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

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary VA To governor 02/2013 P-12 CPR Training H.B. 2028/S.B. 986 Allows school boards to require current certification or training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use o... More... NH Adopted 12/2012 P-12 Comprehensive Agricultural, Marketing and Business Education NH ADC Ed 507.04, 507.46, 47; NH ADC Ed 612.31 These rules describe what an individual has to do and know to be certified as a teacher in Career and Technical Education for Agriculture, M... More... AK Adopted Text or Summary of Text 12/2012 P-12 Certification of Professional Teachers 4 AAC 12.308 Clarifies the acceptance of educator preparation programs, approval of in-state educator preparation programs.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Licensure Renewal Requirements for Active Duty Military A.B. 1588 From bill summary: Requires state professional licensing boards, with certain exceptions, to waive the renewal fees, continuing education re... More... NV Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Required Documentation and Academic Credits for Initial Teacher Certification NAC 391.045 Details the documentation and fees required to be submitted with an application for initial issuance of a license as a teacher or other educ... More... ME Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Purpose, Standards and Procedures for the Review and Approval of Preparation Programs for Education Personnel ME ADC 05-071 Ch. 114, s 1, 2, 3, 4 This rule contains the requirements for certification, authorization, and approval of educational personnel who serve in the public and in c... More... IL Emergency Rules 08/2012 P-12 Substituting ACT or SAT Composite for Passing Score on Illinois Test of Basic Skills 23 IL ADC 25.720 On June 21, 2012, the state board adopted a policy to allow candidates for entry into educator preparation programs and applicants for Illin... More... NY Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Citizenship Requirements for Permament Teacher Certification A.B. 9472 Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to citizenship requirements for permanent certification as a teacher to 2017. From bill m... More... NC Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Licensure for Military Personnel and Spouses H.B. 799 Permits military-trained applicants who have been awarded a military occupational specialty and military-spouse applicants who are licensed ... More... HI Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Military Training and Professional Licensure H.B. 2258 Requires professional and vocational licensing boards to consider relevant military education, training, and service as part of the evaluati... More... IL Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Educator Licensure for Service Member or Spouse S.B. 275 Authorizes issuance of expedited temporary occupational or professional license to a service member or spouse of a service member who holds ... More... NH Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Teacher Certification and Preparation Programs NH ADC Ed 507.18, 34, 36, 38; NH ADC Ed 612.03, 15, 20, 30 State the requirements for teacher certification and teacher preparation programs in the area of Early Childhood Education, Classical Langua... More... CT Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Teacher Certification S.B. 382 Revises the number of grades an endorsement to teach elementary school covers by limiting it to grades one to six, from grades kindergarten ... More... NV Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Licensure of Educational Personnel NAC 391.070 Revises various provisions governing the licensure of educational personnel. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Register/2011Register/R114-11A.pdf... More... IA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Executive Director, Board of Educational Examiners S.F. 2284 -- Division V This section requires the governor to appoint the executive director of the Board of Educational Examiners subject to confirmation by the Se... More... MT Adopted 05/2012 P-12 License Renewal 10.57.217 Allows for decisions on renewal of licensure to be appealed to the superintendent of public instruction. http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/rul... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 P-3 Reading Proficiency & Teacher Preparation S.B. 458 (Sec. 5) Requires the Department of Education, by January 1, 2012, to develop and approve reading assessments that districts must use to ide... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Teacher Preparation, Certification, & PD S.B. 458 (Sec. 35) Requires teacher preparation programs (Starting July 1, 2015) to require, as part of their curricula, that students have classroom... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Endorsements for Teachers in Math, Science, Shortage Areas A 2311 Directs the Commissioner of Education shall establish a program to issue subject area endorsements in mathematics, the sciences, or in any s... More... NV Issued 05/2012 P-12 Providing Reciprocity for Military Spouses Seeking Licensure in this State Executive Order# 2012-11 Every professional licensing board organized pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statues is ordered to: Facilitate endorsement of a current licen... More... AZ Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Certification AZ ADC R7-2-602, 603 Published by the registrar: The Arizona State Board of Education adopted the Framework for Evaluating Educator Effectiveness. In that frame... More... NY Issued 04/2012 P-12 Establishing the New NY Education Reform Commission E.O. No. 44 Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and inno... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 One Year Teaching License - 2012 Extention H.F. 2949 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 Boar... More... VA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Eliminating State Mandates on Local and Regional Government Entities Relating to Education H.B. 1295/S.B. 679 Eliminates several statewide mandates on local and regional government entities relating to education and land use. The bill does the follow... More... MS Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Establish Administrative Due Process for Licensure Violations H.B. 1144 Establishes an office within the State Department of Education to respond to and conduct hearings regarding educator and administrator licen... More... OK Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Extends Deadline for Passage of Competency Exams for Teachers. H.B. 2285 Extends the deadline for passage of required competency examinations by two years (from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2014). The examinations affe... More... NJ Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Teacher Certification of Veterans S 1026 Establishes a four-year "VETeach Pilot Program" pilot to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans. Provides that Richard Stockton C... More... AR Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Background Checks and License Revocation 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 Sets forth the requirements for a criminal background check and a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check for: each first-time applicant f... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Develops Licensure Criteria for Teachers who Teach Only Online Courses H.B. 578 Requires the Board of Education to develop licensure criteria for teachers who teach only online courses. The bill also provides that teache... More... IN Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Augmentation of Appropriations for Full Day Kindergarten & Establish Commission to Study School Improvement & Teacher Evaluations H.B. 1376 Permits augmentation of appropriations for full-day kindergarten. Changes the amount distributed per child. Establishes the select commiss... More... AK Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Career or Technical Education Teaching Certificate 4 AAC 12.370, 372, 385 Revises the requirements for issuance of a limited career or technical education certificate (Type M), to include, a period of validity limi... More... WY Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Criminal History Checks for Teacher Certification H.B. 108 Requires criminal history check for certification issuance and renewal. Provides cases where issuance or renewal can be denied. Provides for... More... NH Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Proceedings and Denial, Suspension, Or Revocation for Certified Personnel NH ADC Ed 510.01, 02, 03, 04, 05; NH ADC Ed 511.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 Ed 510 provides the process for duty to report educator misconduct against a credential holder within a school district or SAU. Ed 511 provi... More... ID Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Five Year Review of Interstate Compact on Qualifications of Educational Personnel H.B. 394 Five year review of Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel, a compact addressing qualifications of educational pers... More... NH Adopted 01/2012 P-12 Certification and Recertification NH ADC Ed 505.06, 07; NH ADC Ed 609.01; NH ADC Ed 610.02 Rules on obtaining a teaching credential, and on approval of professional preparation programs, for general and professional educator are be... More... WA Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 2160 Directs the professional educator standards board to revise standards for the elementary education endorsement and middle level and secondar... More... WI Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Clarifies "Immoral Conduct" for License Revocation S.B. 49 Relates to revocation for immoral conduct of a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction. Clarifies that "Immoral conduct" incl... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Out-of-State-Prepared Credential Applicants S.B. 941 - Out-of-State-Prepared Credential Applicants From bill summary: Removes reference to a "professional clear teaching credential" in provisions regarding credentialing of out-of-state pre... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Awarding of Additional Subject Credential or New Teaching Credential Type S.B. 941 - Awarding of Additional Subject Credential or New Teaching Credential Type From bill summary: Requires the commission on teacher credentialing to issue an authorization for an additional subject or for a new teachin... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Linked Learning Credential A.B. 1304 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Overhaul of Teacher and Administrator Licensure S.B. 1799 Effective June 30, 2012, repeals 105 ILCS 5/21-1a on teacher certification exams. Effective June 30, 2013, repeals statutory provisions on (... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Licensing H.F. 26 Directs the board of teaching to grant initial teaching licenses based on professional competencies aligned with the board's licensing syste... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Tiered Licensure Task Force H.F. 26 Directs the board of teaching and the education commissioner to convene and facilitate an advisory task force to develop recommendations for... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Data Collection Requirements/Charter Schools S.B. 1039 State Education Resource Center - Clarifies the status of the State Education Resource Center as a nonstock corporation and nonprofit tax ex... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter School Educator Permit S.B. 1160 Establishes a charter school educator permit and allows the education commissioner, starting in the 2011-12 school year, to waive state cert... More... RI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Criminal Record Checks H.B. 5455 Amends background checks to require school employee applicants or child care operators to apply to the Rhode Island bureau of criminal ident... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Nonpublic School Teaching Experience and Professional Certification H.B. 6434 From Education Committee Summary - Allows teachers to continue to use, or in the case of student teaching to start using, teaching experienc... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Preparation H.B. 3474 Directs preparation of plan to encourage national board certification for teachers and administrators. Requires creation of comprehensive le... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Teaching Specialized Courses/Teacher Contract Renewal Notification H.B. 6499 - Sec. 3, 14 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 p... More... IN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Teacher Evaluations and Renewal S.B. 1--Teachers Establishes an annual staff performance evaluation that categorizes teachers as highly effective, effective, improvement necessary, or ineff... More... CT Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Early Childhood Educators Qualifications and Professional Development S.B. 927 To revise the requirements for early childhood educators and direct the Commissioner of Education to use unexpended funds for providing prof... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Certain Teacher Certification Requirements in Private Schools H.B. 153 - Certain Teacher Certification Requirements in Private Schools Establishes certification requirements for teaching foreign language, music, religion, computer technology or fine arts in nontax-supported ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Resident Educator License Requirements H.B. 153 - Resident Educator License Requirements Prohibits the state board from adopting additional requirements for the resident educator license beyond those established in statute. Page ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teaching Certification Reciprocity with Other States H.B. 153 - Teaching Certification Reciprocity with Other States By July 2012, directs the state superintendent to develop a list of states that the superintendent considers to have standards for teacher l... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensure Requirements for CTE Teachers H.B. 153 - Licensure Requirements for CTE Teachers Requires that the rules adopted by the board of education regarding standards and requirements for educator licenses include requirements fo... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Criminal Records Check for Adult Educators H.B. 153 - Criminal Records Check for Adult Educators Provides that an applicant for employment by a school district, the governing board of an educational service center or a chartered nonpubli... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensure Exam Retakes for Teachers in Lowest-Performing Schools H.B. 153 - Licensure Exam Retakes for Teachers in Lowest-Performing Schools Directs the board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district, the governing authority of each community school, ... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections - Certification H.B. 1352 Creates a new avenue for mid-career professionals to joing the teaching ranks through the use of "residency" certificates that allow for a s... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher Licensure S.B. 806 Allows teacher and educational officer Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) members to continue to serve out up to three consecutive three-... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher Licensure A.B. 230 Requires the State Board of Education to evaluate certain providers of education and training which are offered to qualify a person to be a ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expiration of Educator's Certificate H.B. 1334 Provides that an educator's certificate is not considered to have expired if the employee has completed the requirements for renewal of the ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Probationary Contract for Persons Changing Assignments H.B. 2380 Permits a person who voluntarily accepts an assignment that requires a different class of certificate than the one held in the person's prev... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Certification Requirements to Teach Students with Visual Impairments S.B. 54 Requires that to be eligible to be issued a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, a person must (1) complete all coursework... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Licensure S.B. 315 Requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers an... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Renewal of Professional Educator's License H.B. 200 - Renewal of Professional Educator's License Prohibits state board from requiring more than 5 semester hours or 7 1/2 units of renewal credits to renew a North Carolina Standard Profess... More... CT Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Teacher Certification S.B. 1104 Allows the state Commissioner of Education to waive the requirement that teachers in charter schools hold certification when the charter sch... More... WA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Certification Processing Fee H.B. 1449 Requires the superintendent of public instruction to charge an application processing fee for initial educator certificates and subsequent a... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensure A.B. 39 relating to educational personnel; removing the requirement that the Superintendent of Public Instruction notify a licensee by mail of the d... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Criminal Background Checks A.B. 393 Requires the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school to adopt a policy requiring the license... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Repeals the Teacher Academy and the Professional Teaching Standards Commission H.B. 22 Budget Technical Corrections Legislation: Section 7.31 - Repeals the statutory provisions of the Teacher Academy, created to establish a sta... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 BA or Grad. Degree Qualifies to Teach or Supervise S.B. 688 Requires the state board, in consultation with the department of education, to review current policies, rules and regulations pertaining to ... More... MN Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Teacher Candidates Basic Skills Exam Pass Requirement S.F. 170 Directs the Board of Teaching to adopt rules requiring persons interested in becoming teacher candidates, beginning January 1, 2014, to pass... More... MN Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Teacher Candidates Basic Skills Exam S.F. 170 Requires the state board of education to adopt rules requiring a person who enters a board-approved teacher preparation program on or after ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Temporary Employment - Background Checks H.B. 1418 Defines prospective employee as an individual who has received an offer of temporary employment by a school district pending results of a na... More... KS Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Teacher Evaluation H.B. 2191 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 (t... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Requires Posting of Various Paths Leading to Teacher Certification and Tenure S.B. 687 Requires the state Department of Education to develop an informational form that lists and explains the various paths that can be taken in o... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Offenses Disqualifying Employment and Revoking Licenses H.B. 1121 Adds criminal offenses and circumstances that disqualify individuals from employment at districts and schools, based primarily on background... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Professional Standards Commission H.B. 285 Directs the Professional Standards Commission to revise its certification renewal rules to require, effective July 2015, demonstration of th... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Teacher Certification & Tenure/Employment for Military Spouses H.B. 998 Requires the state Department of Education to develop a specified form relating to teacher certification and tenure and to post the form on ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Teacher Certification Reciprocity S.B. 1256--Teacher Certification Amends Section 15-533 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. Exempts teachers from the requirement that they take the teacher proficiency exam if ... More... CO Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Teacher License Renewal H.B. 1201 To renew a professional educator license, a licensee must show that he or she completed certain professional development activities. The dep... More... OH Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Licensure of Teach for America Participants H.B. 21 Qualifies Teach for America participants for a resident educator license. Provides Teach for America participants must meet specified condit... More... GA Adopted 04/2011 P-12 Professional Learning H.R. 489 Directs the professional standards commission to (1) Revise its certification renewal rules so that demonstration of the impact of professio... More... OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Criminal History Background Checks for Substitutes S.B. 59 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 subs... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Teacher Certification Reciprocity S.B. 1263--Teacher Reciprocity Amends Section 15-203 Powers and Duties of State Board of Education. State Board of Education is to adopt rules that provide for teacher cer... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Teacher Licensure and Reciprocity H.B. 1893 Directs the state board to issue standard five-year teaching licenses to individuals who meet certain requirements, including holding out-of... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Certification for Active Duty Military Personnel and Their Spouses H.B. 301 Specifies that any active duty military personnel must be kept in good standing by the administrative body with which he/she is licensed or ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Teacher License Suspension/Revocation For Sexual Contact H.B. 641 Adds to grounds for revocation or suspension of a teacher or administrative license: (g) The license holder has engaged in unethical conduct... More... MN Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Preparation Program S.F. 40 Establishes an alternative teacher preparation program and limited-term teacher license. Requires reports. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bl... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Licensure S.B. 361 Allows a subject-area exam as an alternative to subject-area credit hours for alternative level one teacher licensure. Spells out other crit... More... MN Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Alternative Teacher Preparation and Limited-Term Teacher License S.F. 40 Directs the Board of Teaching to require teacher preparation programs, including alternative teacher preparation programs, to include in the... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Teaching Reading and Elementary Licensure Exam H.B. 74 Requires the knowledge of the science of teaching reading to be part of the teacher assessment examination for elementary licensure. http://... More... AL Adopted 12/2010 P-12 Teacher and Leader Certification ADC 290-3-2-.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Rewrites Chapter 290-3-2. To align the format so that all relevant information on each topic is placed together which will make the document... More... PA to governor 11/2010 P-12 Teacher Mental and Physical Fitness S.B. 441 - Teacher Mental and Physical Fitness Section Expands the list of individuals qualified to certify mental and physical fitness of a teacher to include licensed or certified physicians' a... More... IL Adopted 10/2010 P-12 Certification Exams 23 IL ADC 25.710, 720, 765 Partially from summary in Illinois Register: Sections 25.710 and 25.720: Reflects new practice that allows certification candidates to "ban... More... MI Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Native American Tribal Language and Culture Class/Teachers S.B. 1014 Permits the Michigan Department of Education to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a federally recognized Native American tribe, ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Linked Learning Programs A.B. 1223 Defines "linked learning programs". Authorizes the commission on teacher credentialing to convene a workgroup consisting of specified member... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Informing Private Schools of Action Against Credentialholders A.B. 2685 Existing law requires the commission on teacher credentialing to send on a monthly basis to each private school a list of all teachers who h... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Data on Teacher Certification Tests S.B. 3681 - Section 2-3.11d 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 ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Adult Education Teaching Credentials A.B. 1374 Adds Section 44251.2, which provides that a credential, permit, certificate or other document that is lawfully issued by the Commission on T... More... HI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher Standards Board S.B. 2346 Makes numerous changes relating to the Hawaii teacher standards board. Requires the board to include expenditure information in its annual r... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Out-of-state Teacher Certification Requirements S.B. 728 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 te... More... FL Issued 06/2010 P-12 Florida's Task Force on Excellent Teaching E.O. 10-126 Establishes Florida's Task Force on Excellent Teaching. Directs the task force to: (1) Review performance appraisal systems and teacher cer... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher and Principal Certification H.B. 974 Relates to teacher certification requirements; to provide relative to the employment experience necessary for certain principals to be exemp... More... NH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Criminal History Records Check H.B. 1286 This bill requires nonpublic schools and public academies to submit a criminal history records check through the division of state police an... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Teacher Code of Ethics S.B. 2416 Requires the state board to develop and adopt a teacher code of ethics to be used in defining conduct unbecoming a teacher. - Amends TCA Tit... More... OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 National Criminal History Record Check S.B. 2199 Allows a local board to request in writing to the state board that a national criminal history record check be conducted on any school emplo... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Certification Renewal for Teachers and Parapros H.B. 1307 Suspends professional learning requirements for certification renewal for teachers and paraprofessionals from July 2010 to July 2015. Repeal... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Means of Payment of Certification Fees H.B. 1079 Authorizes certification fees to be paid by credit card, debit card or other method as approved by the professional standards commission. ht... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2010 P-12 Teacher Certification Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-4.3 From administrative register: The purpose of the proposed amendment is to provide flexibility from the current teacher certification require... More... AL Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Education Accountability 290-4-1-.01 Amended Chapter 290-4-1 will include the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics and will stipulate that, 'Schools and school systems are responsibl... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Alternative Placement Teaching Certificates H.B. 3259 For persons enrolled in an alternative placement program, this bill decreases the amount of work experience (from 3 years to 2 years) requir... More... LA Adopted 04/2010 Postsec. Teacher Certification Programs LAC 28:XLV.501, 601 Stipulates that for continued state approval, public and private higher education institutions and private providers that offer teacher cert... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 2747 Any teacher certified to teach elementary education prior to July 1, 2010, may be certified in early childhood education upon meeting the re... More... OR Rule Adoption 04/2010 P-12 Alternate Assessment, Fingerprinting of Teachers and Administrators OAR 584-050-0015, 584-050-0100, 584-052-0030, 584- 070-0111,584-080-0153, 584-090-0050 Amends rules relating to alternative assessment, transitional counselors, restricted transitional administrators, reinstatement of licenses ... More... AZ To governor 04/2010 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Stipulates that a person is not required to take the professional knowledge portion of the proficiency examination if the person has been a ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Civics Education S.B. 715 Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations to require all education preparation programs for teachers in history and social s... More... OR Temporary Rule Adoption 03/2010 P-12 Career and Technical Education Licensure OAR 584-042-0002, -0006, -0009, -0021, -0031, -0044 Amends rules relating to Career and Technical Education License (CTE) rules to support the redesign of CTE programs ODE has implemented. Est... More... IA Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Clarifies What Elementary Teachers Must Know IAC 282-13.26(5) Adds greater clarity to each core content area to better communicate what elementary teachers must know in order to better serve students. ... More... CA Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Career Technical Education Teaching Credentials Title 5 CCR Sections 80034.1, 80034.2, 80034.3, 80035, 80035.1,80035.5 Allows advanced industry certifications to meet one year of the three years of experience required for the Three-Year Preliminary CTE Teachi... More... SD Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Teacher certification H.B. 1024 Repeals the requirement for school districts to have teaching certificates on file; relates to contracts and academic training. http://legis... More... AL Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Alabama Educator Code of Ethics S.J.R. 9 Provides that after determining the state board's proposed July 2009 amendment to Rule 290-4-1, creating the "Alabama Educator Code of Ethic... More... IL Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Interventions for Educator Preparation Programs 23 IAC 25.130 Provides a mechanism for a review and intervention when issues with one or more preparation programs or an educational unit become apparent ... More... NV Rule Adoption 01/2010 P-12 Teacher Certification NAC 391.111, .131, .1312 Revises the provisions concerning the single-subject majors and minors recognized by the State Board of Education. http://www.leg.state.nv.... More... AZ Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Certification Provisions R7-2-607, -612 Changes the provisional Career and Technical Education certificate to create the flexibility to meet the needs of all applicants. http://ww... More... UT Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Arrests/Convictions of Current or Prospective Licensees R277-516 Revised provision clarifies that the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) must review reports received from the department of public safety... More... AZ Exempt Rule Adoption 12/2009 P-12 CERTIFICATION R7-2-612 Creates a new Pre K-12 Arts Certificate. Allows those applicants who have completed an arts education program to receive an arts teaching ce... More... MT Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Credit-Only License ARM 10.57.102, .201, .204, .215, .301, .413, .420, .425, .426, .437,.438 Establishes new rules regarding Class 8 dual credit-only postsecondary faculty license endorsements. ... More... OH Adopted 10/2009 P-12 "Teacher Leader" and "Urban Principal" Endorsements OAC 3301-24-05 Adds new paragraph regarding the "teacher leader" endorsement. Provides endorsement is valid for mentoring and coaching teachers, providing ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification A.B. 239 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue the authorization to provide services to limited-English-proficient pupils to an... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 American Indian Languages Teaching Credential A.B. 544 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentials to issue an American Indian Languages eminence credential to a candidate who has demonstrated... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification S.B. 751 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue an education specialist, multiple- or single-subject teaching credential to a te... More... WA Rule Adoption 10/2009 Postsec. CERTIFICATION AND OUT-OF-STATE TEACHER REQUIREMENTS WAC 181-79A-030, -206, -207 Amends rules for teacher, administrator certification and out-of-state teacher requirements. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=1... More... TX Adopted 10/2009 P-12 Disciplinary Proceedings and Sanctions 19 TAC 7.249.B.249.14 Modifies the description of circumstances requiring a superintendent to report alleged misconduct of an educator who resigns from a school d... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Health Emergencies, Certification Requirements H.B. 2675 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... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Revocation of Licensure H.B. 2337 Provides that no person or entity whose license, certificate or authority has been revoked by the department of professional regulations may... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Teacher Conduct, Licensure Suspension and Revocation S.B. 2071 Provides that it is a state attorney's duty to notify the state superintendent of education, the applicable regional superintendent of schoo... More... KS Adopted 08/2009 P-12 TEACHER LICENSURE KAR 91-1-200, -202 thru -205, -216 Amends rules relating to teacher licensure, including definition of terms, endorsements, licensure requirements, the licensure of out-of-sta... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Certification of Health of Certified District Employees S.B. 171 Amends existing law that requires a candidate for a position within a school district who has not been employed previously in the state or a... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Waiver on Teacher Certification Fee A.B. 794 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to waive all application and processing fees for the initial issuance of a teaching credent... More... AL Adopted 08/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification 290-3-3 Repeals and adopts new chapter concerning specific teaching fields and areas of instructional support. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Quality of Preparation Programs for Teachers and Other School Personnel H.B. 1 - Section 3301.12, 3301.42, 3333.048 and 3333.048 Partly from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Directs the superintendent of public instruction, jointly with the chancellor of the board of regents, to... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Teacher Preparation and Licensure H.B. 1 - Section 3319.22 and 3319.23 Repeals provision in 3319.22 that directed the state board to adopt the standards and requirements for temporary, associate, provisional and... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Status of Current Teacher Licenses Through 2010 H.B. 1 - Section 3319.222 Repeals former 3319.222, which related to the carry-over of certain provisions related to the state board's authority for teacher certificat... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Two-Year Provisional License for Teaching in a STEM School H.B. 1 - Section 3319.28 Amends provisions related to the two-year provisional educator license for teaching science, technology, engineering or math in grades 6-12 ... More... HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 P-12 Teacher Standards Board H.B. 183 Increases the membership on the Hawaii teacher standards board from 13 to 15 with two public members representing the community. Allows the ... More... AL Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Alabama Educator Code of Ethics 290-4-1 Adds section creating the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics. Identifies nine areas of standards of conduct, including teacher/student relation... More... IA Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Teacher Licenses and Endorsements IAC 282-13.10(5), -13.11(272), -13.14(1), (2) Changes the different classes of licenses issued by the Board. Sets out to make application for licensure more user friendly by combining se... More... DE Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 License Denial and Revocation Standards S.B. 149 Creates license denial and revocation standards for nonpublic school teachers, specialists and administrators, and for public education empl... More... NY Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Teaching Certificates Title 8 NYCRR 80-1.2, 80-1.6, 80-1.8, 80-5.9 Amends rule to streamline certain aspects of certificate evaluation and processing, in light of reduced department resources to carry out th... More... CT Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification Policies H.B. 6901 Relates to the required training in competency for professional teaching standards for preparation programs, alternative route to certificat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Preliminary Evaluation of License Eligibility H.B. 963 Adds new Subchapter D, "Preliminary Evaluation of License Eligibility" to Chapter 53, Occupations Code. Authorizes an individual to request ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Educators Certified Outside Texas H.B. 4152 Relates to certification of an educator in Texas who is certified in another state or country. Requires an educator certified in another sta... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Child Abuse and Teacher Certification H.B. 2876 Relates to the authority of an administrative law judge to order the release of information concerning a child abuse and neglect investigati... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 License Denial, Suspension or Revocation H.B. 2808 Specifies that provisions barring a licensing agency from considering a person under certain circumstances to have been convicted of an offe... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Teacher Ethics S.B. 47 Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to issue public reprimand or to suspend or revoke right to apply for license or registrati... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Teacher ethics S.B. 121 Requires applicants for first-time license or registration from Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to demonstrate knowledge of ethic... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Foreign Teacher Certification H.B. 621 Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide for the type of certificate held by foreign associate teachers, ce... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 First aid S.B. 120 Modifies requirements related to first aid cards at schools to reflect change in law that no longer requires first aid card for teaching lic... More... ID Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Uniformity IDAPA 08.02.02 Amends rules relating to uniformity. Includes definitions and addresses the process of obtaining a criminal history check for applicants for... More... WA Adopted 06/2009 P-12 EDUCATIONAL STAFF CERTIFICATION WAC 181-79A-206 Amends rules relating to standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/... More... TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification 19 TAC 7.230.P.230.481 -.483 Amends §230.483(a)(4) to allow educator preparation programs to prepare teachers for health science technology education certification and t... More... TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Emergency Permits for Certified Teachers 19 TAC 7.230.Q.230.501 Emphasizes that consent is required when a certified teacher is to be placed on an emergency permit. ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Expiration and Renewal of License H.F. 2 Allows educators applying to renew their licenses to present to their local licensing committees evidence of work that demonstrates professi... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Investigations and Licensure Revocation OAC 3301-73-01 thru -06, -08 thru -10, -13, -16, -20 thru -26 Relates to the applicability of rules, delegation, definitions, and confidentiality of investigative records. Relates to the notice of oppor... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Alternative Licensure for Air Force Instructors S.B. 1703 Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to develop an alternative teacher licensure program for U.S. Air Force instructors who have taugh... More... HI Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Education Coordinating Committee S.B. 501 Clarifies membership requirements of the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee to ensure that all institutions that are state-approved te... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 National Board Certification H.B. 1400 - Sec. 12, NBPTS Creates the national board certification fund in the state treasury. Requires the education standards and practices board to make grants aa... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Certification and Preparation H.B. 1333 For an Alternative Placement teaching certificate: Requires that a person attain at least a 2.5 GPA; participate in a residency program; dec... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Teacher Certification S.B. 582 Directs the state board of education to grant an alternative placement teaching certificate to any person who meets certain requirements (su... More... GA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification GAC 505-2-.01 to .206 non seq, 505-2-.27 to .166 non seq, 505-3-.05 to .86 non seq Establishes new rules and amends exiting rules concerning educator certifications, including types of classifications and certificates, stan... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Teacher Crimes H.B. 1741 Expands the list of crimes that require dismissal or certificate revocation for school employees; expands the list of crimes that require di... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Bonuses for Nationall Board Certified Teachers H.B. 1862 Provides bonuses for individuals who have worked for a minimum number of years with a national board certification as a classroom teacher, b... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Temporary Contract Teachers H.B. 1070 Amends provisions concerning the application of the Teacher Due Process Act and teacher residency programs; allows a teacher hired on a temp... More... IL Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Middle Grades Certification 23 IAC 1.75, .705, .720 1.75: Updates language regarding student information systems to reflect that the system is now compatible with all districts' local data pac... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Licensure Requirements for Math Teachers H.B. 322 Increases the mathematics requirement for persons seeking licensure or reciprocity in elementary education. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%2... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternate Route H.B. 1675 Removes the work experience requirement of routes three and four, alternate routes, of the partnership grant program for residency teacher c... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Subpoena Power H.B. 1372 Grants subpoena power to the state board of education and the professional licensure standards board. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Code of Ethics Proceedings H.B. 1859 Provides for the confidentiality of certain documents and procedures relating to code of ethics proceedings of the professional licensure st... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Teacher Licensure Requirements S.B. 133 Relates to school personnel; eliminates the one-year three-a licensure requirement for applicants of regular level three-b licenses; provide... More... KY Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Tests for Teacher Certification 16 KAR 6:010 Establishes the written examination prerequisites and the corresponding passing scores for teacher certification. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/... More... UT Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Certification of Highly Qualified Teachers R277-510 Provides changes in procedure and terminology to make the rule consistent with the federal No Child Left Behind Act. http://www.rules.utah.g... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Teacher Compensation and Evaluation H.B. 2261--Section 201-203, Teacher Compensation and Evaluation Section 201-203 focus on the certification, evaluation and compensation of teachers and other staff. Includes creation of an effective teach... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Improving Writing S.B. 1 Section 17 Provides that whereas the quality of writing instruction is directly related to how well teachers are prepared in their teacher preparation ... More... CA Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Extensions of Preliminary Teaching Credentials Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 80413, 80487 Creates application and eligibility criteria and procedures for two extensions of time for preliminary teaching credentials to enable creden... More... RI Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Alternative Route to Certification Programs Alternative Routes Authorizes alternative routes to certification programs. http://www2.sec.state.ri.us/dar/regdocs/released/pdf/DESE/5490.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Lifetime Teaching License H.B. 1133 Amends eligibility and application requirements for the lifetime teaching license. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB113... More... LA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Alternative Certification for Math Professionals LAC 28:CXXXI.348 Amends rules relating to math for professionals certificates. Allows individuals with pure mathematic or science backgrounds the opportunity... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Birth through Pre-K teaching credential H.B. 1132 Creates a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential and endorsement. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1132.pdf... More... GA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Teacher Preparation and Certification GAC 505-2-.08, .13, .21, .38, .150, .153, .154, .157, .161, .164, 505-3-.33, .66, .67, .76 Amends, repeals, and replaces rules concerning teacher certification and educator preparation, including international exchange certificates... More... FL Adopted 02/2009 P-12 PRE KINDERGARTEN DISABILITIES TEACHERS FAC 6A-4.01792 Amends rule to add certification in elementary education grade K-6 as an appropriate base coverage for certification in the pre-k disabiliti... More... MD Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Certification for Environmental Ed. and Dance COMAR 13A.12.02.12, .18 Amends rules relating to teacher certification. Adds two new content areas, Environmental Education and Dance and brings the number of credi... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Career and Technical Education Licenses R277-518 Changes Applied Technology Education (ATE) to Career and Technical Education (CTE) throughout R277-518. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/b... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Educator Licensing and Data Retention R277-502 Adds a definition of Comprehensive Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS) to R277-502. Provides the file inclu... More... CA Rule Adoption 01/2009 P-12 Single-Subject Teaching Credential Authorization Title 5 CCR Section 80004 Amends rules concerning single-subject teaching credential authorization. Allows for an additional option for employers to assign individual... More... ME Adopted 11/2008 P-12 Postsec. Qualifying Exams for Teachers 05-071-13 Amends rules relating to the qualifying examinations for teachers, education specialists and administrators. Relates to the Praxis exam. htt... More... AK Adopted 10/2008 P-12 TEACHER CERTIFICATION 4 AAC 04.212, 12.305, 12.320 Removes the performance review requirement for those teachers moving from initial certification to professional certification. Allows the us... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Community College technical educators S.B. 1104 Repeals the authority of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a 2-year preliminary designated subjects teaching credential upon ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Credential revocation S.B. 1110 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to suspend the credential of a holder when it receives notice that another State has taken ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 credential reinstatement S.B. 1105 Provides procedures for credential reinstatement for a credential holder after dismissal of a misdemeanor sex offense accusation or informat... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 teacher certification S.B. 1303 Requires that a certificated or classified employee who was placed on a compulsory leave of absence after being charged with certain offense... More... OH Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Temporary Teaching Permits, Provisional Licenses for STEM School Teachers OAC 3301-23-41, -24-15 Creates forty hour temporary teaching permit for qualified nonlicensed individuals. Amends qualifications for temporary teaching permit for ... More... KY Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Standards for Admission to Educator Preparation 16 KAR 5:020 Amends the standards for admission to an educator preparation. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/016/005/020.htm... More... UT Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Educator Conduct R277-515-4 Prohibits a professional educator from using or attempting to use district or school computers or information systems in violation of the sc... More... LA Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Out of State Teacher Certificates LAC 28:CXXXI.305, 309 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-sta... More... AK Adopted 08/2008 P-12 TEACHER CERTIFICATION TYPE B & TYPE F CERTIFICATES 4 AAC 12.345, .346, .350 Allows special service providers who hold a Type C certificate to be eligible for a Type F certificate with an endorsement as a special educ... More... AK Adopted 08/2008 P-12 TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM 4 AAC 12.305 Adds a new section setting out guidelines for maintaining initial teacher certification for students enrolled in a teacher preparation progr... More... AL Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Teacher Certification 290-3-2 Repeals and replaces chapter on teacher certification.... More... NY Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Certification in the Classroom Teaching Service through Individual Evaluation Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-3.7 Extends the expiration date for applicants seeking certification through the individual evaluation pathway in all classroom titles except ch... More... ID Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Specialist Certification IDAPA 08.02.02 Provides certification to meet the special needs of virtual schools, distant education and public school/postsecondary partnerships. Promote... More... MO Adopted 08/2008 Postsec. faculty certification 5 CSR 80-800.260 Amends rule to incorporate changes for Library Media Specialist. Updates certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of... More... AR Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Code of Ethics for Educators 005.16.08 Amends rules relating to Rules Governing the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators http://arkansased.org/rules/pdf/pending/educator_ethics02... More... CA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Teacher certification A.B. 2057 Relates to annexation of specified territory by a school district or county board of education, waiver requests from specified education ent... More... WA Adopted 07/2008 P-12 CERTIFICATION STANDARDS WAC 181-79A-211, -250 Amends rules relating to standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification. WASHINGTON 28062 http://apps.l... More... NY Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Revocation of Teaching Certificate A.B. 11500 Provides for the automatic revocation of a teaching certificate held by a teacher convicted of a sex offense; provides for the termination o... More... NY Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 License Revocation for Conviction for Defrauding the Government S.B. 8554 Requires the commissioner of education to revoke and annul the certificates of school administrators or supervisors for the conviction of fe... More... NC Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Nationally Certified Teachers as Mentors H.B. 2360 Permits national board certified teachers to serve as full-time mentors, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committ... More... KS Rule Adoption 07/2008 P-12 TEACHER LICENSURE 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 Amends rules concerning teacher licensure, including definitions, types of licenses and certificates, requirements for each type of license,... More... DE Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Educator Licenses H.B. 259 Relates to the authority of the Department of Education regarding educator licensure; requires notice to be given to an applicant explaining... More... CT Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Role of State Board in Teacher Certification S.B. 403 Concerns the role of the state board of education in the teacher certification revocation process; provides that the Commissioner of Educati... More... HI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Revocation of Teacher's License S.B. 2080 Allows the state teacher standards board to suspend a teacher's license without a hearing and initiate proceedings to permanently revoke the... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Improving Teaching Quality Policies H.B. 1384 Requires the Department of Education to administer a biennial teaching and learning conditions survey to all teachers to be used for plannin... More... MN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Licensure Via Portfolio H.B. 1812 Authorizes an eligible candidate to use licensure via portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field, consistent with ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Ethics S.B. 1336 Concerns penalty classifications for sexual conduct with a minor when the perpetrator is the minor's school teacher, clergyman, or priest. C... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 K-3 Certification/Endorsement Not Waivable H.B. 2755 Prohibits teacher from teaching in grades K-3 unless the teacher is licensed with an endorsement to teach in such grades. - Amends TCA Title... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Joint Study Committee on Teacher Training and Certification H.R. 1103 Creates the Joint Study Committee on Teacher Training and Certification. Provides that in the event the committee makes a report of its find... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Licensing Teach for America and Middle School Reading H.B. 3124 Directs the state board to issue a license to teach to persons in the Teach for America Program; provides such licenses will not be subject ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Alternative Teacher Certification H.B. 398 Relates to public school teacher licensing and certification. Extends access to the expanded alternative certification program from prospect... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Investigating Complaints Against Educators H.B. 250 Authorizes the professional standards commission to investigate complaints alleging that an educator has been convicted of any other crimina... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Inappropriate Behavior by an Educator H.B. 1321 Provides that falsifying, misrepresenting, omitting, or erroneously reporting reports of instances of inappropriate behavior by a teacher, a... More... MN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Granting Variance For Early Childhood Education S.B. 2796 Modifies teaching employment for early childhood education programs. Provides a school board must employ necessary licensed teachers for its... More... CA Rule Adoption 05/2008 P-12 HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS (NCLB) Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 6100, 6104, 6105 Amends rules to utilize flexibility in federal guidance. Creates an alternative HOUSSE to help middle and high school level teachers in alte... More... ID Adopted 05/2008 P-12 TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IDAPA 08.02.02 Allows a three year interim certificate to be issued to any Idaho-trained educator whose certificate has expired. Allows educators holding c... More... MO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Alternative certification S.B. 1066 Creates an alternative method of obtaining teacher certification from the Board of Education; provides that an individual may obtain teacher... More... KS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 School Safety Violations and Teaching License Issuance/Renewal to Offenders S.B. 470 Repeals definition of "school safety violation." Rewrites provision relating to a student found in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Teacher Certification, Loan Forgiveness, and Additional Endorsements S.B. 64 Creates a certification incentive fund to provide grants for eligible recipients to conduct summer institutes. Specifies that the priority f... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Alternative Certification for Veterans H.B. 607 Relates to alternative teacher certification. Allows a five-year statement of eligibility for teaching to be issued to a veteran who has com... More... LA Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Teachers in Nonpublic Schools LAC 28:LXXIX.303 Amends rules to revise Nonpublic Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for Nonpublic School Administrators. Allows teachers with master's degree... More... ME Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Teacher Certification -- Revocation/Reinstatement S.B. 912A Requires the Department of Education to report all denials, revocations, suspensions, surrenders and reinstatements of certification that ar... More... UT Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Educator Licensing and Data Retention R277-502 Deletes provision that a teacher working under a letter of authorization who is not an alternative routes to licensing (ARL) candidate, cann... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Professional-level Certification Assessment S.B. 6726 The Professional Educator Standards Board is directed to set performance standards and develop, pilot, and implement a uniform and externall... More... LA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Certification for Teachers and School Personnel LAC 28:CXXXI.233 Relates to the practitioner teacher program alternative path to certification and minimum requirements. Revises program requirements. See Fu... More... ME Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Certification for Non-native Speaking Teachers H.B. 1469 Allows teachers of modern and classical languages whose primary language is not English to retain certification while receiving support to p... More... CO Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Special Employment for Military Spouses H.B. 1162 Allows department of education to issue a military spouse interim authorization that allows to employ a person who is certified or licenced,... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Sexual Abuse Allegations S.B. 241 Requires State Board of Education regulations to include requirements for the denial, suspension, cancellation, revocation, and reinstatemen... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Provisional Licenses for Deployed Teachers H.B. 809 Permits the Board of Education to extend a three- year provisional license an additional year for each school year or portion thereof for wh... More... UT Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Educator Standards R277-515 Provides definitions, standards for educators as role models, standards for educators to maintain a safe learning environment, standards for... More... GA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Teacher Certification GAC 505-2-.10, -.26, -.96, -.150, -.166, -.167, -.202,-.300, -.350, -.351, -.352, -.353, - .354, -.355; 505-3-.62, -.63 505-2-.10: Adds provisions and clarification for National Guard personnel to apply for JROTC instructor positions, which is now authorized b... More... LA Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Certificate Renewal Guidelines LAC 28:CXXXI.507 Amends section 507 of Bulletin 746, Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, concerning VTIE, CTTIE, and CTTIE-1 Certificates ... More... LA Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Out-of-Field Authorization to Teach LAC 28:CXXXI.325 Amends a section of Bulletin 746, Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, concerning out-of-field authorization to teach (OFA... More... MI Enacted 11/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Preparation and Certification H.B. 4591 Provides for an increase in teacher certification fees; provides for the review and approval of teacher preparation institutions and their s... More... AK Adopted 11/2007 P-12 QUALIFYING SCORES FOR TEACHERS COMPETENCY 4 AAC 12.310 Allows the use of certain other states basic competency examinations for the purpose of teacher certification to meet the Alaska requirement... More... MO Adopted 11/2007 P-12 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 20 CSR 2255-4.010 Proposes rules regarding continuing education program licensure and approval. Specifies the hours of continuing education for credit. ... More... OH Signed into law 11/2007 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 190 - Multiple Components • Requires school districts, educational service centers, community schools, STEM schools, and chartered nonpublic schools to request crimin... More... ID Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Teacher and administrator certification IDAPA 08.02.02.0708 Sec. 0708Allows a three year interim certificate to be issued to any Idaho-trained educator whose certificate has expired. Allows educators ... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Adult education, teacher certification 5 CSR 80-800.280 Amends rule to incorporate 2007 changes. Updates application process for Adult Education and Literacy certificate in Compendium of Missouri ... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification 5 CSR 80-800.260 Amends rule to incorporate changes in 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://w... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification, 5 CSR 80-800.270 Amends rule to incorporate changes in the Compendium for 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of J... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 Postsec. Teaching Quality-Certification 5 CSR 80-800.220 Deletes the certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification 5 CSR 80-800.230 Amends to update certification requirements in Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes certification requirements for Pos... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification 5 CSR 80-800.350 Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. ... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification 5 CSR 80-800.200 Amends rules to incorporate changes in the Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes the requirements for Postsecondary Car... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification 5 CSR 80-800.380 Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. ... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification 5 CSR 80-800.360 Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes the certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 200... More... SD Adopted 10/2007 Postsec. TEACHER CERTIFICATION, STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION SDR 24:15:03:08, :10, :43:01:01, :02:02, :08, :09:03 Amends rules to allow school service specialists to add a teaching program to their current certificate upon completion of a full degree. Re... More... VT Adopted 09/2007 P-12 EDUCATOR LICENSING 16 VSA 164(5), -1691a, -1692, -1695, -1697, -1792(a), -1751, -59 Amends rules pertaining to Career and Technical (CTE) educator licensing. The goals of the changes to the CTE endorsements are to: · break ... More... AK Adopted 09/2007 P-12 CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS 4 AAC 12.040 thru .900 (Non Seq) Deals with general standards for certification of professional teachers. ALASKA 3593... More... NY Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Teacher Certification and Teaching Practice Title 8 NYCRR Subparts 80-1, 80-3, 80-4, 80-5 Amends regulations to clarify existing requirements for teachers' certification and teaching practice. Adopted as proposed in June 27, 2007 ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 Postsec. Teacher quality S.B. 280 Deletes the staff development requirement for certificate for instruction delivered in English to limited-English-proficient pupils. Require... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 teaching quality S.B. 859 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue and renew visiting faculty permits authorizing instruction in departmentalized c... More... CA Signed into law 08/2007 Postsec. Beginning teacher S.B. 112 Makes a exclusion from the definition of a beginning teacher. Deletes specific exemptions described in existing law and instead exempt a per... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Pre-service Safety Education Instruction S.B. 395 Requires the curriculum for preservice teachers to include instruction in safety education. Provides that this instruction must be appropria... More... LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Duration of Foreign Language Specialist Certificate PK-8 LAC 28:CXXXI.311 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: ht... More... NJ Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Professional Licensure Standards NJAC 6A:9 Amends rules pertaining to professional licensure and standards. Strengthens the State licensure system based on professional standards for ... More... NY Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Teacher Certification of Legal Aliens A.B. 8975 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, wh... More... AL Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Teacher Education AAC 290-3-3 Repeals and replaces rules to require background clearance for admission to the internship and to clarify field experience requirements for ... More... MA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College The Readiness Project Executive Order No. 489 Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth ov... More... ID Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Specialist Certificate IDAPA 08.02.02 Provides certification to meet the special needs of virtual schools, distant education and public school/postsecondary partnerships. Promote... More... MD Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Child Care Credential Program - Incentives COMAR 13A.14.09.02-.07, .08, .09 Provides an incentive for licensed child care program administrators to increase their program management knowledge and skills by establishi... More... TX Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Waivers to Extend Generalist Certificates 19 TAC 7.233.233.2 Amends rules regarding generalist certificates to provide legal authority to school districts with approved waivers to extend the assignment... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Lifetime Teacher Certification H.B. 1308 Provides for lifetime certification for teachers after 50 years of teaching. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H130... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Teacher Licensure Renewal Requirements S.B. 1292 Directs the state board to adopt a policy requiring teachers to take credits in their academic subject area as part of the licensure renewal... More... LA Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Extended Endorsement License (EEL) LAC 28:CXXXI.314 Allows for the issuance of an Extended Endorsement License (EEL) to individuals who hold standard state teaching certificates (Level 1, Leve... More... IL Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Certification 23 IAC 25.30, .85, .314, .335, .620, .750, .755 From description in Illinois Register: This rulemaking presents proposed requirements for two new certification-related initiatives that w... More... CA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Teacher certification S.B. 363 Amends the Teacher Credentialing Law. Requires the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing to establish a nonpersonally identifiabl... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Lateral Entry Requirements H.B. 583 Modifies the requirements for participation in a community college lateral entry program for teacher training. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/S... More... MI Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Reading Instruction Requirement for Teachers S.B. 70 Provides for the extension of the requirement that a teacher, in order to advance to a professional certification, must complete a course of... More... PA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Inactive Status H.B. 842 -- Section on Inactive Certification Status 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 plac... More... TN Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Automatic Revocation of Teaching Certificate S.B. 1730 Provides that the state board shall automatically revoke the license of a licensed teacher or administrator without the right to a hearing u... More... LA Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Out-of-State Certified Teachers in Nonpublic Schools H.B. 188 Provides that any teacher who holds a valid out-of-state teaching certificate, has at least four years of successful teaching experience in ... More... ME Adopted 06/2007 P-12 Qualifying Exams for Teachers and Administrators 05-071-13 Amends rules relating to the qualifying examinations for teachers, education specialists and administrators. MAINE 8619 http://www.maine.gov... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Autism Awareness Teacher Training A.B. 4055; S.B. 2558 Requires candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers to receive instruction in autism awareness and methods of teaching studen... More... SC Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 American Board for the Certification of the Teacher Excellence Act H.B. 3476 Enacts the American Board for the Certification of the Teacher Excellence Act so as to provide that a school district may hire individuals w... More... FL Vetoed 06/2007 P-12 Requirements for English Language Learner Teachers S.B. 2512 Relates to public school educator certification; relates to English for Speakers of Other Languages Educators; specifies inservice requireme... More... HI Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Teachers with Licenses from Other States H.B. 25 Authorizes the board of education to issue Hawaii teaching licenses to teachers with licenses from other states whose licensing standards ar... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Temporary Certification Period S.B. 1912 Requires the temporary certification period of an educator employed by a school district that has constructed or expanded at least one instr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Students May Not Be Named H.B. 3659 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 ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Special Qualifications License to Teach S.B. 264 Provides that a special qualifications license to teach may be issued to a person who holds a Passport to Teaching certification from the Am... More... OR Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Disclosure of Suspected Child Abuse S.B. 380 Upon request from a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services or the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, a school dis... More... SC Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Middle School Teacher Licensure S.B. 702 (Joint Resolution) Teachers who hold a professional certificate and who have three or more years of experience teaching in middle grades wit... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Employment of Teachers with Expired License. A.B. 432 Amends current law to require districts to maintain an employee in a position of employment rather than suspend employment for failure to ma... More... ME Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Alternative Certification Teacher Programs H.B. 734 Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules allowing a teacher in a regional special education or regional alternative educational p... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 H.B. 1116 Requires an individual to have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, removing obstructions to a person's airway and the Heimlich maneuv... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Grant Program to Promote Professional Teaching Standards H.F. 2245 [Professional Teaching Standards] Establishes grant program to promote professional teaching standards through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Establi... More... UT Adopted 05/2007 P-12 Licensing Routes R277-503 Amends rules concerning licensing routes. Provides new requirementsfor testing in areas specific to No Child Left Behind. http://www.rules.... More... ND Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Written Warning or Reprimand S.B. 2287 Adds two provisions for which the board may issue a written warning or reprimand to the individual, suspend the individual's teaching licens... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Leadership Academy, Teacher Recruitment and Development S.B. 5955 Enacts provisions addressing a state leadership academy, teacher preparation and certification programs, teacher professional development pr... More... MD Vetoed 04/2007 P-12 Natl. Board for Prof. Teaching Standards Certification Aid H.B. 275; S.B. 57 Includes the renewal of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as part of the State and Local Aid Program f... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Study of teacher certification H.B. 2660 Requests that the House Interim Committee on Education and the Senate Interim Committee on Education study degree programs at institutions o... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Ethics S.B. 274 (Teacher Certification) 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 ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Traveling quality teachers S.B. 843 Establishes the Arkansas Traveling Teacher Program to assist rural and/or small districts in providing appropriately certified licensed teac... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. teacher licensure H.B. 2792 Requires the state Board of Education to prescribe uniform college level preparatory and grade point average requirements for teacher prepar... More... MD Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Policies S.B. 57; H.B. 275 Includes the renewal of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as part of the State and Local Aid Program f... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Alternative Level Two and Three Licensure H.B. 345 Allows alternative level two and three licensure for persons with Post- Baccalaureate Degrees and Post-Secondary Teaching or Administration ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 assessments and teacher license S.B. 274 (Technical corrections) Act makes corrections in code including modifying references to state-mandated tests or benchmark exams to references to "augmented, criteri... More... SD Adopted 04/2007 P-12 Pedagogy, Test Exemption 24:15:02:08, 24:43:01:01 Amends rules to allow those teachers who have experience and request certification to be exempt from the pedagogy test that measures "how do... More... CO Vetoed 03/2007 P-12 Physical Education Teacher Qualifications H.B. 1122 Explains certification and experience requirements for physical education teachers. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsb... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Certificate & Endorsement Tuition Reimbursement H.B. 2588 Allows tuition and fees for courses taken for the renewal of a teaching certificate or to gain an additional endorsement in a shortage area ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Permanent Certification Requirements; 21st Century Learner Fellows & Retirement Benefits H.B. 2585 Until a professional educator qualifies for a permanent certificate, requires the educator who has a certificate based on a bachelor's degre... More... CO Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Alternative Teacher Program H.B. 1091 Allows for the extension of alternative teacher programs and contracts beyone one year. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/... More... LA Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Certification of ROTC Instructors LAC 28:CXXXI.408 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 o... More... AK Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Required score 4 AAC 04.210(d) Amends rules to the Department of Education and Early Development.Adds a new paragraph to set out required scores for the teaching of certai... More... UT Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Highly Qualified Teacher Grant Program R277-511 Establishes a grant program to assist teachers in achieving the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification as a Highly... More... UT Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Online Educator Licensure R277-512 Provides for an online educator licensing process, including definitions, procedures, audits, license applicant and license holder responsib... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Transfer of Confidential Information, Professional Misconduct H.B. 79-- Secs. 5153.175, 5126.253 Requires that information about professional misconduct or child abuse or neglect committed by a person licensed by the State Board of Educa... More... IA Adopted 12/2006 P-12 Testing for teachers who are not prepared by state institutions IAC 282-14.103(272), 14.103(1), 14.103(2), 282- 14.115(272),14.120(1) Adds a testing requirement for individuals who apply for licensureafter completing a teacher education program at a non-Iowa institution. IO... More... GA Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Teacher Preparation and Certification GAC 505-2-.05, .06, .25, .38, .150, .162, .163, .165, .202, .204, .205, .206; 505-3-.16, -.85 Clarifies various rules regarding certification, including certificaton for interns, non-renewable professionals, teaching endorsements, saf... More... MS Adopted 11/2006 P-12 New Endorsement Codes for Advanced Placement Teachers Uncodified Proposes administrative rules regarding new endorsement codes for courses taught by Advance Placement teachers. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ext... More... MS Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Class AA Educator License Uncodified Proposes rules to establish a Class AA Educator License. Specifies Athletic Administrator for the degree Master of Science in Interscholasti... More... OR Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Special Education Teachers OAR 584-017-0120 through 584-100-0006 non seq Expands special education elementary authorization to allow special edteachers to be properly assigned in middle and junior high school. Cla... More... ID 11/01/2006 Pending Legislative Review 10/2006 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Certification, State Content Standards IDAPA 08.02.03 Modifies teacher certification requirements to make it easier for teachers certified outside of Idaho meet the state's highly qualified teac... More... LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Minimum PRAXIS Scores for Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.241 Aligns PRAXIS PPST scores with those of the University of Louisiana System in score requirements for reading, writing and math, effective Ju... More... LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Postsec. ACT/SAT Scores for Teacher Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.243 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... More... LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Standards for Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.Chapters 1-10 (Bulletin 746) The first update in many years. Identifies all certification guidelines for Louisiana school employees and administrators. Pages 1-52 of 133... More... MO Rule Adoption 10/2006 P-12 Innovative, Alternative Professional Education Programs 5 CSR 80-805.030 Provides greater flexibility for institutionsoffering innovative and alternative programs for the certification of professional educators. h... More... NH Rule Adoption 10/2006 P-12 Teacher Certification Ed 507, Ed 612 Clarifies competencies for all elementary teachers and increases emphasis on the content areas of language arts, mathematics, social studies... More... DE Adopted 10/2006 P-12 High School Bilingual Teacher Certification 14 DAC 1537 Clarifies rules regarding the Standard Certificate Bilingual Teacher (Spanish) Secondary. Requires a test of knowledge in addition to academ... More... DE Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Special Education Teachers 14 DAC 1570 Clarifies rules regarding Standard Certificate Early Childhood Teacher Special Education. Requires a test of knowledge in addition to academ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Teacher Certification A.B. 2802 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish an optional early childhood education credential for kindergarten and grades 1... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 NBPTS Fees and Test Exemption; Teaching Fellowships S.B. 842 Authorizes state funds to school districts for fees of teachers who seek certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Sta... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Certification - Early Completion A.B. 1857 Recasts, and adds additional requirements to, the entrance requirements for the early program completion option for interns who are accepted... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Certification Policies and Requirements S.B. 1209 Requires the amount of funding a school district receives under a teacher credentialing grant be adjusted based on changes in the number of ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2006 P-12 Teacher Certification and Assignments S.B. 1292 Authorizes a teacher with a designated subjects teaching credential or a service credential with a special class authorization to be assigne... More... NJ Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Special Education Instructional Certificate Requirements NJAC 6A:9-11.3 Amends rules concerning Special Education Instructional Certificate requirements. http://www.state.nj.us/njded/code/current/title6a/chap9.p... More... NH Rule Adoption 08/2006 P-12 Specialist in the Assessment of Intellectural Functioning (SAIF) Ed 507.19; Ed 614.08 Relates to the education and experience requirements for certificationas a SAIF, as well as the skills, competencies, and knowledge requirem... More... KS Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Teacher Licensure Regulations K.A.R. 91-1-201, -202, and -205 Changes licensure regulations for teachers of early childhood education. ... More... AL Rule Adoption 08/2006 P-12 Approaches to Certification AAC 290-3-2-.02 Establishes rules regarding approaches to certification. ALABAMA 7595... More... MD Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Certification: Non-degreed candidates and Middle School Teachers COMAR 13A.12.01.05, .12.02.05, .05 Proposes to adopt rules to the Board of Education. Aligns the initialcertification requirements of non- bachelor-degreed trades and industry... More... MI Signed into law 08/2006 P-12 Teaching Certificate Applicability For Grade 6 S.B. 443 Provides that a person holding a valid state secondary level teaching certificate is certified to teach grade 6 in the subject areas of the ... More... IN Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Teacher Licensing 515 IAC 8-1, -21, -35, 28-2-6 and 515 IAC 9-1, -2, 1-2-2 Clarifies rules to add a definition to reflect that the responsibility for teacher licensing has been transferred to the Department of Educa... More... IL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Teacher Certification S.B. 2202 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Relates to an early childhood certificate. Provides that the student teaching p... More... MA Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Requirements for Teachers of English Language Learners 603 CMR 7.00 Removes the current requirement that English Language Learners (ELL)license candidates pass a second subject-matter test. Relieves already-l... More... WV Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 School Personnel Licensure Title 126, Series 136 Amends rules outlining the minimum requirements for various licenses for educators and paraprofessionals wishing to work in W. Virginia publ... More... CA Vetoed 07/2006 P-12 Elementary Science Teachers and Curriculum A.B. 2423 Authorizes the governing board of a school district to designate a credentialed teacher as a science coach at each elementary school, or pro... More... MI Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Teaching Certificate Suspension/Revocation Hearing R 390.1251 Allows for administrative hearings for the suspension and revocation of Michigan Teaching Certificate by telephone, video conference, or o... More... IL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Failure to Disclose Sex Offense S.B. 859 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Includes as unprofessional conduct for which a certificate may be suspended the... More... IA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Renewal of Licenses IAC 282-17.13(272), 17.13(1), 17.13(2) Requires the educational examiners board to randomly audit at least 10% of the applications for renewal of the standard, master educator, an... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Behavior Analyst H.B. 4987 Defines behavior analyst to mean a person who is certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board to provide special education to stude... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Teacher Certification Testing Data S.B. 2546 Requires the state board to collect and maintain all of the following data for each institution of higher education engaged in teacher prepa... More... NY Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Needs of Autistic Children S.B. 8340 Requires special education teachers and special education administrators to be trained in the needs of autistic children. Authorizes the com... More... WA Rule Adoption 06/2006 P-12 Educator Preparation & Certification Authority WAC 181-77-001, -003, -005, -014, -015, -031 Complies with state legislation shifting rule-making authority and governance for educator preparation and certification from the State Boar... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Certification & Low-income Schools S.B. 1184 Relates to the alternative teacher development program for placing highly qualified teachers into low income schools; provides for a matchin... More... OH Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Ohio Core Support H.B. 115 Appropriates funds for support of the Ohio Core Program. Funds will be used to: (1) Support the participation of teachers licensed in Ohio a... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Teaching Shortages and Licensure/Revocation H.B. 677 Directs the commissioner of education to annually convene a meeting of directors of Vermont educator preparation programs and representative... More... SC Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Teacher Quality and Certification R 43-62 Amends rules to create the need for restructuring the state system for training, certifying and evaluating teachers. Addresses the add-on ce... More... UT Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Conditional License for Teachers Who Fail Content Test R277-503 Requires any educator who submits a score below the final state score on a content test to be issued a nonrenewable conditional Level 1 lice... More... TX Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Master Science Teacher Certificates 19 TAC 7.239.E.239.104 Establishes certification requirements for master science teachers to ensure that there are teachers with special training to mentor other t... More... GA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Computer Skill Competency and Certification Renewal H.B. 972 Provides that, should the professional standards commission include a requirement to requirement to demonstrate computer skill competency fo... More... TN Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Reading Instruction Requirement for Teacher Certification H.B. 2973 Requires reading instruction as a mandatory element of teacher education curriculum and requires certification of teacher competence in read... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Teacher Drug Testing H.B. 341 Section 4 Requires a teacher who has been disciplined for illegal use of controlled substances to submit to random or periodic drug testing for up to ... More... IL Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Accrediting Units in Teacher Preparation Programs 23 IAC 25.100, 115, 125, 127, 142, 145, 147, 155, 160, 165, 225, 444,490, 710, 720, Appendix E Establishes rules regarding the system for accrediting educational units in institutions that prepare educators and approving their respecti... More... LA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Out-of-State Certification LAC 28:I.903 Requires an individual coming from another state, who is applying for a Louisiana teaching certificate, to have completed a teacher preparat... More... LA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Early Childhood PK-3 Certification LAC 28:I.903 Adds the Early Childhood PK-3 certification through the Practitioner Teacher Program alternate program structure. http://www.doa.state.la.us... More... AR Rule Adoption 04/2006 P-12 Addition of Areas of Licensure or Endorsement AAC. 005.16.06 Implements new additions to the rules governing the addition of areas of licensure or endorsement to an existing teaching license. Deletes r... More... CO Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Physical Education Teacher Certification H.B. 1021 Concerns physical education teachers employed by school districts; prohibits a school district from employing as a physical education teache... More... GA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Teacher Preparation Programs GAC 505-3-.40 thru .43 Establishes rules regarding educator preparation programs for grades 6-12 geography, history, economics, and political science to replace ex... More... OH Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Supplemental Teaching License OAC 3301-24-14 A one-year supplemental teaching license, renewable two times, shall be issued at the request of the superintendent of a city, educational s... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 National Board Certified Teacher Pilot Program S.B. 458; H.B. 652 Establishes the National Board Certified Teacher Pilot Program in the State Department of Education; authorizes the State Superintendent of ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Maryland Alternative Teaching Opportunity Program H.B. 794 Establishes the Maryland Alternative Teaching Opportunity Program in the State Department of Education; authorizes the Department to select ... More... MI Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Reading Instruction Requirements S.B. 327 Establishes additional reading instruction requirements for the renewal of an elementary teacher's provisional teaching certificate, or the ... More... ND Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Credentials and Instructional Standards 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 Amends administrative rules pertainingto credentials for Title I coordinator, library media, special education director, special education s... More... TN Adopted 03/2006 P-12 Denial, Suspension and Revocation of Teacher Licenses TAC 0520-2-4-.01 Outlines reasons for suspension, denial and revocation of license.Provides process for restoration a of license. TENNESSEE 9886 http://www.s... More... TN Adopted 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Test Scores for Licensure TAC 0520-2-4-.05 Amends examinations and required scores for licensure as a beginning teacher. TENNESSEE 9885 http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0520/0520-02/0... More... WV Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 H.B. 4626 Requires that a teacher from another state be awarded a teaching certificate for a comparable grade level and subject area valid in the pub... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 S.B. 172 Allows the governing body of a school corporation or an accredited nonpublic school to hire an individual who is in the process of obtaining... More... OH Adopted 03/2006 P-12 Temporary Licenses OAC 3301-23-44 Provides rules for temporary licenses. Deletes a number of provisions that allowed temporary licenses to be issued in certain areas of teach... More... CO To governor 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Licensure for Teachers in Residence and Alternative Routes H.B. 1023 On completion of the two-year or three-year residency program, the Colorado Department of Education may issue an initial teacher license to ... More... NM Adopted 03/2006 P-12 Teacher Licensure 6.64.6 NMAC Relates to entry level licensure requirements for history, geography, economics, civics and government teachers K-12. Requires passage of co... More... VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Teacher Licensure and Education H.B. 1057 Revises statutes governing teacher licensure regulations and regulation of teacher education programs by repealing the current statutes and ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Teacher Licensure and Education S.B. 74 Revises statutes governing teacher licensure regulations and regulation of teacher education programs by repealing the current statutes and ... More... TX Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Categories of Classroom Teaching Certificates 19 TAC 7.233.233.3, .8, .10, .12, .14, .15 Addresses certificates for career and technology education. Requires experience and preparation in a skill area and languages other than eng... More... TX Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Requirements 19 TAC 7.232.B.232.850, .851 Establishes a prorated schedule of CPE hours that may be used byeducators seeking to renew multiple classes of standard certificates issued ... More... OH Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Certification OAC 3301-23-20 thru -22 Rescinds rules relating to endorsement and validation of certificates for teaching, and requirements for certificate renewal. ... More... LA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Out-of-Field Authorities to Teach LAC 28:I.903 Grants a school district the option of a two-year renewal of Out-of-Field Authorities to Teach (OFAT) for individual pursuing certification ... More... IA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Qualifications for Substitute Teachers IAC 14.119(1), 14.119(3) Allows a substitute teacher's license to be issued to an individual who has successfully completed all requirements of an approved Iowa teac... More... DE Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Teacher Alternative Certification Requirements and Program 14 DAC 1519 This rule spells out requirements for candidates seeking participation in the Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure and Certification Prog... More... DE Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Teacher Alternative Certification - Rule Clarification 14 DAC 1519 Clarifies rules regarding the organization and operation of the alternative routes for teacher licensure and certification program, which pr... More... OK Adopted 11/2005 P-12 Competencies for Licensure OAC 210:20-9-172 Amends rules concerning teacher education and certification with regard to competencies for licensure. Adds the reading competencies for ele... More... OK Adopted 11/2005 P-12 Teacher Education and Certification OAC 210:20-9-172 Amends rules concerning teacher education and certification withregard to competencies for licensure. Adds the reading competencies foreleme... More... LA Adopted 11/2005 P-12 Exclusion from the Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program LAC 28:XXXVII.507 Provides for the exclusion from the Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program for those teachers from other states who provide National Boar... More... CA Rejected by voters 11/2005 P-12 Teacher Tenure Waiting Period Ballot Measure 4 (Proposition 74) Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a permanent employee to five complete consecutive school years. Authorizes sch... More... NM Rule Adoption 10/2005 P-12 Personnel Conduct 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 Sets minimal standards of accepted ethical behavior and professional conduct in education that are applicable to all licensed school personn... More... NC ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION DURING THE 2006 SESSION 10/2005 P-12 Hiring of teachers H.B. 706 AN ACT to amend the teacher certification law to facilitate the hiring of teachers. Vetoed 8/05. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bill... More... CA Vetoed 10/2005 P-12 Postsec. Preliminary Credentials for Individuals without Teaching Certificate S.B. 404 This bill would require the commission, until January 1, 2011, upon the recommendation of the governing board of a school district, to issue... More... NC (H) RE-REFERRED COMMITTEE ON RULES, CALENDAR, AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOUSE 10/2005 P-12 Facilitate hiring of teachers H.B. 706 AN ACT to amend the teacher certification law to facilitate the hiring of teachers. Vetoed 8/05. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bill... More... OR Adopted 10/2005 P-12 Licensing Requirements OAR 584-017-0110, -036-0055, -038-0004, -040-0005, - 060-0011, -0021, -100-0046 Amends rules regarding licensing requirements. Incorporates fee increases due to finger printing cost increases with the State Police. Allow... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2005 P-12 Substitute Teaching Permits for Katrina Victims 23 IAC 25.105 Offers individuals from the geographic area drastically affected by Hurricane Katrina a temporary permit for substitute teaching in Illinois... More... RI Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Requirements for Middle School Endorsement Uncodified Establishes rules regarding the requirements for Middle School Endorsement. Outlines completion of an approved college program of preparatio... More... RI Adopted 09/2005 P-12 I-Plan Certification Renewal Process Sections 1.0 through 9.0 Establishes rules regarding the Individual Professional Development Plan (I-Plan) process for renewal of professional educator certificates.... More... TX Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Emergency Certificate for 2005-2006 School Year 19 TAC 7.230.O.230.465 Establishes new rules regarding an emergency certificate for the 2005-2006 school year for educators serving in public schools affected by H... More... ME Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Certification, Authorization and Approval of Personnel 05-071-115 Establishes emergency regulation to permit the Department of Education to certify persons who are teaching theater arts or dance in the Stat... More... SD Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Federal Requirements for Teachers 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 Aligns rules with the federal 2004 IDEA legislation. Enables districts to inform in-service teachers about the federal new requirements. All... More... MS Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 One Year Alternate Route License Uncodified Adopts rules regarding the one year alternate route license, the Teach for America Elementary Education K- 3 for critical shortage areas, an... More... WV Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Licensure of Personnel Title 126, Series 136 Amends rules relating to minimum requirements for the licensure of professional and paraprofessional personnel. Amends rules regarding advan... More... OR Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Continuing Education and Licensing Requirements OAR 339-010-0005 thru -020-0100 Amends rules concerning continuing education and licensing requirements. Makes the continuing education (CE) rule the same for all categorie... More... ME Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Qualifying Examinations for Teachers and Administrators 05-071-13 Amends rules relating to qualifying examinations for teachers and administrators, to include content knowledge and teaching skills examinati... More... VA Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Licensure Regulations for School Personnel 8 VAC 20-21-80, -90, -660, -680 Establishes procedures to allow persons seeking initial licensure as teachers through an alternative route to substitute experimental learni... More... NM Rule Adoption 07/2005 P-12 Licensure/Continuing Professional Education Requirement NMAC 16.60.3 Relates to licensure and continuing professional education requirements. NEW MEXICO REG 4322 (SN)... More... OR Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Hearings on Teacher License Suspension S.B. 52 Requires the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (rather than an administrative law judge) to conduct any hearing that results from t... More... OR Adopted 07/2005 P-12 Initial, Preliminary, and Continuing Licenses OAR 584-060-0011, -0012, -0013, -0021, -100-0046 Amends rules regarding Initial, Preliminary, and Continuing Teaching Licenses. Reduces the term of the Initial Teaching License from five ye... More... PA Adopted 07/2005 P-12 Bridge Certificate Process 22 PA. Code Ch. 403 Establishes emergency rules extending the deadline for certain teachers to become highly qualified, as required by the NCLB, through the Bri... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Recruitment and Education H.B. 844 Section 1: Establishes need for improvement in teacher recruitment, compensation, support and peer mentoring. Section 2: Creates a new sect... More... DE Rule Adoption 06/2005 P-12 Denial of Licenses 14 DAC 1513 Amends regulation relating to Denial of Licenses by adding 'Certificates' to the title and to the content of the regulation. Clarifies that ... More... MT Rule Adoption 06/2005 P-12 Educator Licensure ARM 10.57.102, .104, .201 Establishes rules regarding educator licensure. Includes definitions, 'Student Teaching/Supervised Practice', and 'General Provisions To Iss... More... SC Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Generic Teacher Certification H.J.R. 3892 Joint resolution to approve regulations of the state board of education; The state board promulgated amendments to R 43-243.4, Utilization o... More... NV (H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 136. 05/2005 P-12 Revises provisions governing appointment of hearing officers in certain cases involving licensed educational personnel. H.B. 108 AN ACT relating to educational personnel; revising provisions governing the appointment of a hearing officer in cases involving the demotion... More... MS Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Highly Qualified Status for Veteran Teachers Uncodified Adds new formula for determining 'highly qualified' status for veteran teachers. Amends Highly Qualified Teacher Criteria to include an add... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Competency Tests for Initial Licensure NAC 391.036 Establishes rules regarding competency tests for initial licensure. NEVADA REG 3701 (SN)... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Ability to Sign Contracts H.B. 1837 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 ensuin... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Secondary Mathematics Endorsements Approved for Fifth Grade H.B. 1273 Beginning July 1, 2005, any teacher with certification or endorsement to teach mathematics at the secondary level may teach mathematics in g... More... WV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 2350 The bill adds to existing requirements for receiving a teaching certificate that candidates must possess the minimum of a bachelor's degree ... More... OR Adopted 05/2005 P-12 Authorizations and Endorsements OAR 584-017-0130, -0140, -036-0015, -060-0051 Amends rules concerning authorizations and endorsements. Adds middle-level endorsements in Language Arts, Social Science and Science to Init... More... MN EFFECTIVE DATE RETROACTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 05/2005 P-12 S.F. 244 A bill for an act relating to education; providing for consecutive teaching experience for a teacher whose probationary employment is interr... More... FL Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Certification Examinations FAC 6A-4.0021 Adopts the tenth edition of Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification. http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/ftce/ftcecomp.htm... More... SD Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 One-Year Certificates/Certificate Extensions SDCR 24:03:01 thru 24:03:09 (Deleted); 24:43:01 thru 24:43:11, 24:15:02:03, 24:15:03:03.01, 09, 24:15:04:03 Establishes rules regarding the department issuing one-year certificates to teachers who have let their certificates lapse. Grants an additi... More... NM Adopted 05/2005 P-12 Licensure/Application Fee/Middle Level Education NMAC 6.60.3, .5, .6, .7, 6.61.3, .6, 6.64.16, .17, 6.69.4 Establishes rules regarding alternative licensure, competency testing for licensure, continuing licensure for licensed educators, educator l... More... WV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Alternative Certification H.B. 2528 Amends §18A-3-1a .Provides for alternative program certificate, eligibility, issuance, scope and renewal limitation; changes activities, com... More... WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing H.B. 1893 Providing for a Certification Endorsement for Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to devel... More... WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Educator Certification H.B. 2212 Credits earned by certificated staff that are used to increase earnings on the salary schedule must be obtained from an educational institut... More... GA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 License Renewals and Continuing Education Requirements for Reservists and National Guard Members H.B. 538 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 l... More... WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Out of State Employment Applicants S.B. 5552 Authorizes current and past employers, including employers from out of state, to provide information concerning employment applicants out of... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Education S.B. 1044 (sections 1-10) Incorporates