 Source: StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Modifies the membership and terms of the nominating and recruiting committee that selects candidates for membership on the State Board of Education (from 4 year terms to 2-year terms, nominated by the governor); provides definitions: "Competency" means a demonstrable acquisition of a specified knowledge, skill, or ability that has been organized into a hierarchical arrangement leading to higher levels of knowledge, skill, or ability. (b) "Competency-based education" means an education approach that requires students to acquire a competency and includes a classroom structure and operation that aid and facilitate the acquisition of specified competencies on an individual basis wherein students are allowed to master and demonstrate competencies as fast as they are able. (c) "Gain score" means the measured difference of a student's score at the beginning and end of a time period that may be aggregated at the class, grade, school, and school district levels.; requires the state board to assist school districts and charter schools to develop and implement:competency-based education; and the use of gain scores; modifies educator licensing provisions (requires an endorsement to be issued upon completion of a competency-based teacher preparation program from a regionally accredited university that meets state content standards). Includes provision that a teacher development program focused on achieving progress in core academics include instruction in explicit, systematic, and intensive phonics for teachers in grades kindergarten through 3); requires the state board to develop and use monetary and nonmonetary incentives, tools, and rewards; requires documentation verifying the qualifications of a person before a competency-based license to teach may be issued; and delays the implementation of new curriculum and graduation requirements. http://se10.utahsenate.org/ptext/enrolled.pdf/sb0185.pdf Title: S.B. 185 Source: StateNet OH Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 · Creates an Educator Standards Board to develop and submit to the State Board of Education recommendations for statewide educator standards and carry out other functions recommended by the Governor's Commission on Teaching Success. · Directs the Department of Education to establish a state office within the Department to support the Educator Standards Board. · Requires school districts to use professional development standards developed by the Educator Standards Board. · Directs the State Board of Education and the Joint Council of the State Board of Education and the Ohio Board of Regents to create guidelines for the evaluation of principals and teachers. · Eliminates the authority of the State Board of Education to issue internship certificates. · Eliminates the authority of the State Board of Education to issue temporary educator licenses for employment as a superintendent or another administrative position. · Requires the State Board of Education to create an alternative principal license and an alternative administrator license. · Restricts the required delayed effective date for any educator licensing rule adopted, amended, or rescinded by the State Board of Education only to cases where the proposed rule, amendment, or rescission will necessitate curriculum changes in college and university teacher preparation programs. · Clarifies that an Alternative Educator License must be issued to a qualified applicant upon the request of specified school officials. · Prescribes the timing of subject area testing for applicants for the Provisional Educator License who are employed as intervention specialists under the Alternative Educator License. · Provides a qualified immunity for teacher performance assessors, trainers, and coordinators and for teacher performance assessment entities in civil actions concerning performance assessments of candidates for the Professional Educator License. · Expands the rulemaking authority of the State Board of Education with respect to allowing schools to hire teachers considered to be rehabilitated from past offenses. · Authorizes the State Board or the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue subpoenas, take depositions, and compel production of evidence in pre-hearing investigations of educator license applicants or holders. · Requires the State Board to adopt rules establishing standards and requirements for issuing permits to individuals who are not licensed educators but who wish to be employed by school districts to direct, supervise, or coach pupil activity programs. · Establishes a Credential Review Board, appointed by the State Board of Education, to perform duties with respect to assessing alternative pathway educators and out-of-state educators. · Requires the Ohio School Facilities Commission, when reviewing design plans, to consider whether the plans reflect designs recommended by the Governor's Commission on Teaching Success. · Obligates the Board of Regents to develop regional articulation agreements for teacher education programs among state institutions of higher education by December 31, 2004. · Directs the Legislative Office of Education Oversight (LOEO) to study minimum teacher salaries in Ohio and selected other states and report findings by September 30, 2004. · Requires the Department of Education to develop proposals for several pilot programs recommended by the Governor's Commission on Teaching Success. · Charges the Department of Education with defining a "hard to staff" school within 90 days of the bill's effective date. · Implements other recommendations of the Governor's Commission on Teaching Success. · Establishes a grant program for school districts that choose to implement specific changes within a school. · Requires the Department of Education, when sufficient funding is available, to develop a pilot project in at least two school districts that contain "hard to staff" schools. · Clarifies the due dates and methodology of several studies conducted by LOEO. · Repeals the requirement that LOEO issue an annual composite report on community schools. · Repeals the requirement that the Ohio SchoolNet Commission maintain a clearinghouse of information for classroom teachers. · Generally limits school districts to spending a combined total of an amount equal to 20% of their Title I funds to pay for transportation for students transferring under public school choice and for supplemental educational services. · Requires school districts with a three-year average graduation rate of 75% or less (in addition to academic watch and academic emergency districts as under current law) to administer practice versions of the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) to ninth grade students. · Clarifies other requirements related to the administration of practice versions of the OGT. · Requires the eighth grade social studies achievement test to be phased in beginning in the 2006-2007 school year (one year earlier than under current law). · Extends the deadline for the summer administration of the third grade reading achievement test. · Extends the deadline for adoption of diagnostic assessments by the State Board of Education to July 1, 2008. · Requires school districts to administer diagnostic assessments to intradistrict transfer students only if such students have not taken the assessments at another district school in the current school year. · Makes technical corrections to the recently enacted law denying state financial aid to college students convicted of riot-related offenses. Link to analysis: http://lsc.state.oh.us/analyses/analysis125.nsf/c68a7e88e02f43a985256dad004e48aa/28756df2eb75b85985256dc70047070f?OpenDocument Title: S.B. 2 Source: http://lsc.state.oh.us NM Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Requires the Public Education Department to provide by rule for the qualifications for a substitute teacher certificate. Title: S.B. 149 Source: StateNet UT Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Eliminates old definitions and adds the following definitions required by state and federal law including 'core academic subjects,' 'demonstrated competency,' 'highly qualified,' 'HOUSSE standards,' 'No Child Left Behind Act,' and 'State qualified.' Provides procedures for alternative license routes, both district/charter-school-specific and state. Provides standards for both highly qualified and state qualified teachers. UTAH REG 26851 (SN) Title: R277-520 Source: StateNet UT Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Includes athletic coaches in the Computer Aided Credentials of Teachers in Utah System. Provides for informing parents of coaching staff qualifications through an annual school performance report. UTAH REG 26852 (SN) Title: R277-517 Source: StateNet CA Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Implements federal mandates in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) by adopting California's requirements for qualifying as a 'highly qualified teacher' under that act. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=139019&E22=title%205&E23=6100&E24=&infobase=ccr&querytemplate=%261.%20Go%20to%20a%20Specific%20Section&record={FC28}&softpage=Document42 Title: Title 5 CCR 6100-6014, 6110-6112, 6115 Source: California State Web site GA Adopted 02/2004 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding educator certification. (GEORGIA REG 1493) As of March 15, 2004, a redesigned educator certification system that incorporates recent federal and state legislation is in effect for the State of Georgia. The changes are numerous, significant and designed to improve Georgia's ability to attract and keep high quality educators in every classroom. Among these changes are the introduction of new routes to certification, the introduction of new types of certificates, the creation of new ways to add a teaching field to an existing certificate, the exemption of some special GA requirements for eligible out-of-state veteran teachers, and important changes in the renewal requirements for educators employed in Georgia schools. (Changes to the "in-field" rule will become effective on July 1, 2004.) Most of the answers to questions about new requirements and procedures can be found within the rules posted on the PSC web site at http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherCertification/Documents/cert_rules.asp and in supplementary information referenced within the rules. Title: GAC 505-2-.01 thru .137 (non seq) Source: Georgia State Web site DE Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Establishes rules amending regulation 1510 Issuance of Initial License. Applies to the issuance of an initial license as established by 14 Del.C. Section 1210. Defines and clarifies the forms of PRAXIS I tests which are acceptable in applying the composite score. Sets forth procedures for the suspension of a license for failure to pass PRAXIS I. Defines two years of college or technical training as applied to trade and industry teachers. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/1500.htm#P199_27669 Title: 14 DAC 1510 Source: Delaware State Web site SC Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 02/2004 P-12 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to requirements for certification. Title: H.B. 3877 Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 01/2004 P-12 Establishes rules concerning the requirements for certification of educational personnel. Addresses ways in which educators may acquire the prescribed knowledge, skill and/or education to practice in a particular area, to teach a particular subject or to instruct a particular category of students by adding graduation from an NCATE specialty organization recognized educator preparation program or from a NASDTEC approved educator preparation program offered by a regionally accredited college or university outside of the State of Delaware. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P744_88974 Title: 14 DAC 1516 Source: Delaware State Web site MD Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Specifies that a provisional contract is to be used for resident teacher certificate holders and for conditional certificate holders. MARYLAND REG 9643 (SN) Title: COMAR 13A.07.02, .01 Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Specifies rules concerning the requirements for the issuance and renewal of an advanced license. Clarifies the requirements for teachers who do not renew their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. DELAWARE REG 1441 (SN) http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P505_55833 Title: 14 DAC 1512 Source: Delaware State Web site ND Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding definitions, certificate of completion required, issuing agency, certificate of completion standards, verification process - exclusion, effective dates, reconsideration, and use of federal rules and policies. NORTH DAKOTA REG 3676 (SN) Title: 67-11-14-00.1, -01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07 Source: StateNet OR Temporary Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Amends rules concerning a limited teaching license. Removes the requirement of passing the Basic Skills Test for renewal of the Limited Teaching License. OREGON REG 25067 (SN) Title: 584-060-0171 Source: StateNet OR Temporary Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Amends, on a temporary basis, rules concerning exemptions from continuing education requirements. Extends period to meet continuing education requirements for license renewal. OREGON REG 25049 (SN) Title: 918-283-0010 Source: StateNet SC Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Amends rules relating to teacher credential classification. Clarifies the types of educator credentials and aligns state regulation with related federal rules. SOUTH CAROLINA REG 2504 (SN) Title: R. 43-53 Source: StateNet AR Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Establishes rules governing initial, standard and provisional teacher licensure. ARKANSAS REG 3745 (SN) http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20160%20initial%20licensure.pdf Title: ADE 160 Source: Arkansas State Web site ND Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding credential standards. Addresses an applicant for a special education strategist credential must meet the standards set out in this section. Regards the documentation on each standard must be verified by the department before a special education strategist credential is issued. NORTH DAKOTA REG 3688 (SN) Title: NDAC 67-11-16-03 Source: StateNet OK Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Specifies that early childhood education includes pre-kindergarten-third grade. Expands on the competencies for teaching mathematics that teachers up to grade three must have. OKLAHOMA REG 13002 (SN) Title: OAC 210:20-9-172 Source: StateNet MS Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Establishes rules concerning guidelines for educator licensure K-12. Revises guidelines for Mississippi Educator Licensure K-12, as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development. MISSISSIPPI REG 8909 (SN) Title: (Uncodified) Source: StateNet ID Temporary Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Postsec. Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0202.pdf Title: IDAPA 08.02.02.045 Source: Idaho State Web site LA Adopted 10/2003 P-12 Amends rules relating to all level K-12 certification areas. Amends the structure for underground programs for all level areas of art, dance, foreign language, health and physical education, and music. Provides for all-level programs through the three new alternate routes. Title: LAC 28:I.903 Source: StateNet TX Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Amends rules concerning education, experience, educational programs, time periods, and types of license. TEXAS REG 89526 (SN) Title: 22 TAC 535.61 thru .66 Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Amends regulation 380 and moves it to regulation 1580, Certification School Nurse. Complies with changes in statute regarding licensure and certification of educators. Regulation was renumbered to reflect its movement to the Professional Standards Board portion of the Department of Education regulations. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P923_105826 Title: 14 DAC 1580 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Amends regulation 1516, Standard Certificate. Concerns the requirements for certification of educational personnel. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P648_73915 Title: 14 DAC 1516 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Amends regulation 1510, Issuance of Initial License. Applies to the issuance of an initial license as established by 14 Del. C. § 1210. Clarifies the provision of H.B. 68, which allows 91 days of long term teaching experience at one assignment to be used to fulfill the requirement for student teaching. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P127_16746 Title: 14 DAC 1510 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Amends regulation 1514, Revocation of Licenses. Includes educators who hold initial license, continuing license and/or advanced license; limited standard, standard, or professional status certificates issued prior to August 31, 2003 who have not yet been issued continuing or advanced licenses under the revised licensure and certification regulations. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P555_59850 Title: 14 DAC 1514 Source: Delaware State Web site DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Amending regulation 347 and moves it to Section 1547, Certification Librarian/Media Specialist. Complies with changes in statute regarding the licensure and certification of educators. Aligns with national standards for library media specialists. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P907_104137 Title: 14 DAC 1547 Source: Delaware State Web site SD Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Establishes rules requiring that a minimum of three of the six renewal hours be college transcripted hours and that all six hours be related to the applicant's field of teaching when renewing a certificate. SOUTH DAKOTA REG 3948 (SN) Title: 24:15:03:06 Source: StateNet WV Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Provides rules relating to the rules of the Commission for Professional Teaching Standards. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4346 (SN) Title: Title 126, Seires 154 Source: StateNet WV Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Provides rules relating to the rules of the Commission for Professional Teaching Standards. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4346 (SN) Title: Title 126, Series 154 Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Requires each outreach consultant utilized for purposes of a school- based motivation and maintenance program to possess a Dropout Prevention Specialist Certificate from a California State University. Requires a school- based motivation and maintenance program plan to include provisions for participation in specified activities organized and provided by the network of schools implementing pupil motivation and maintenance programs. Bill provisions will be inoperative on July 1, 2007, repealed as of January 1, 2008. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_841_bill_20031012_chaptered.html Title: A.B. 841 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Sets forth criteria for hiring an individual as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils at the California School for the Deaf. Establishes a hiring preference for individuals who achieve a minimum score on certain qualifying assessments. Provides for the retaking of the assessment for persons not attaining the minimum score. Requires an employer to reimburse persons if they attain a minimum score. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1017_bill_20031012_chaptered.html Title: A.B. 1017 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. Authorizes the governing board of a school district or a community college district to approve compensation for all employees who are called to active military duty, without reference to any particular conflict or crisis. Provides the credential of a certificated elementary or secondary school employee would not become invalid while the employee is on active military duty and grants a recertification extension. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_259_bill_20031011_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 259 Source: California Legislative Web site NC Vetoed 09/2003 P-12 Eliminates the portfolio requirement for teacher certification. Vetoed, but eligible for consideration by the General Assembly during the 2004 Regular Session of the 2003 General Assembly. Title: S.B. 931 Source: StateNet NM Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Establishes a 3-level licensure system for New Mexico's teachers and establishes the HOUSSE (High Objective Uniform State System of Evaluation) for determining subject matter competence. NEW MEXICO REG 3784 (SN) Title: 6.60 et seq NMAC Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Defines the term educator to mean a certificated person holding a valid California teaching credential or a valid California services credential who is employed by a local education agency or a special education local planning area and who is not employed as an independent contractor or consultant. Provides the definition of educator would not apply to a person participating in a program enacted prior January 1, 2004. Applies to a person participating in a program enacted by statute after January 1, 2004, only if the statute implementing the program expressly references this section. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0951-1000/ab_956_bill_20030929_chaptered.html Title: A.B. 956 Source: California Legislative Web site NV Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Modifies rules governing endorsements for teaching exceptional pupils. Changes from three years to one year of experience in teaching exceptional pupils (serious emotional disturbances, mental retardation, autism) and requires endorsement in those areas. NEVADA REG 3296 (SN) Title: NAC 391.350, .356, .360, .378 Source: StateNet NV Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Adds a new section: The Commission on Professional Standards in Education determines that a person has obtained "full state certification" for purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 if he satisfies all the requirements for the issuance of a renewable license to teach in the state, regardless of whether he has: (1) submitted fingerprints or (2) complied with the requirements prescribed by NRS 391.090 (other licensure requirements). Prohibits the state superintendent from issuing a provisional nonrenewable license after July 1, 2005 to a person who is applying for an elementary license or to a person applying for a secondary license with an endorsement in one or more of the following fields: art, biological science, chemistry, English, French, general science, history, mathematics, music, physical science, reading, social studies, Spanish, speech and drama. For comprehensive majors or minors, which require 36 or 24 semester hours of credit respectively, a person who holds a BA or higher degree with a major or minor conferred by a regionally accredited college or university, if he has satisfied the requirements of NAC 391.120 (other licensure requirements). (NEVADA REG 3292 (SN) Title: NAC 391.010, .056, .1301, .392, .156 Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Make teachers who have received their preliminary credentials through a district intern or other specified intern program ineligible to receive grants under an alternative certification program. Uses the term district intern credentials rather than district intern certificate to align the district intern program with the university intern program. Provides for credentialing after performance assessment. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_187_bill_20030922_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 187 Source: California Legislative Web site MT Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding reinstatement and renewal of Class 4 career and vocational/technical educator licenses. MONTANA REG 4388 (SN) Title: ARM 10.57.420, .421, .422, .423 Source: StateNet AL Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding the changes including the addition of wording to address THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001. Changes the name of the Alternative Fifth-Year Program to the Alternative Class A Program. Modifies relevant forms, and other minor changes for consistency. ALABAMA REG 6255 (SN) Title: AAC 290-3-2, -3 Source: StateNet AR Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Amends rules governing teacher licensure by reciprocity: • The language addressing policy and procedures for provisional licensure policy and procedures are placed in a separate section. • New rules developed to implement Act 754 of 2003 allows the waiving of required testing for out-of-state applicants holding a standard teaching license and documentation at least three years of teaching experience. • New rules developed addressing out-of-state applicants that have completed an out-of-state teacher education program, not licensed out-of-state and applying for licensure in Arkansas. • New rules developed stipulating only those standard licensure areas and/or endorsements listed on an out-of-state license will be considered for Arkansas licensure. http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/ar_rules/rule_proposed_ls/005.19.03-005PS.pdf and http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/elections/elections_pdfs/register/sept-03-reg/0903.pdf Title: Uncodified Source: Arkansas State Web site NV Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Amends exemptions for tests of competency required for initial license. NEVADA REG 3211 (SN) Title: NAC 391.036 Source: StateNet WA Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Amends rules to establish a list of endorsement related assignments and to allow a school district to assign a teacher to an endorsement related area when no teacher with an endorsement in the assignment area is available. WASHINGTON REG 22071 (SN) Title: WAC 180-82-105 Source: StateNet MD Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Implements the name change of provisional certificate to conditional certificate to align with changes made to the requirements for certification. MARYLAND REG 9511 (SN) Title: COMAR 13A.07.01.01, 13A.07.02.01 Source: StateNet OK Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Establishes emergency rules concerning the Teacher Preparation Act. Develops and administers a competency-based system of teacher assessment. Allows for flexibility for school districts in Oklahoma in hiring teacher certified in other states and may assist in supply and demand problems in critical teacher shortage areas. Lessens the financial burden for teacher certified in other states that have successfully completed comparable assessments who are seeking Oklahoma certification. OKLAHOMA REG 12811 (SN) Title: OAC 712:10-7-1 Source: StateNet OR Temporary Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Establishes temporary rules relating to the requirements and procedures for highly qualified teachers under the No Child Left Behind Act. New teachers must hold a basic, initial or preliminary teaching license. Establishes "Approved NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License." Upon filing a correct and complete application in form and manner prescribed by the Commission, a qualified applicant shall be granted an Approved NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License. (1) The application must be filed jointly by the hiring district and the teacher seeking the license. (2) Districts hiring a highly qualified teacher based on the Approved NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License must ensure that the license has been obtained by the teacher prior to assignment within the district. (3) The Approved NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License shall be restricted to use within the district that has jointly applied for it with the teacher. (4) The license is not transferable to another district. (5) The district must submit an approved plan with the licensee's application that describes how the teacher will receive high-quality professional development that is sustained, intensive and classroom-focused before and while teaching in the district. The plan must also include how the teacher will be making progress toward completing full state licensure requirements in the next three years. (6) The license expires exactly three-years from the date of issue and is not subject to the 120-day grace period.Should the teacher seek to obtain another Approved NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License with another district, the license is only valid for the remainder of the three years from the initial date of the license. Also establishes the Highly Objective Uniform STate Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) for teachers who have taught three years or more. Elementary HOUSSE standards: (A) Complete an approved elementary teacher education program or the coursework equivalent to sixty quarter hours distributed as follows: (i) Eighteen quarter or twelve semester hours in language arts; (ii) Twelve quarter or eight semester hours in mathematics; (iii) Nine quarter or six semester hours in science; (iv) Nine quarter or six semester hours in U.S. history, cultural geography, and other social sciences; (v) Three quarter or two semester hours in health education; (vi) Three quarter or two semester hours in physical education; (vii) Three quarter or two semester hours in music education; (viii) Three quarter or two semester hours in art education; or (B) Complete the TSPC Alternative Assessment procedure; or (C) Obtain a certificate as Early Childhood Generalist, Early Childhood Art, Early Childhood Music, or Early Childhood ESOL from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or (D) Hold a Standard Elementary License; or (E) Hold a master's degree; and (c) Be properly assigned to a self-contained classroom in grades preprimary through eight. (Stat. Auth: ORS 342) Highly Qualified Middle Level Teacher (departmental grades 5-8) New to the Profession: A teacher who has been teaching on an approved license in a U.S. jurisdiction less than three complete school years must meet the following criteria: (1) Hold a Basic, Initial, Approved NCLB Alternative Route Teaching License or Preliminary Teaching License in the core academic area(s) and satisfy one of the following: (a) Pass the prescribed rigorous state exam in the subject area(s) (See OAR 584-100-0022 details related to the MSAT and subject-matter competency); or (b) Hold an undergraduate major in the subject area(s); or (c) Hold a graduate degree in the subject area(s); or (d) Complete coursework equivalent to an undergraduate major; and (2) Be properly assigned in the subject area in a departmental classroom in grades five through eight. Multiple Subject Assessment for Teachers (MSAT) Test for Middle-Level Subject-Matter Competency. A teacher who has passed the Multiple Subjects Assessment for Teachers (MSAT) test as a rigorous state test may be qualified to teach multiple core academic subjects in math, language arts, social studies and science only. Sets cut scores. OREGON REG 24835 (SN) Title: OAR 584-100-0001 thru 584-100-0110 Source: StateNet IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Provides that an applicant for a teaching certificate who is not a citizen of the United States must sign and file with the state board a letter of intent indicating that either within 10 years after the date that the letter is filed or at the earliest opportunity after the person becomes eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship, the person will apply for U.S. citizenship. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0572 Title: H.B. 3587 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site WA Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Amends rules to allow teacher candidates to provide a letter to their employing school district to be admitted to the professional certificate program prior to the completion of their provisional status. WASHINGTON REG 22069 (SN) Title: WAC 180-78A-505, -535 Source: StateNet SD Adopted 08/2003 P-12 Establishes rules requiring that the Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission and the Professional Administrators Practices and Standards Commission hold their respective meetings annually. Requires teachers new to the profession to pass the state licensure exam in the pedagogy and content areas in which they will be certified. Allows teachers with National Board Certification to obtain five-year teaching certificates. Ensures that alternative certification teacher candidates are highly qualified. Improves the retention and success of teachers in their profession. SOUTH DAKOTA REG 3921 (SN) Title: 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, Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Relates to reimburse rates under the Child Care and Development Services Act, revenue limits for school districts and county superintendents of schools for 2003-04 and 2004-05 fiscal years, school district's school building maintenance account, school district and charter school funding for supplemental instruction, community college fee increase, teacher's incentive programs, community college funding, mental health services for special education pupils. Revenue limitations impacts including eliminating of the one time $10,000 merit award and fee assistance for teachers attaining National Certification, delays the Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Program until 2006-07 and prohibits loan assumptions warrants for the 2003-04 fiscal year for the Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1754_bill_20030811_chaptered.html Title: A.B. 1754 Source: California Legislative Web site MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 The department shall authorize teacher preparation institutions to provide an alternative program by which up to 1/2 of the required student internship or student teaching credits may be earned through substitute teaching. The department shall require that teacher preparation institutions collaborate with school districts to ensure that the quality of instruction provided to student teachers is comparable to that required in a traditional student teaching program. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2003-PA-0145.pdf Title: H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions) Source: www.michiganlegislature.org MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Sec. 704. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for national board certification, the department shall pay 1/2 of the application fee for teachers who are deemed by the department to be qualified to apply to the national board for professional teaching standards for professional teaching certificates or licenses and to provide grants to recognize and reward teachers who receive certification or licensure. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2003-PA-0145.pdf Title: H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions) Source: www.michiganlegislature.org MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Requires the department to maintain a professional personnel register and certificate revocation/felony conviction files. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2003-PA-0145.pdf Title: H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions) Source: www.michiganlegislature.org CA Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Amends rules concerning teacher credentialing. Repeals certain sections because it sunsetted by its own terms. Repeals rules concerning the Language and Development Specialist exam and the Credential Out-of- State Teacher Requirement and Retention Act. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/ Title: Title 5 CCR 80014, 80015, 80015.1, 80023 Source: California State Web site NY Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Repeals rules eliminating the current provision for the issuance of temporary licenses. Adds a new rule establishing requirements for the issuance of modified temporary licenses. Permits uncertified teachers who meet prescribed requirements to teach in subject matter shortage areas in the schools of the State. NEW YORK REG 16028 (SN) Title: NYCRR 8 80-5.10 Source: StateNet NH Became law without governor's signature 07/2003 P-12 Defines "Highly qualified teacher" as a person who is certified by the local school board and who has demonstrated, through a process approved by the department of education, teaching skills in the core subjects of instruction. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2003/hb0139.html Title: H.B. 139 (Section 193-G:1) Source: http://gencourt.state.nh.us NC Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Enhances the ability of the State Board of Education to safeguard schoolchildren through automatic revocation of teacher certificates upon conviction of certain crimes, and the use of investigative services as needed. Title: S.B. 993 Source: StateNet DE Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Allows teachers, specialists and administrators employed by non-public schools in the state to voluntarily become licensed and certified; establishes a three-tiered licensure system aligned with the public school educator licensure system; requires that such individuals must receive at least one performance appraisal annually; evaluation must have a strong focus on student improvement with at least one component (approved by the department of education) dedicated exclusively to student improvement; provides grounds for which a license may be denied or revoked. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home!Openform Title: S.B. 162 Source: Delaware Legislative Web site IL Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Establishes rules assuring Illinois school districts that individuals they hire will be considered highly qualified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Clarifies current policies and practices for issuing elementary, secondary, special, and early childhood certificates. Makes explicit how the requirements are applied to various groups of candidates, including those who are completing approved programs, those who come to Illinois with comparable credentials from other states or countries, and those who are seeking 'subsequent' certificates, i.e., those that are not their first certificates. http://www.isbe.net/nclb/pdfs/highly_qualified_teacher_criteria.pdf and http://www.isbe.net/rules/proposed/pdfs/252003emergcompanion.pdf and http://www.isbe.net/rules/archive/default.htm Title: 23 IAC 25.11, .20, .30, .40, .80, 92 Source: Illinois State Board of Education Web site IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Amends the School Code concerning school counselors. Provides that in lieu of holding or qualifying for a teaching certificate in addition to a school service personnel certificate, a school counselor may fulfill such other requirements as the State Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board may by rule establish. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=514 Title: H.B. 514 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site RI Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Provides that (a) No person who obtained an initial certificate prior to January 8, 2002 shall be barred from certification under this chapter solely because of his or her score on any standardized teacher's examination; provided, however, that he or she successfully completes an assessment, based on criteria established by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education. (b) Allows the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to administer a written examination to prospective teachers seeking certification. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law03/law03165.htm Title: S.B. 595 Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Defines "teaching out-of-field" as teaching outside the authorized licensing field indicated on an individual's license and "out-of-field teacher" as an individual who is teaching outside the authorized licensing field indicated on the individual's license. Includes language to provide for the enforcement of the penalty for hiring unlicensed individuals or for posing as a licensed teacher. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB1237&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: S.B. 1237 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site CA Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Exempts from the basic skills proficiency requirement for hiring by a school district, a retired certificated employee who has taught 15 years or more in a California public school and who meets other specified requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_45&sess=CUR&house=B&author=vincent Title: S.B. 45 Source: California Legislative Web site IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Provides that if a standard teaching certificate has been maintained as valid and active for the 5 years of the certificates' validity and if the certificate holder completed his or her certificate renewal plan before July 1, 2002, the certificate shall be renewed as valid and active regardless of the fact that the holder has not completed any other additional credits. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=210&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=448&SessionID=3 Title: H.B. 210 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site OR Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to set time period for issuance of initial teaching, personnel service and administrative licenses; modifies requirements for issuance and renewal of continuing teaching, personnel service and administrative licenses. Title: H.B. 2575 Source: StateNet WA Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Amends rules establishing a list of endorsement- related assignments and allows a district to assign a teacher to an endorsement related area when the district does not have a certified teacher with that endorsement available. WASHINGTON REG 21791 (SN) Title: WAC 180-28-105 Source: StateNet LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Beginning May 1, 2006, requires every person graduating from any teacher preparation program in the state to have had instruction on laws of mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse, as well as instruction on identifying the signs of child abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse, in order to receive his or her teacher certification. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/03RS/CVT8/OUT/0000KT0T.PDF Title: S.B. 797 Source: www.legis.state.la.us CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Requires testing in compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act; states an elementary teaching endorsement is valid for kindergarten to grade 6 and a comprehensive special education teaching endorsement is valid for kindergarten to grade 12; requires the state board of education to establish requirements for subject area endorsements; requires teacher certification to include teaching experience in birth-to three programs approved by the Department of Mental Retardation. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2003/act/Pa/2003PA-00168-R00SB-01155-PA.htm Title: S.B. 1155 Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Requires teachers to achieve a satisfactory evaluation on a professional knowledge clinical assessment no later than the end of the second year of teaching in a public school if hired prior to January 1; or if hired on or after January 1,no later than the end of the second full school year of teaching following the year in which the person was hired. The clinical assessment requirement does not apply to teachers who have successfully completed three years of teaching in a public or nonpublic schools approved by the appropriate state board of education during the 10 years preceding the application or who successfully taught with a provisional certificate during the year preceding the application for a provisional certificate. Provides exceptions. http://prdbasis.cga.state.ct.us/2003/act/Pa/2003PA-00174-R00SB-01093-PA.htm Title: S.B. 1093 § 2 Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Requires rules for classifying public schools to be in place for two years prior to implementation; specifies that this condition does not apply to any requirement for which a timeline for adoption is mandated in either state or federal law. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/03info/billtext/tat/sb296.htm Title: S.B. 296 (multiple provisions) Source: www.senate.state.mo.us MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 A. In General. Additional specific certification areas shall be added to a professional certificate if the applicant: (1) Meets the content and the professional education course requirements of the additional area under COMAR 13A.12.02 and obtains a qualifying score as established by the State Superintendent of Schools on the appropriate teacher certification tests unless otherwise exempt under Regulation .05D of this chapter; or (2) Meets the requirements under COMAR 13A.12.03 or 13A.12.04. B. Certain Areas with Content Tests. Areas with content specific tests shall be added to a professional certificate, if the applicant obtains a qualifying score as established by the State Superintendent of Schools on the tests required for certification. The State Superintendent of Schools shall maintain a list of the tests required to add an endorsement for each certification area. Title: COMAR 13A.12.01.13 Source: Westlaw TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Provides alternate certification procedures for a charter school; provides for parental choice; provides for charter school teacher participation in the Teacher Retirement System; provides for teacher training consistent with the No Child Left Behind Act; provide for teacher training of students with limited English proficiency; provides for personal graduation plans for students not able to pass assessments; provides for online classes. Title: S.B. 1108 Source: StateNet TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Relates to revocation of the certificate and termination of the employment of public school educators convicted of certain offenses that require sex offender registration and where the victim of the offense is under 18 years of age. Title: S.B. 1109 Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Establishes rules aligning the Delaware Professional Teaching Standards with the Model Standards for Licensing General and Special Education Teachers of Students with Disabilities developed by the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium, a program of the Council of Chief State School Officers. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P567_53143 Title: 14 DAC 393, 1593 Source: Delaware State Web site LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Increases membership on the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification from 11 to 13 members. Decreases from ten to nine the members who are employed by a city or parish, adds that one of these nine may be employed by some "other local public school system." Adds requirement that tenth member represent the board of regents; adds requirement that 11th and 12th members represent the Blue Ribbon Commission on Teacher Quality or its successor. (Amendments retain standing requirement that 13th member be appointed from a list of teachers nominated by the J.K. Haynes Foundation). Specifies that from the nine members who are school system employees, six must be certified, employed, and actively engaged as full-time practicing classroom teachers, and that one of these six must be the teacher appointed from the list nominated by the J.K. Haynes Foundation. Requires member who is an education faculty member be nominated by the Louisiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, rather than the Louisiana Council of Education Deans, as previously required. Adds requirement that member representing the board of regents be appointed by the commissioner of higher education. Requires the two members representing the Blue Ribbon Commission on Teacher Quality be appointed by the commission's chairperson. In section regarding the initial meeting of the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification, states that the commission must transact such other business as the state department of education considers advisable. (Former language required the commission to transact such other business as the commission considers advisable). Deletes language requiring the commission to recommend state or national standards for preservice and advanced certification programs to the board of regents, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (retains language that the commission recommend on these areas to the state board). http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=SB126&doctype=BT Title: S.B. 126 Source: www.legis.state.la.us MI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Requires course completion and certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and foreign body airway obstruction management for new teacher certification. Provides exemption to any individual who provides state superintendent with satisfactory evidence that the candidate has physical limitations that make it impracticable for the person to complete the instruction and obtain the required certification. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2003-PA-0018.pdf Title: H.B. 4038 Source: www.michiganlegislature.org NV Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Provides that the employment of a teacher for whom a license is required must be suspended or terminated for failure to maintain a license in force; prescribes administrative procedural protections for certain teachers who are suspended for failure to maintain a license in force; revises the definition of immorality applicable to the licensed employees of a school district to include certain inappropriate sexual activity with a student. (BDR 34-450) Title: S.B. 460 Source: StateNet WA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Includes a classified employee on the professional educator standards board. Title: S.B. 6092 Source: StateNet ME Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 Restricts fingerprinting of educational personnel to new hires. Specifies that statistics and other information gathered during fingerprinting and background checks of educational personnel are public information, but that dissemination of such information must preserve confidentiality of the information. Specifies how statistics and other information may be disseminated. Allows state board to establish criminal offenses, fraud or gross incompetence as grounds for denial of teaching certificate or approval. Allows consideration of prior criminal convications as element of fitness to be certified or renewed, within 3 years of applicant's final release from a correctional system. After those 3 years, an applicant with a prior criminal conviction who applies for certification or approval must be considered in the same manner as an applicant with no prior prior criminal convictions. Specifies that crime punishable by one year or more of imprisonment or conviction of crime that relates directly to certification or approval by applicant or that demonstrates conduct that may endanger a child are grounds for revocation, suspension or nonrenewal. Places burden of proof of warranting public trust on applicant. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billdocs/LD089001.doc Title: H.P. 667 (LD 890) Source: www.mainelegislature.org ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Adds to existing language that required state board to establish criteria under which a targeted need area certificate could be issued to a person holding a bachelor's degree and teaching in a commissioner-identified teacher shortage area. New language bars enactment increasing qualifications for a targeted need certificate from applying to a person who was issued a targeted need area certificate prior to or during the 2002-2003 school year under the original rules. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billdocs/LD095701.doc Title: H.P. 714 (LD 957) Source: www.mainelegislature.org ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Concerns targeted need area certificates for teachers; provides that the certificate may only be issued to a person holding a bachelor's degree and teaching in a teacher shortage area; allows a 3rd targeted need area certificate to be issued to prelingually deaf applicants under certain conditions. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD095701-1.asp Title: H.P. 714 Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org CO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Requires courts to report felony convictions to the Department of Education when the convicted person is a current or former employee of a school district or charter school in Colorado or the person holds an educator license or authorization. The reporting requirement includes incest offenses where the victim is under 18 years of age. The Department of Education would provide information regarding convictions for misdemeanor crimes involving domestic violence upon an inquiry from school districts or a nonpublic school. After receiving information from the court or from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Education would report the following arrests or convictions to the school district that is the offender's current or last known employer: a felony offense; certain misdemeanors involving indecent exposure, unlawful sexual behavior, wrongs to children, child prostitution, and any counterpart municipal offenses; and misdemeanors involving domestic violence. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/F6B2F2132B86C7C887256C5A0061E0FD?Open&file=1114_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1114 Source: Colorado Legislative Web site FL Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 The current model for certification in physical education is replaced by a new comprehensive, grades K-12, physical education certification area effective July 1, 2003 as adopted in Rule 6A-4.0283, F.A.C. FLORIDA REG 27169 (SN) http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/ Title: FAC 6A-4.028 Source: StateNet FL Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 A new certification subject area in general science was approved by the State Board of Education to be effective July 1, 2003. Leadership of the agency has since determined that the current system of offering certification in the four separate areas of science: physics, biology, chemistry, and earth-space science would be retained, and that an additional science area requiring the development of a subject area test would not be needed. FLORIDA REG 27170 (SN) http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/ Title: FAC 6A-4.0323 Source: StateNet FL Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 The current model of social science certification is replaced by a new comprehensive social science certification effective July 1, 2003. The new social science certification allows various social science majors, such as history, political science, etc. eligibility for the general Social Science (Grades 6-12) certification. FLORIDA REG 27171 (SN) http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/ Title: FAC 6A-4.0332 Source: StateNet ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 (House Resolve) Concerns legislative review of portions of certification, authorization and approval of education personnel, a major substantive rule of the Department of Education. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD153001-1.asp Title: H.P. 1122 Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Specifies that all valid teaching certificates issued prior to September 1988 are exempt from the professional development requirement that follows. Narrows types of teacher licences available to an initial professional certificate and a career continuous professional certificate. Specifies that the state board must require holders of the four year initial professional certificate to: (a) Participate in a mentoring program approved and provided by the district for a minimum of two years; (b) Complete thirty contact hours of professional development, which may include hours spent in class in an appropriate college curriculum; and (c) Participate in a beginning teacher assistance program. Changes requirements for receipt of the career continuous professional certificate to: four years of teaching under the initial professional certificate and upon verification of the completion of the requirements articulated in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subdivision (1) of this subsection. (b) The career continuous professional certificate shall be continuous based upon verification of actual employment in an educational position as provided for in state board guidelines and completion of fifteen contact hours of professional development per year which may include hours spent in class in an appropriate college curriculum. Should the possessor of a valid career continuous professional certificate fail, in any given year, to meet the fifteen-hour professional development requirement, the possessor may, within two years, make up the missing hours. In order to make up for missing hours, the possessor shall first complete the fifteen-hour requirement for the current year and then may count hours in excess of the current year requirement as make-up hours. Should the possessor fail to make up the missing hours within two years, the certificate shall become inactive. In order to reactivate the certificate, the possessor shall complete twenty-four contact hours of professional development which may include hours spent in the classroom in an appropriate college curriculum within the six months prior to or after reactivating his or her certificate. The requirements of this paragraph shall be monitored and verified by the local school district which employs the holder of the career continuous professional certificate. (c) A holder of a career continuous professional certificate shall be exempt from the professional development contact hour requirements of paragraph (b) of this subdivision if such teacher has a local professional development plan in place within such teacher's school district and meets two of the three following criteria: a. Has ten years of teaching experience as defined by the state board of education; b. Possesses a master's degree; or c. Obtains a rigorous national certification as approved by the state board of education. Allows a teacher who has not been employed in an educational position for three years or more to reactivate his or her last level of certification by completing twenty-four contact hours of professional development which may include hours spent in the classroom in an appropriate college curriculum within the six months prior to or after reactivating his or her certificate. Requires the state board to, upon an appropriate background check, issue a professional certificate classification in the areas most closely aligned with an applicant's current areas of certification, commensurate with the years of teaching experience of the applicant, to any person who is hired to teach in a public school in this state and who possesses a valid teaching certificate from another state, provided that the certificate holder shall annually complete the state board's requirements for such level of certification. Adds that pleading guilty or being found guilty of enticement of a child or attempting to entice a child are offenses that will cause a teaching license to be revoked. Adds that when a teaching certificate holder pleads guilty or is found guilty of any offense that would authorize the state board of education to seek discipline against that holder's certificate of license to teach, the local board of education or the department of elementary and secondary education shall immediately provide written notice to the state board of education and the attorney general regarding the plea of guilty or finding of guilty. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/03info/billtext/tat/sb296.htm Title: S.B. 296 (multiple provisions) Source: www.senate.state.mo.us GA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Changes certain provisions regarding the regulation of certificated professional personnel; exempts teachers desiring to transfer to Georgia from other states from certain examinations in certain circumstances; changes certain provisions regarding specific course requirements; changes certain provisions regarding paraprofessionals and aides. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/fulltext/hb590.htm Title: H.B. 590 Source: Georgia Legislative Web site WA Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Establishes emergency rules allowing candidates full admission to the professional certificate program, prior to completion of a provisional status, if the candidate provides a letter from the candidate's employing school district, private school, or state agency providing educational services for students, documenting the employer's support for the candidate's full admission to the professional certificate program. WASHINGTON REG 21714 (SN) Title: WAC 180-78A-505 Source: StateNet LA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Limits the number of times an emergency teaching permit may be renewed to two times. http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB571&doctype=BT Title: H.B. 571 Source: www.legis.state.la.us LA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Clarifies that at least nine semester hours in the teaching of reading must be completed by anyone seeking certification at any level below the secondary level. Adds that candidates for teacher certification who have participated in any alternate teacher education program must be given the option of either completing the same number of semester hours as required for the teaching of reading for undergraduate program applicants or must possess the reading and literacy competencies identified in scientifically based reading research at the national level and approved by the state board of education for the teaching of reading. http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB568&doctype=BT Title: H.B. 568 Source: www.legis.state.la.us NE Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. LB 685, as amended, includes provisions from LB's 264, 683 and 684 pertaining to teacher certification and private postsecondary career schools. Changes provisions relating to the issuance of administrator and teacher education certificates and permits to provide more flexibility in the certification of qualified educators for Nebraska schools and not to decrease any requirements for certificates to teach, provide special services, and administer in Nebraska schools. Defines basic skills competency as either (a) proficiency in (i) the written use of the English language, (ii) reading, comprehending, and interpreting professional writing and other written materials, and (iii) working with fundamental mathematical computations as demonstrated by successful completion of an examination designated by the board taken by teacher education students at a standard institution of higher education or (b) successful employment experiences. Establishes a new Certification Fund to replace the existing Teachers' Certification Fund. It also reduces the amount of teacher certificate fees that are placed in the Professional Practices Fund. The balance of the existing Teachers' Certification Fund is deposited into the new fund on the effective date of the bill. Provides that $13, rather than $15, of the $45 fee for a certificate or permit is to be used for costs of the Professional Practices Commission. The $2 difference is instead used to certify educators and is placed in the newly created Certification Fund. Allows private postsecondary career schools to apply to te department of education for authority to award baccalaureate degrees. The department is required to refer these applications to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education for its review and approval. The bill authorizes the Coordinating Commission to assess reasonable fees based on its administrative costs to conduct such reviews. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/index.htm Title: L.B. 685 Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Amends Sec. 21.0031. (a) An employee's probationary, continuing, or term contract under this chapter is void if the employee: (1) does not hold a certificate or permit issued by the State Board for Educator Certification; or (2) fails to fulfill the requirements necessary to extend the employee's temporary or emergency certificate or permit. (b) After an employee receives notice that the employee's contract is void under Subsection (a): (1) a school district may: (A) terminate the employee; (B) suspend the employee with or without pay; or (C) retain the employee for the remainder of the school year on an at-will employment basis in a position other than classroom teacher at the employee's existing rate of pay or at a reduced rate; and (2) the employee is not entitled to the minimum salary prescribed by Section 21.402. (c) A school district's decision under Subsection (b) is not subject to appeal under this chapter, and the notice and hearing requirements of this chapter do not apply to the decision. (d) This section does not affect the rights and remedies of a party in an at-will employment relationship. (e) This section does not apply to a certified teacher assigned to teach a subject for which the teacher is not certified. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01022&VERSION=5&TYPE=B Title: H.B. 1022 Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us WV Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Provides rules relating to the approval of educational personnel preparation programs. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4244 (SN) §126-114 Outlines the framework for developing, implementing and approving educational personnel preparation programs. Major program components are defined, assessment instruments and/or procedures are identified, and the minimum proficiency levels are prescribed for the WVBE adopted instruments. Program approval criteria for program implementation are also identified. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p5100_ne.pdf Title: Title 126, Series 114 Source: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies OR Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Establishes emergency license, not to exceed one year, when a school district demonstrates extenuating circumstances that merit the issuance of the license in order to protect the district's programs or students. Revises the Reading endorsement content area to align with the International Reading standards. Stipulates the number of practice required to obtain authorization for K-12 in the specialty areas. OREGON REG 24264 (SN) Title: OAR 584-005-0005, 584-017-0150, 584-060-0071, 584- 065-0050 584-060-0210 Source: StateNet AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Requires a person who has not passed the United States and Arizona Constitution examination, but who has met all other certification requirements, to be granted a certificate for up to three years to become a school superintendent, principal or teacher, except for applicants who plan to teach in subject areas such as history or government.  Makes numerous changes to laws regulating fingerprint clearance cards. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2016 Title: H.B. 2016 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site OH Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 New definition states that a highly qualified teacher is one who holds at least a bachelor's degree and has full state certification through a Board-approved certificate or license, such as a professional teaching license for Pre K-3 or 4-9 at the elementary level, or for K-12 or 7-12 at the middle and secondary level. Also has conditions for teachers who are new and not new to their particular fields and for teachers who have an alternative educator license. Teachers who are not considered to be highly qualified include those who hold conditional permits or temporary licenses, and those teaching outside their field. Passed a resolution of intent to adopt model curricula for math and English Language Arts for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 3301.07.09. Also passed resolution to establish "basic" and "below basic" levels of skill for the 4th -grade proficiency test in mathematics, writing, scence and citizenship and for the 6th-grade proficiency tests in reading, mathematics, writing, science and citizenship for the purpose of implementing the performance index that is a component of Ohio's statewide school building and school district accountability system. OHIO REG 10455 (SN) http://www.ode.state.oh.us/board/meetings/april03/minutes.asp and http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll/OAC/4b31/4d32/4d49?fn=document-frame.htm&f=templates&2.0 Title: OAC 3301-24-05 Source: StateNet IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Allows a school corporation to enter into an agreement with other school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools to provide joint summer school programs for high school students. Allows the joint programs to be conducted by state educational institutions and students to receive high school and college credit for the programs. Requires the scorer of an examination required for licensure as a teacher or school administrator to provide certain information to an individual who did not pass all or part of the examination. http://www.in.gov/serv/lsa_billinfo?year=2003&request=getBill&docno=230 Title: S.B. 230 Source: Indiana Legislative Web site NV Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Sets forth provisions governing provisional 1-year endorsements to teach English as a second language and to teach program of bilingual education. NEVADA REG 3150 (SN) Title: NAC 391.237, 391.242 Source: StateNet AR Became law without governor's signature 05/2003 P-12 Creates the professional education, development, licensure, and assessment board. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2534.pdf Title: H.B. 2534 Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Revises policies a school may adopt concerning criminal history checks; requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the state superintendent of public instruction and the employer when a licensed school employee is convicted of certain offenses; revises grounds for which teachers' licenses may be revoked and contracts may be canceled; makes changes concerning liability in legal actions; provides civil immunity for making certain reports concerning a teacher; changes the law concerning seduction of a child at least 16 years of age to add certain actions that constitute the offense and to expand coverage to all employees of a child's school. http://www.in.gov/serv/lsa_billinfo?year=2003&request=getBill&docno=1620 Title: H.B. 1620 Source: Indiana Legislative Web site ND Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Adds new section: 15.1-18 to address elementary and secondary teacher qualifications. Elementary teachers 1. Must be licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board and a. Have a major in elementary education; or b. Have a major equivalency in elementary education. 2. To teach any grade from one through three in an elementary school, must be licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board and: a. Have a major in early childhood education; or b. Have a major equivalency in early childhood education. 3. In order to teach any grade from one through eight in a self-contained classroom, must be licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board and: a. Have a major in elementary education; or b. Have a major equivalency in elementary education. Middle school teacher qualifications. In order to teach any grade from five through eight in a middle school, must be licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board and: 1. Have a major in middle level education, with content in the areas taught by the individual and defined by the education standards and practices board as core academic areas; 2. Have a major equivalency in middle level education, with content in the areas taught by the individual and defined by the education standards and practices board as core academic areas; or 3. Have a major, a major equivalency, a minor, or a minor equivalency in each area taught by the individual and not defined by the education standards and practices board as a core academic area. To teach grades 7-12, an individual must be licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board and must: 1. Have a major in the areas taught by the individual and defined by the education standards and practices board as core academic areas; 2. Have a major equivalency in the areas taught by the individual and defined by the educational standards and practices board as core academic areas; or 3. Have a major, a major equivalency, a minor, or a minor equivalency in each area taught by the individual and not defined by the education standards and practices board as a core academic area. A specialty teacher (art, business education, computer education, a foreign language, music, physical education, and special education) at any grade level from 1-8, may teach provided the individual: a. Is licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board; b. Is approved to teach in that area by the education standards and practices board; and c. Meets all requirements set forth in rule by the superintendent of public instruction. 2. An individual may teach Native American languages provided the individual is an eminence credentialed teacher. 3. An individual may teach in the areas of trade, industry, technical occupations, or health occupations, provided the individual has been issued a license to teach in such areas by the education standards and practices board. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/58-2003/bill_text/DBGS0700.pdf Title: H.B. 1489 Source: North Dakota Legislature Web Site NH Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Permits a teacher applying for certification to submit either a written or electronic application and authorizes the state board of education to adopt rules relating to procedures for the electronic certification of educational credentials. Title: S.B. 68 Source: StateNet TX Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Relates to general provisions for master teacher certificates, master reading teacher certification, master mathematics certification, and master technology teacher certificates. Provides that all proposals for master teacher programs must be approved by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Provides that the curriculum must be based on the standards for the respective master teacher certificates. Provides for a certification fee and a criminal history check. TEXAS REG 85299 (SN) Title: 19 TAC 239.100 thru 239.103 Source: StateNet IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Requires any local board, superintendent or head of any nonpublic school to report to the state educational examiners board every instance of revocation or nonrenewal of a school employee's contract due to alleged or actual misconduct, as well as the resignation of the individual holding the license or authorization from the educational examiners board, when the incident or allegation concerns a crime that requires the licensing board to automatically revoke or deny certification, if the local board or reporting official has good cause to believe the incident took place or the allegation is true. Specifies that such information reported to the educational examiners board is confidential and, notwithstanding special circumstances, is not subject to discovery, subpoena or other forms of legal compulsion for release to any individual other than the respondent and the examiners board and its employees involved in licensee discipline, and is not admissible in evidence in judicial or administrative proceedings beyond the proceeding concerning licensee discipline. Requires the educational examiners board to review the information to determine whether a complaint should be initiated, taking into account the crimes for which a license must be denied or revoked according to state statute. See Section 16: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File_only.pl?FILE=/usr/ns-home/docs/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00500/HF00549/030508.html Title: H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Source: www.legis.state.ia.us IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Requires the state board of educational examiners to disqualify an individual from obtaining a teaching license or revoke the teaching license of any individual who pleas guilty or is found guilty of "sexual exploitation by a school employee," regardless of the state or country in which the plea or finding was entered. See Section 14: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File_only.pl?FILE=/usr/ns-home/docs/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00500/HF00549/030508.html Title: H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Source: www.legis.state.ia.us IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Eliminates phase in the Iowa educational excellence program that pertains to enhancement of the quality and effectiveness of teachers through the use of performance pay. Eliminates language requiring department to allocate funds for this purpose. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File_only.pl?FILE=/usr/ns-home/docs/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00500/HF00549/030508.html Title: H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Source: www.legis.state.ia.us MT Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding renewal unit verification. Applications to the superintendent of public instruction for license renewal shall be accompanied by verification of meeting the professional development requirements through official documentation (transcripts or grade reports) from an accredited college or university, or verification of renewal units. Title: ARM 10.57.218 Source: WestLaw WA Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Revises alternative route teacher certification provisions. Provides that, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, districts may apply for program funds to pay stipends to trained mentor teachers of interns during the mentored internship. The per intern amount of mentor stipend shall not exceed five hundred dollars. Provides that, to the extent funds are appropriated for this specific purpose, the annual amount of the scholarship is the annual cost of tuition for the alternative route certification program in which the recipient is enrolled, not to exceed eight thousand dollars. The board may adjust the annual award by the average rate of resident undergraduate tuition and fee increases at the state universities as defined in RCW 28B.10.016. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/Senate/6050-6074/6052_pl.pdf Title: S.B. 6052 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/ AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Increases the annual bonus of teachers obtaining national board for professional teaching standards certification. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2903.pdf Title: H.B. 2903 Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Requires the state board to issue major equivalency endorsements and minor equivalency endorsements (new requirement). Also adds new requirement for early childhood by requiring the education standards and practices board to issue an optional early childhood education teaching license or endorsement to an applicant who meets the requirements set by the board. Deletes prior requirements and replaces them with provision that preK and kindergarten teachers must be licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board. Also must: 1. Have a major in elementary education and a kindergarten endorsement; 2. Have a major equivalency in elementary education and a kindergarten endorsement; 3. Have a major in elementary education and an early childhood education endorsement; H. B. No. 1489 - Page 3 4. Have a major equivalency in elementary education and an early childhood education endorsement; 5. Have a major in early childhood education; or 6. Have a major equivalency in early childhood education. Title: H.B. 1489 Source: North Dakota Legislature Web Site WA GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by HOUSE & SENATE. 04/2003 P-12 Includes a classified employee on the Washington professional educator standards board. Title: S.B. 5240 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Revises provisions concerning continuing education requirements for teachers. Title: S.B. 881 Source: StateNet ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 AN ACT to provide for national certification of teachers; and to provide an appropriation. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/58-2003/bill_text/DQOU0600.pdf Title: S.B. 2135 Source: http://www.state.nd.us AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Reduces the requirements for a teacher seeking to renew an expired teaching license held prior to 1988. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB871.pdf Title: S.B. 871 Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site IA Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Repeals as of June 30, 2004 a subsection requiring the board of educational examiners to compile statistics from Praxis II examinations administrated to initial, provisional teaching license applicants. Also changes deadline for submitting review from December 2003 to January 15, 2004. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/Legislation/SF/00200/SF00201/Current.html Title: S.F. 201 Source: http://www.legis.state.ia.us ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to approve all credentialing for teachers and administrators. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/58-2003/bill_actions/BA1079.html Title: H.B. 1079 Source: http://www.state.nd.us MT Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Relates to military status; provides that a public high school shall provide equal access to armed forces recruiters; protects the election law residency rights of a reserve member; prohibits certain adverse actions related to a professional license against a reserve members who is activated; makes provisions regarding residency. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HB0285.htm Title: H.B. 285 Source: StateNet WA Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Establishes emergency rules to allow individuals with a valid teaching certificate from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards to have their national board endorsements placed on their Washington teaching certificate, if the endorsements are endorsements in the state of Washington. WASHINGTON REG 21517 (SN) Title: WAC 180-82-204, -82A-204 Source: StateNet WA Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Establishes emergency rules to revise the procedures by which college/universities will seek approval for their competency-based endorsement programs and to allow teacher candidates enrolled in endorsement programs under certain chapters to have until August 31, 2005 to complete their programs. WASHINGTON REG 21516 (SN) Title: WAC 180-82A-206, -215 Source: StateNet DE Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Relates to education and licensure certification; expands the definition of student teaching experience for initial license to include teaching and substitute teaching experience; extends the time that an educator may have for passing the PRAXIS I. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home!Openform. Title: H.B. 68 Source: Delaware Legislative Web site TN Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Amends rules relating to licensure, general requirements and effective dates regarding teacher education and licensure. http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0520/0520-02/0520-02-03.pdf Title: TAC 0520-2-3-.01, -.21 Source: DE Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Relates to the professional standards board, its composition and governance, and educator evaluations. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home!Openform Title: H.B. 88 Source: Delaware Legislative Web site AR Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Reduces the administrative requirements for a teacher seeking to renew an expired teaching license. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2426.pdf Title: H.B. 2426 Source: State legislative web site KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Specifies that the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board may allocate funds only to districts or teachers for purposes for which other funds are not being received. Allows the Education Professional Standards Board to limit the participants allowed in a given enrollment period due to lack of funds. Also allows the board to decrease the rate of reimbursement towards the certification fee and limit terms under which teacher may receive pay and release time if s/he does not complete all national board certification requirements in one year and requests a second year. Allows Education Professional Standards Board to reduce the certification fee reimbursement owed a teacher who receives payment other than a repayable loan for the same end from another entity, and which combined payment would equal more than 100% of the certification fee. Adds fees for retaking one or more sections of the national board assessment for initial national board certification to expenses which must be borne by the teacher. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/HB252/bill.doc Title: H.B. 252 Source: StateNet ID Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Amends existing law to revise the schedule of fees for teacher certificates and endorsements effective through December 31, 2004; and to provide that on and after January 1, 2005, certificate and related fees will be set in rule by the State Board of Education. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0261.html#daily Title: H.B. 261 Source: State legislative web site AR Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Allows the state board of education to waive examination requirements for individuals seeking an Arkansas teaching license who have an out of state teaching license and experience. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1512.pdf Title: H.B. 1512 Source: State legislative web site NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Amends Section 22-10A-6 to require the state board to set requirements that provide a reasonable period of time for teachers to comply with the reading course (3 hours) requirement. Adds new section (22-10A-7), which establishes requirements for level one licensure - a three-year license. Districts must provide for mentorship and evaluation of level one teachers. At the end of this term, teachers must be evaluated for competency, and unless progress has been satisfactory, should not be granted a level two license. Level one requires: BA, successful completion of a state-board approved teacher preparation program from a nationally accredited or state-approved institution; has passed the New Mexico teacher assessments examination; meets other requirements such as background checks. Allows department to issue alternative level one licenses to applicants who meet requirements of 10A-8: BA, masters, including 12 graduate hours in subject area of instruction for which applying for a license or doctoral or law degree; passed New Mexico teacher assessments examination; 12 semester hours in teaching principles in an approved program or demonstrated that has met the state board-approved competencies for level one teachers that correspond to the grade level that will be taught. Requires state board to establish competencies for specific grade levels, types and subject areas. Sets minimum salary for a level one teacher at $30,000 - beginning with 2003-2004 school year (with state board adoption of highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation). Level two and Level three licenses (22-10A-10) are established. Both are nine-year license. Sets minimum salary requirements for each. Level 3 licenses have levels A & B. 22-10A-12 adds limited license reciprocity. 22-10A-13 adds Native American Language and Culture Certificates for persons proficient in Native American language and culture who meets criteria established by the state board. Does not require a BA. 22-10A-14 allows emergency waivers for persons with BAs who do not meet other requirements for one year. Renewable if holder makes continued progress. Assignment waivers also available. 22-10A-15 establishes Substitute Teacher Certificate, for which state board is to set requirements. 22-10A-16 requires parental notification re: teacher qualifications in district and for notices to be made to parents when children have had less than qualified teachers for four consecutive weeks. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0212MarkedUp.pdf Title: H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Source: New Mexico Legislature NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Adds Section 22-10A-3. Requires any person teaching, supervising an instructional program, providing instructional support services, administering, providing health care or administering medications to hold a valid license or certificate from the department authoring the person to perform that function. Does not apply to practice (student) teachers. For anyone not holding a license within the first three months, compensation must be withheld. Section 22-10A-4 establishes a progressive career system in which licensees are required to demonstrate increased competencies and undertake increased duties as they progress through the licensure levels. All teacher and administrator salary systems must be aligned with this framework. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0212MarkedUp.pdf Title: H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Source: New Mexico Legislature UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Section 53A-3-411 prohibits local boards from entering into a collective bargaining agreement that prohibits or limits individual contracts of employment. (Contract terms were already limited to no more than five years.) Defines alternative certification to include competency-based licensure. Section 53A-6-104.5 defines competency-based licensing. Local boards or charter schools may request a competency-based license for a person who meets the following qualifications: elementary staff must hold at least a bachelor's degree and have demonstrated, by passing a rigorous state test, subject knowledge and teaching skills in core areas of the elementary curriuclum; middle or secondary candidates must hold at least a bachelor's degree and have demonstrated a high level of competency in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches by passing a rigorous state academic subject test in each area taught and completed an academic major, graduate degree, course work equivalent to an undergraduate academic major, or advance certification in subjects taught. A license candidate who teaches subjects other than a core academic subject at any level must hold a bachelor's degree, associate's degree or skill certification; and have skills, talents, or abilities, as evaluated by the employing entity, that make the person suited for the teaching position. Section 53A-8-106 says that employees holding competency-based licenses are at-will employees and are not eligible for career employee status (unless they hold a level 1, 2 or 3 license.) http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/sbillenr/sb0154.pdf Title: S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us IL Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Provides that amendatory Act may be referred to as the Chicago Education Reform Act of 2003. Amends requirements for Chicago area charter schools. Amends the School Code and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Requires the Chicago Board of Education and the chief executive officer to enter into a partnership agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union with regard to advancing student achievement. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=19 Title: S.B. 19 Source: State legislative web site KY Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Allows that if no certified early childhood education teacher is available, the superintendent may ask that a one-year probationary interdisciplinary early childhood education certificate be granted. Establishes prerequisites for this probationary certificate. Establishes requisites for one-year renewals of the probationary certificate. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/016/002/140.htm Title: 16 KAR 2:140 Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar KY Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding the written examination prerequisites for teacher certification, including the required tests, the minimum acceptable level of achievement on each test, the fee for each test, and the procedure for retaking the test. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/016/006/010.htm Title: 16 KAR 6:010 Source: StateNet KY Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding the professional certificate for interdisciplinary early childhood education, birth to primary, the teacher standards, and the standards for approval of a program leading to this certificate. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/016/002/040.htm Title: 16 KAR 2:040 Source: StateNet KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Creates new section allowing any individual who has a bachelor's degree in any subject area from a regionally or nationally accredited postsecondary institution to be given a substitute teaching certificate by the Education Professional Standards Board. This permits the recipient to apply for a position as a substitute teacher for any subject area at any grade level in any local district. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/HB252/bill.doc Title: H.B. 252 Source: http://www.lrc.state.ky.us NY Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding requirements for the transitional E certificate for teachers of specific occupational subjects. Permits the certification of candidates who have requisite work experience and meet other prescribed requirements to teach specific occuptional subjects in the public schools of New York State. NEW YORK REG 15649 (SN) Title: 8 NYCRR 80-5.16 Source: StateNet NM Adopted 02/2003 P-12 For alternative licensure, candidates must pass New Mexico teacher assessments (or similar state assessments). Elementary candidates must have a BA, 24-36 hours in subject, 6 hours of reading and pass assessments. Secondary candidates must have a BA, 36 semester hours in subject, 3 hours in reading and pass state-board approved assessment. NEW MEXICO REG 3639 (SN) Title: NMAC 6.60.5, 6.61.9 Source: StateNet WA Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Establishes emergency rules allowing individuals who hold National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification to have the endorsements on their national certificates placed on their Washington state teaching certificates. WASHINGTON REG 21257 (SN) Title: WAC 180-82-204 Source: StateNet KY Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2003 P-12 Establishes emergency rules regarding the eligibility requirements and application procedures for administration of the Teachers' National Certification Incentive Trust Fund established in KRS 161.131-134 and funded in the Governor's Fiscal Year 2003 Spending Plan (EO 2002-727). http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/notofint.htm http://www.kyepsb.net/Legislative/national_board/0203registration.htm Title: 16 KAR 1:040E Source: StateNet TX Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Amends rules relating to the generalist certificates for teaching in early childhood programs through grade 4 or in grades 4-8. Relates to certificates for teaching English language arts and reading, social studies, or history in grades 4-8 or 8-12. Relates to certificates for teaching mathmatics or science in the same grades. Relates to certificates for teaching technology application, bilingual education, English as a second language, and special education. TEXAS REG 84618 (SN) Title: 19 TAC 233.2 thru 233.8 Source: StateNet TX Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Amends rules relating to the assignment of public school personnel certified by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Ensures the continued alignment of assignment rules with the state public school curriculum, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), adopted by the State Board of Education (SBOE) or, in the case of special education assignments, alignment with state and federal requirements. TEXAS REG 84617 (SN) Title: 19 TAC 230.601 Source: StateNet NY Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Establishes rules relating to renewal of a provisional teaching certificate. Specifies: requirements for the renewal of an expired provisional teaching certificate for an additional five-year term and for the issuance of a limited certificate in the classroom teaching service which would permit candidates to teach for the period Sept. 1, 2003 through Aug. 31, 2004, while they are completing academic requirements for the provisional certificate. NEW YORK REG 15373 (SN) Title: 8 NYCRR 80-1.7(a)(2), 80-5.15 Source: StateNet OR Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Allows more options for teachers to meet the educational experience requirements in order to move the Initial Teaching License. Allows use of national certificates to clear the advanced competency requirements for a Continuing License. Amends the requirements for an individual continuing professional development plan by designating the educator, the supervisor, or the advisor provide evidence to the Superintendent that the educator has successfully completed his/her plan. Allows experience on a Transitional or Initial License to be used toward obtaining a Continuing License. Clarifies alternative assessment procedures to include applicants for all types of initial licenses. Title: OAC 850-010-0210 Source: StateNet AL Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Authorizes the superintendent to initiate discussions and negotiations with the plaintiff parties in Allen v. State Board of Education in order to move as expeditiously as possible toward the implementation of the regulations for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and toward the development of subject-specific tests for use in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program. Providing the discussions and negotiations are successful, the state board authorizes the state superintendent to pursue the development of subject-specific tests for use in the implementation of the regulations for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and for use in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program. Title: N/A Source: http://www.alsde.edu/html/boe_resolutions2.asp?id=754 AL Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Repeals and establishes rules implementing the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program. Requires prospective teachers to pass a basic skills test in reading and mathemathics designed to measure whether an applicant for initial teacher certification has a competence in those skills that is sufficient to protect the interest of the public school children of Alabama, effective for persons applying for certification on or after January 1, 2003. Title: AAC 290-3-2 Source: StateNet OR Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Allows more options for teachers to meet the educational experience requirements for the Initial Teaching License. Middle level teachers required to pass PRAXIS and/or have a subject major. Elementary teachers must pass MSAT (Multiple Subject Matter Assessment for Teachers). Secondary teachers may pass the subject area PRAXIS test, but it is not required. Waivers are allowed under certain conditions. Allows use of national certificates to clear the advanced competency requirements for a continuing license. Adds the Commission on Indian Services to the Commission's notice list. OREGON REG 23641 (SN) Title: OAR 584-001-0000, -005-0005, 584-017-0001 thru 584- 090-0040 (non seq) Source: StateNet NV Temporary Rule Adoption 10/2002 P-12 Amends rules concerning extension of time prescribed for renewal of license or for validity of provisional license. NEVADA REG 3152 (SN) Title: NAC 391.077 Source: StateNet AL Passed 10/2002 P-12 Resolution requires prospective state teachers to be tested in basic math and reading skills. The tests are a precondition for all teachers who apply for certification beginning January 1, 2003. A writing test also is expected to be implemented next spring. Teachers must score at least at Level 4 to pass each section of the test. Currently, there are two components of the test: the Reading for Information Test and the Applied Mathematics Test. Both were developed using the WorkKeys System established by ACT Inc., and validated by Worldwide Interactive Network, for use in Alabama. A writing test is expected in the spring of 2003. ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/55/10-10-02%20Teacher%20Testing.doc Title: Resolution Source: CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue district intern certificates to persons employed by any school district. Eliminates the requirement that a district intern teach one complete school year in a general education program. Requires a school district professional development plan for interns teaching in special education programs to include training in special education fieldwork. Title: S.B. 2029 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Permits the subject matter requirement for a single subject teaching credential to also be satisfied by obtaining approval of an approved evaluation agency of the candidate's undergraduate course work and graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the subject or in a closely related subject. Title: A.B. 2575 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Vetoed 08/2002 P-12 Relates to teacher basic skills proficiency testing requirement in hiring. Exempts a retired certificated employee who has taught 15 years or more in any California public school and who meets other specified requirements. Title: S.B. 1250 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Authorizes the Commission on Teachers Credentialing to issue preliminary and professional services credentials to persons who meet expedited alternative requirements and would set forth those requirements. Title: S.B. 1655 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Makes provision regarding issuance of the Standard Teaching Certificate before expiration of the Initial Teaching Certificate. Changes provisions regarding requirements for renewing a Valid and Active Standard Teaching Certificate, continuing professional development activities, and materials required by the downstate committee. Provides for a certificate renewal plan. Title: H.B. 1436 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 According to legislative summary: "Amends ... to clarify that a statement of status of eligibility for a subject area authorized at the time of application may be reissued. Amends ... to allow for demonstration of subject area expertise with approval of superintendent for those subject areas without a test (i.e., Japanese or Hebrew language teacher.) Amends ... to require completion of graduate level courses for those certificates that require master's or higher degree (i.e., school psychologist, guidance counselor, etc.). Amends ... to allow an additional option for individuals to demonstrate professional competency by completing professional preparation courses. This provision allows allows individuals who have a subject area degree to become certified by taking pedagogical courses... Amends ... to require teacher preparation program students to achieve a passing score on the professional education competency exam ... Amends ... to allow school districts to use their own alternative certification program (instead of department's) as long as department approves. (Some districts, such as Hillsborough have already developed their own alternative certification program. This allows them to modify their current program to meet state standards.) ... Amends ... to allow state supported public schools or private schools to develop an alternative certification program to be approved by department." See bill section 728, page 1347, line 10 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Requires candidates for provisional or standard teacher certification or recertification to have completed state board-required courses in second language acquisition. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht05010.htm Title: H.B. 5010 Source: http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht05010.htm NM Adopted 08/2002 P-12 Adds to components necessary for K-12 licensure (Bachelor's, student teaching, 24 to 36 semester hours in at least one field, 12 of which must be upper division courses). Adds requirement of three hours of reading in subject matter content for those entering teacher preparation programs after August 1, 2001. Also requires passage of all portions of the New Mexico teacher assessments. 6.60.5.7 defines the New Mexico Content Knowledge Assessments (NMCKA) and the New Mexico Teacher Assessments (basic skills, general knowledge and teacher competency - elementary and secondary levels). Title: 6.61.5.7 and 6.61.5.8 Source: State Net IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Provides that a student may not enroll in a teacher preparation program at a recognized teacher training institution until he or she has passed the basic skills test required for teacher certification. Title: S.B. 1953 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Requires the State Teacher Certification Board to categorically certify a special education teacher in one or more specialized categories or disability if the special education teacher applies and qualifies for such certification. Includes severe emotional disturbances, autism, mental retardation, and orthopedic impairment. Title: S.B. 1777, H.B. 4466 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ID Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Postsec. PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS-Amends existing law to clarify that only K-8 preservice teachers shall pass the State Board of Education's preservice reading assessment measure, and that passage will be tied to certification rather than graduation. Title: H.B. 399 Source: Idaho State Board of Education Web site MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Requires that the department and Professional Standards in Teaching Education Board develop a certificate for middle school teachers. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0661e.rtf Title: H.B. 661 Source: mlis.state.md.us CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Permits individual to be employed as a resident teacher (emergency certified) in special education for three years. Beginning in the 2003-04 school year, an emergency-certified individual beginning a second or subsequent year of teaching may work only as a resident teacher, after obtaining a provisional teacher license or one-time renewal valid for one year. Every teacher in residence program is to undergo an onsite evaluation at least once every five years; the state board should, when practicable, evaluate any teacher in residence progam affiliated with an institution of higher education at the same time as the commission of higher education's review of that institution's teacher preparation program. A school district may hire an individual as a resident teacher for any part of the two-year residency program if the individual completes all remaining requirements for an approved program of preparation witin twoyears of being hired as a resident teacher. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/BBB8887EBEB063B887256B1E004C587E?Open&file=1300_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1300 Source: www.leg.state.co.us MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Out-of-state certified teachers with five years of experience and an appropriate background check may receive provisional certification, which will become permanent after five years of teaching in Missouri. The department must promulgate rules that allow teaching assistants with appropriate experience who are pursuing certification to bypass their practice teaching. Title: H.B. 1711 Source: House Research Staff Summaries OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Allows sixth grade mathematics teachers to obtain middle level endorsement by successfully completing a professional development institute in middle level mathematics. Such teacher shall be eligible to participate in a professional development institute in middle level mathematics developed and administered by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation one time free of charge.certain institute; allows participation in institute one time free of charge; directs the state board and the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to conduct a joint study relating to school psychologists and speech pathologists; states purpose of study; requires a report. Title: H.B. 2625 Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/hb2625_enr.rtf IL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Increases from 2 years to 4 years the term during which a resident teacher certificate is valid for employment as a resident teacher in a public school; allows a resident teacher to teach only under the direction of a certified teacher serving as a mentor; provides that the holder of a resident teacher permit is deemed qualified for a Standard Teaching Credential after 4 years of successful teaching, passage of all tests, and earning a master's degree in education. http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0560.html Title: S.B. 1707 Source: www.legis.state.il.us HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Provides for mandatory denial or suspension of professional licenses for persons in default or breach of the conditions of a federal or state student loan or scholarship contract. The licensing authority shall only renew, reinstate, restore, or grant the license upon receipt of an authorization from the administering entity stating that the person against whom the licensing action was taken is making payments or taking other action satisfying the terms of the student loan, student loan repayment contract, or scholarship contract and is no longer in default or breach of the loan or contract. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2752_.htm Title: H.B. 2752 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Clarifies that the Hawaii teacher standards board has sole jurisdiction over all matters concerning the issuance and revocation of teacher licenses. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2165_.htm Title: H.B. 2165 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Requires the department to distribute a grant in specified amounts to distressed counties in FY 03 and 04 and to all counties in FY05 and subsequent years for the administration of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test to 10th-graders. Funding should be sufficient to administer PSAT to all 10th graders in the county. Replaces "State Scholarship Administration" with "Office of Student Financial Assistance." Requires governor to annually fund need-based scholarship programs at a minimum of 80% of the funds allocated the previous year. States that 9th- or 10th-grader who applies and qualifies for a Guaranteed Access Grant Award on the basis of financial need is prequalified for a guaranteed access award by agreeing in writing to meet certain criteria as a secondary and postsecondary student, including participating in the College Readiness Outreach Program until high school graduation; establishes the College Readiness Outreach Program for 9th- and 10th-grade students; allows, if state funds are available, students to receive Educational Excellence Awards who meet requirements but have missed March 1 deadline. Designates specified responsibilities in Educational Excellence Awards to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; establishes need-based Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program for full- and part-time students professional students in specified fields studying at specified universities; establishes K-16 Leadership Council. Requires that department develop, in conjunction with state professional standards board, certificate for middle school teachers. Establishes that College Readiness Outreach Program be implemented over 5-year period beginning in FY04, and that the program be implemented in its first year for up to 1,000 students in Allegany, Prince George's, and Wicomico counties and Baltimore City. Requires that College Readiness Outreach Program be evaluated by commission, in consulation with department, and reported on to general assembly by July 1, 2007. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0453e.rtf Title: S.B. 453 Source: mlis.state.md.us OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Requires successful completion of the competency examination for licensure except for Alternative Placement Program candidates; adds additional professional days for teachers for certain purposes. Title: S.B. 1595 Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1010_enr.rtf TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Requires districts to adopt policies on the employment of substitute teachers. Such policies shall, at a minimum, address qualifications and training and shall ensure substitute teachers are subject to investigation pursuant to § 49-5-413. Such policies shall also prohibit hiring any substitute teacher whose records with the state department indicate a license or certificate currently in revoked status. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0770.pdf Title: S.B. 2632 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Modifies circumstances under which Board of Educational Examiners' may deny or revoke a teaching license. Requires board to deny or revoke licensure of anyone meeting specified criteria, including guilt of specified forcible felonies and sex abuse offenses involving a child. Also modifies circumstances under which board of educational examiners must deny request for para-educator certification. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/SF/02200/SF02258/Current.html Title: S.B. 2258 Source: www.legis.state.ia.us NH Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 This bill allows a local school board or superintendent to offer a one-time, one-year certificate of eligibility allowing a person to teach on a full-time or part-time basis, without requiring such person to possess a teaching credential, teaching license, or certification, provided certain conditions are fulfilled. The bill also authorizes a superintendent with the approval of the local school board to determine that a critical shortage area exists in any teaching area within the school district. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2002/HB1190.html Title: H.B. 1190 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Establishes requirements for nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure through the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI), as well as mentoring and induction program for nontraditionally certified teachers. Establishes license certification for transitional bilingual teachers. Allows nontraditionally certified teachers to qualify for William F. Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program and Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program. Modifies statutes regarding nontraditional administrator certification. Title: S.B. 2370 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Permits the Education Professional Standards Board to issue a conditional one-year certificate to a teacher who has completed teacher preparation program but has not successfully completed the required assessments if the employing school district and teacher preparation institution agree to provide technical assistance and mentoring support to the new teacher. Teacher must successfully complete required assessments before entering the internship program. Bill also revises duties and powers of Education Professional Standards Board as well as powers of the executive director of such. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/SB192/bill.doc Title: S.B. 192 Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Expands the board of educational examiners' authority with regard to licensee disciplinary investigations and proceedings. Title: H.B. 2482 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IN Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the state superintendent of public instruction and the employer when a licensed school employee is convicted of certain offenses; makes changes in the grounds for which teachers' licenses may be revoked and contracts may be canceled; requires consultation with a teacher before action is initiated to discipline a student. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2002/HE/HE1202.1.html Title: H.B. 1202 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Requires persons seeking initial licensure or license renewal as teachers on and after July 1, 2004, to complete study in child abuse recognition and intervention; provides that curriculum guidelines for this study are to be developed by the Board of Education in consultation with the Department of Social Services. Title: S.B. 92 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Requires the Board of Counseling to promulgate regulations establishing the requirements for evidence of continued competency as a condition of licensure renewal; authorizes the Board to approve persons who provide or accredit continuing education programs in order to accomplish this purpose and is required to promulgate emergency regulations. Title: S.B. 53 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WV *****Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 03/2002 P-12 Enables school psychologists to practice school psychology within the scope of their employment with a permit issued by the Department of Education. Title: H.B. 4507 Source: ftp://129.71.164.29/ftp-house02/HB4501-4600/ NM Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Relates to education; provides limited licenses for teachers of Native American language and culture. Title: S.B. 126 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Amends the laws regarding the certification for school administrators and teachers by incorporating performance standards for provisional teacher certification; allows the State Board of Education to determine competency areas for school administrators. Title: H.B. 1517 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NM Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Provides for a Native American Language Teacher certificate. Title: H.B. 204 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Chapter No.576, Authorizes the Los Angeles Unified School District to develop, on a pilot project basis, a 30-day training program for the teachers it hires on an emergency basis and who will be assigned to schools that have 20% or more teachers on emergency permits. Appropriates funds for implementation of the program. Title: S.B. 321 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Chaptered by Secretary of State 10/2001 P-12 Chapter No.585, Defines the requirements that a school district make a diligent search for certified teachers by listing specific requirements before issuing or renewing emergency teaching or specialist permits. Title: S.B. 837 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Public Act No. 92-184., Provides that a teacher holding an early childhood, elementary, high school, or special certificate may substitute teach for a period not to exceed 120 paid school days or 600 paid school hours in any one school district in any one school term. Title: S.B. 1293 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2001 P-12 Establishes a policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certifications for public school teachers and administrators; provides for its composition, meetings, staff support and powers and duties. Title: S.B. 331 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to establish American Indian language teaching license; allows American Indian tribes to develop language test used for licensure; provides that holder of an American Indian language teaching license who does not have an administrative or teacher license or public charter school teacher registration, must participate in technical assistance program with a license teacher. Title: S.B. 690 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet DE Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Relates to implementation of the Professional Standards Board; permits the Professional Standards Board, with the approval of the State Board, to establish a time line for implementing certification requirements; permits a temporary extension for teacher applicants seeking initial licensure; and provides for a suspension of licensure if the deadline is not met, pending proof that the teacher passed Praxis I. Title: S.B. 176 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Creates Professional Organizations Certification Fund (separate and distinct from the General Fund). Interest earned on moneys in the Professional Organizations Certification Fund are to be credited to the fund. The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may accept from any source any grant, donation or gift of money or other valuable thing made to the commission for pur-poses of the Professional Organizations Certification Fund. Moneys credited to the Professional Organizations Certification Fund are continuously appropriated to the commission for the purposes of advanced certifications of teachers and administrators. Title: S.B. 324 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 State board may grant an exception to requirements for licensure and certification and, upon demonstration by an individual of specific competency in the subject area of specialization, may grant a license or certificate to the individual. No teacher candidate shall be eligible for licensing until successfully completing the general education and subject area portions of the competency examination. No licensed teacher shall be eligible for certification until successfully completing the professional education portion of the competency examination. The state board may establish other requirements necessary to grant such exceptions. Authorizes standard certification for any person holding certain National Board certification. Title: S.B. 388 Source: Oklahoma Legislative Web Site TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Requires the commissioner to establish a master technology teacher grant program to encourage teachers to: (1) become certified as master technology teachers; and (2) work with other teachers and with students in order to increase the use of technology in each classroom. Also establishes Master Technology Teacher Certification to ensure that there are teachers with special training to work with other teachers and with students in order to increase the use of technology in each classroom. Title: H.B. 1475 Source: http://www.house.state.tx.us/ HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Relates to National Board certification for Department of Education teachers. Establishes a national board certification support program to provide assistance to any teacher in a public school who becomes a candidate for National Board certification. Title: S.B. 1214 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet LA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Extends from one to three years the length of time for which certain out-of-state teachers are granted nonrenewable provisional teaching certification. Title: H.B. 221 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Relates to education; permits applicants for a temporary limited teaching license or a personnel variance to submit their application by July 1 in any year; directs the Board of Teaching to amend its rules to conform with the July 1 date. Title: H.B. 1192 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Recognizes excellence in teaching; provides annual professional stipends to teachers who obtain certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Title: H.B. 42 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Applicants for licensure or certification who did not receive a favorable recommendation from the Teacher Competency Review Panel, including applicants who did not receive a favorable recommendation prior to the effective date of this act, are entitled to appeal the panel's decision to the state board. Title: S.B. 813 Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb813_enr.rtf TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Allows certification of educators holding a certificate or other credential issued by another state or country, if they passed a state examination similar to and at least as rigorous as that required in Texas. Title: H.B. 1721 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Creates a statewide Partnership Grant Program to provide new high quality alternative routes to residency teacher certification; provides for recruitment by school districts of teachers to teach in subject matter shortage areas or areas with shortages of teachers due to location. Title: S.B. 5695 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Relates to elementary and secondary education provisions addressed in the creation of North Dakota Century Code; relates to administration, boards, teacher licenses; school guidance and counseling services; special education; vocational and technology education; school finance; transportation. Title: H.B. 1045 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NV Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Authorizes commission on professional standards in education to provide exemption for certain persons from examinations required for initial licensure of educational personnel. The regulations may provide an exemption from the examinations required for initial licensure for teachers and other educational personnel who have previous experience in teaching or performing other educational functions in another state. Title: A.B. 223 Source: Nevada Legislative Web Site WA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Permits a holder of a lapsed teaching certification, not a revoked or suspended certification, to be employed on a conditional basis by a school district provided the holder must complete certification renewal requirements within 2 years of reemployment. Title: H.B. 1120 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AZ Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Community College Clarifies the statute governing the collection of teaching certification fees so that it applies to all staff or employees that require certification in order to teach a class at a community college. Title: H.B. 2316 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Relates to special education credentials and mental retardation credential; provides an expiration date. Title: H.B. 1465 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Amends 15.1-13-02 --changing the membership of the Education Standards and Practices Board from nine to ten members. 1. The governor shall appoint to the education standards and practices board: Four individuals who are public school classroom teachers; one individual who is a nonpublic school classroom teacher; two individuals who are school board member members; two individuals who are administrators; and one dean of a college of education or chairman of a department of education. 2. The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member. Title: H.B. 1326 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Sections 31 through 41 provide new language to the existing Public School Code and enact a three-tiered system of teacher licensure with a minimum salaries specified for each licensure level. This would apply to both standard 9 ½ month contract and for an annualized contract. Title: S.B. 308 Source: New Mexico Legislative Web Site OK Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Creates the Task force on Career-Technology Professional Certification; states purpose. Title: H.B. 1914 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA SENATE accepts GOVERNOR'S recommended amendments 04/2001 P-12 Directs the Board of Education, in setting passing scores for the professional teacher's examination required for initial licensure, to establish an alternative for the Praxis I assessments, which test academic skills; states a passing score in a specialty area is also required for initial licensure. Title: H.B. 2123 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Directs the Board of Education, in setting passing scores for the professional teacher's examination required for initial licensure, to establish an alternative for the Praxis I assessments. Currently, applicants for initial licensure must pass the Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments, which includes mathematics, reading, and writing tests, each of which has a specified passing score. In addition, a passing score in a specialty area is also required for initial licensure; the Praxis II tests fulfill this latter requirement, which is necessary for endorsement in a teaching specialty. Title: H.B. 2123 Source: http://hod.state.va.us/welcome.htm AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Increases the bonus for teachers obtaining the National Board Professional Teaching Certification. Title: S.B. 245 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Modifies provisions related to State System of Public and Higher Education to address issues of teacher quality in recognition of relationship to student success; provides for comprehensive policy on teacher quality to include components on recruitment, preservice, licensure, induction, professional development, and evaluation; requires annual report to Legislature on state of teacher quality in state, to include reliable data on state's supply of and demand for teachers. Title: S.B. 16 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ND Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 If an individual has been licensed to teach in North Dakota for a period of thirty years, the education standards and practices board shall grant the individual lifetime licensure. Nothing in this section precludes the board from taking any action against an individual's lifetime license if the board determines that the action is warranted under this chapter. Title: S.B. 2412 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NE Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 LB 314 exempts certain applicants for an entry-level teacher or administrator certificate from the requirement to take and pass a basic skills competency examination. An applicant is exempted from the test if the person has a certificate issued by another state based on successful completion of a teacher education program and has three or more successive years of experience in a school. Applicants with current credentials from a national nonprofit organization that issues credentials to teachers based upon meeting certain standards are also exempt. The bill repeals a requirement for the State Department of Education (NDE) to administer a basic skills examination for prospective teachers and administrators from outside the state. Title: L.B. 314 Source: Nebraska Unicameral Web Site SD Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Revises the definition of illegal substances for purposes of revoking or refusing to issue a certificate to a teacher or administrator; permits revocation or refusal to issue a certificate for certain offenses involving moral turpitude, including certain traffic and marijuana offenses. Title: S.B. 63 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Teacher proficiency; continuing contract status. Provides that any teacher hired on or after July 1, 2001, will be required, as a condition of achieving continuing contract status, to have successfully completed training in instructional strategies and techniques for intervention for or remediation of students who fail or are at risk of failing the Standards of Learning assessments. Local school divisions will be required to provide the training at no cost to teachers employed in their division. In the event a local school division fails to offer the training in a timely manner, no teacher will be denied continuing contract status for failure to obtain such training. This bill is identical to SB 1304. Title: H.B. 2514 Source: http://hod.state.va.us/welcome.htm SD Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Repeals § 13-42-1 that made it a petty offense for a person to teach in a nonpublic school any of state required courses without being certified to teach the courses in the state's public schools. A violation of this section is sufficient grounds for revocation of any teacher's certificate held by a violator. This does not apply to persons providing alternative instruction. Title: S.B. 62 Source: http://legis.state.sd.us/ PA Signed into law 12/2000 P-12 Amends Teacher Certification Law. Provides for short title, definitions relative to standards and requirements, Professional Standards and Practices Commission, for its membership, powers and duties, meetings and complaints. Provides discipline against educators. Provides confidentiality, local school board official duties, post investigation department actions, hearings, appeals, reinstatement and unauthorized information release. Provides immunity. Provides charter school staff. Title: H.B. 2189 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TX Passed 11/2000 P-12 The TEXAS State Board of Educator Certification has approved a new transitional license that will allow "educated people to become teachers by drawing on their life experience" rather than just college credit hours. The board is hoping to attract professionals wishing to change careers. The rule requires teachers on these transitional permits to be mentored by experienced teachers with "demonstrated excellence" and to enroll in an educator preparation program within 180 days. Candidates also must pass tests demonstrating proficiency in the subject they are teaching within one year, and in teaching competency and knowledge of students within three years. http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/pubrep/permit5.pdf Title: 19 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 233 Source: State Board of Education MA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Chapter No. 284 of 2000., Relates to the temporary certification of teachers with out of state certification for 1 year contingent upon their obtaining a current in-state certification. Title: S.B. 2136 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Relates to existing law which requires out-of-state applicants to meet prescribed requirements for the preliminary multiple or single subject teaching credential. Eliminates those requirements and establishes new requirements for the preliminary designated subjects teaching credential. Title: A.B. 877 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to prepare a report on the number of classroom teachers who received credentials, internships, and emergency permits in the previous fiscal year by 05/15 of each year. Adds that under certain circumstances the commission is required to place an applicant or a credential holder on probation with terms and conditions. Title: A.B. 2339 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to provide for optional concentrations in dance and in theater within 2 or more of the credential areas in which the commission issues single subject teaching credentials. Authorizes persons issued single subject teaching credentials in English or physical education on or before 01/01/2005, to teach theater or dance, respectively. Title: A.B. 752 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Chapter No. 264 of 2000., Relates to teacher certification; defines "provisional educator with advanced standing"; states that a provisional educator certificate with advanced standing shall be valid for 5 years of employment as an educator in schools of the Commonwealth; provides for a 5 year renewal under certain circumstances. Title: S.B. 207 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Authorizes any school district, county office of education, or regionally-accredited public or private college or university, as specified, to sponsor an alternative certification program in administrative services by submitting program plans to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Requires the commission to award incentive grants to qualifying school districts, county offices, or regionally-accredited public or private colleges or universities. Title: A.B. 309 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet SC Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Adds 3 days for the next 2 school years and 2 more days for all school years thereafter; provides that the State Board of Education shall review and make necessary revisions to criteria for requesting out-of-field teacher permits; provides that the Board shall consider establishing for principals a recertification requirement; provides that the Board and the Department of Education shall review and refine certain professional performance dimensions in the state's teacher evaluation program. Title: S.B. 1111 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Authorizes a substitute teacher who holds a lapsed or expired certificate or has a bachelors degree to teach up to 100 days during a school year. Removes all limits on number of days a certified substitute teacher can teach. Removes the prohibition on paying stipends to teachers who attend professional development institutes in reading. Authorizes Teacher Preparation commission to pay all stipends. Title: H.B. 2000 Source: 2000 Legislative Summary, Oklahoma SC Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Relates to hearings of the State Board of Education, so as to permit the Board to designate a hearing officer as well as one of its members to hold hearings for the purpose of hearing matters relating to the suspension or revocation of teacher certificates; requires the hearing officer to make a recommendation to the board for final action; relates to the South Carolina Commission of Archives and History. Title: H.B. 4616 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Public Act No. 91-765; Amends the School Code; exempts all persons holding a special certificate with a special education endorsement from provisions of the School Code concerning preschool educational programs, provided these persons meet all the other requirements for teaching. Title: H.B. 2940 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Public Act No. 91-784., Provides that the provision (Article of the School Code) requiring the assignment of a surrogate parent for educational matters does not apply to a child who resides with a foster parent; allows the surrogate parent to be assigned for educational matters if the child is a ward of the State residing in a residential facility; requires special education teachers to be categorically certified, so in order to teach a student with a specific disability the teacher must be certified. Title: S.B. 1447 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CT Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Bars State Board of Education from issuing a teacher or administrator license to anyone convicted of certain felonies for 5 years after serving sentence; makes changes in education law relative to employees suspected of child abuse, Title: H.B. 5317 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CO Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Requires the State Board of Education to identify by rule those professional competencies required of applicants for provisional teaching licenses and certain professional teaching licenses; limits those professional competencies to the scope of the subject matter to be taught and specifically to the state model content standards. Title: S.B. 195 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MS Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Enacts a graduated licensing system. Title: S.B. 3176 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet HI Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Allows the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to extend teaching credentials for teachers for the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 school years on a case-by-case basis for teachers who are unable to become licensed due to extenuating circumstances. Title: H.B. 2490 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IA Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Provides for the designation of investigative information possessed by the board of educational examiners as privileged and confidential; relates to licensee discipline. Title: S.B. 292 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Requires school districts to ensure that teachers of honors courses are certified to teach in the subject area of the honors course taught. Title: S.B. 1392 Source: 2000 Legislative Summary, Oklahoma ME Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Public Law No. 783., (LD 2505) Lowers eligibility standards for child development students to apply to the Educators for the Maine Program; allows child development students to fulfill Educators for Maine Program return service requirements by working in a child care facility; provides for tuition assistance and loans. Title: S.B. 963 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet DE Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Creates the Professional Development and Educator Accountability Act. Beginning in 2002, at least 20% of educator's performance evaluation will be tied to student improvement -- teachers and administrators who fail to measure up can be dismissed. Establishes more rigorous system of professional development, teaching standards, licensure and certification requirements; expands the salary system to include compensations for skills and knowledge. Encourages focused, career-long professional development and compensates teachers for additional responsibilities or becoming National Board certified. Ends social promotion - beginning in 2002, students reading below the standard in 3rd, 5th and 8th grades will be required to attend summer school and meet standard to move to next grade. Same provisions apply to 8th graders for math. Students not meeting standards will receive mandatory individual improvement plans (some state funds available for extra time instruction). Future students must demonstrate they meet 10th grade standards in language arts and math to receive academic diploma. Title: S.B. 260 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 Directs the Board of Teaching to develop a competency-based license for adult learners as an alternative to the current licensing requirements. The Board must develop recommendations for the legislature, in consultation with a task force, and report to the legislature by January 15, 2002. Title: H.B. 3800 Source: OK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Teachers employed by a public school or certified after 1999 to teach mathematics in grades 6-8 must be certified to teach intermediate or secondary level math. Any teacher hired without such certifcation prior to July 1, 2000 must obtain the proper certification, but can take the subject area competency exam at no cost. Teachers employed in 1998-99 school year may teach grades 7 and 8 if they successfully complete a professional development institute in intermediate mathematics developed and administered by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation or the State Board of Education. Can participate one time free of charge. Teachers holding middle/junior high math endorsements during the 1998-99 school year who have completed at least 24 semester hours of math (at least six of which are algebra) may teach 7th or 8th-grade mathematics. Title: H.B. 2728 (Omnibus Bill) Source: Lexis-Nexis MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Requires the State Board of Education to extend the licenses of certain educators who have completed a Master's or Doctorate degree in order to fulfill new renewal requirements established by the board. Title: H.B. 845 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet GA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Provides that the Professional Standards Commission shall grant a renewable certificate in a teaching field to an applicant whom meets certain conditions; specifies such conditions for the granting of a renewable certificate at the 4-year level. Title: S.B. 336 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Requires the State Board of Education to recognize Vocational and Technical Education Teachers' summer work in their respective fields in fulfillment of licensure renewal requirements; requires classes taken for licensure renewal purposes to be in furtherance of a bachelor's degree if the teacher does not have a degree. Title: H.B. 1212 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TN Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Allows teachers at non-public schools to receive professional licensure on same basis as similarly qualified public school teachers. Title: H.B. 2680 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Relates to school employees; requires the Board to establish minimum requirements regarding teacher certification reciprocity, which includes a reciprocal, six-month teaching certificate if the person possesses a valid teaching certificate from a state with similar criminal history or fingerprinting requirements and provides proof of submission of an application for a fingerprint clearance card. Title: H.B. 2265 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CO Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Permits state board to grant professional licenses to teachers, special services providers, principals and administrators if the applicant is from another state and held a comparable license in the other state; the standards for the comparable license meet or exceed the standards for such a license in Colorado; or the applicant has had at least 3 years of successful, evaluated experience. Title: H.B. 1151 Source: Colorado Association of School Boards IA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Relates to the authority of the Board of Educational Examiners over certification and licensing of para-educators and practitioners; broadens the authority of the Board of Educational Examiners; provides for the certification, rather than licensing, of a para-educator. Title: H.B. 2146 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ME Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 (LD 2301); Creates a new certificate authorizing a person to teach in an area determined to be a teacher shortage area. Title: S.B. 886 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IN Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Provides that an individual seeking licensure as an elementary teacher must demonstrate proficiency in comprehensive reading instruction skills, including phonemic awareness and phonic instruction, through a written examination or other procedures prescribed by the professional standards board. Title: S.B. 352 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Creates a reading performance improvement scholarship program to assist selected elementary teachers in obtaining a reading endorsement. Title: H.B. 397 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet ME Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 (LD 2387); Amends the qualifying examination for initial teacher certification. Title: S.B. 937 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Relates to disclosure of information relating to prior school employment; provides that an applicant for a teacher's license provide the licensing authority with an affidavit listing the higher education institutions attended by the applicant, and whether the applicants enrollment or eligibility for completion of a program was terminated by the institutions. Title: H.B. 303 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Establishes a mechanism for local school boards to issue three-year local teacher licenses. Title: S.B. 113 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AZ Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 One component addresses testing as a requirement for teacher certification. States that the proficiency exam "shall consist of only a professional knowledge test and a subject knowledge test," and that it is not requried if the person has already passed a component on a proficiency exam which has been adopted in another state and which has been determined to be equivalent. Title: S.B. 1084 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Mandates that holders of a renewable certificate must pass a computer skills competency test before they can receive certification renewal. Successful completion of the phase one InTech model training at a state educational technology training center or a State Board of Education approved redelivery team shall be acceptable for certificate renewal purposes. Title: H.B. 1187 Source: Georgia Department of Education KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Creates an alternative teaching certification at K-12 and vocational institutions for veterans with at least 6 years on active duty, discharged or released from active duty, at least a bachelor's degree in the subject matter area for which certification is sought, a minimum grade point average and a passing score on the national exam; provides for provisional certification; provides for certification of eligible veterans with 4 or more years of occupational experience. Title: H.B. 76 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Relates to certified professional counselors; includes licensed professional counseling boards; allows for reciprocity of certification with other states; provides for educational and professional experience levels required for certification by endorsement. Title: H.B. 290 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NM Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Relates to substitute teacher certification requirements. Title: H.B. 409 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TN Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Specifies the teacher employed as probationary teacher for 1 year and as an apprentice teacher for 2 years will be considered as having met the 3 apprentice years requirement. Title: S.B. 2182 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 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 on the school district's students population; provides that a school district may employ unlicensed teachers who possess outstanding professional qualifications under a letter of authorization. Title: H.B. 119 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Authorizes the Board of Education to suspend or revoke the teaching or administrative license of any person who knowingly and willfully commits specified acts regarding secure mandatory tests administered to students required by the Code of Virginia or by the Board of Education. Title: H.B. 867 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Directs the Board of Education to provide for licensure by reciprocity for individuals holding a valid out-of-state license and national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; requires evidence of such valid licensure and national certification; does not require official student transcripts. Title: S.B. 289 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Directs the Board of Education to provide for licensure by reciprocity for individuals holding a valid out-of-state teaching license and national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Title: H.B. 473 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet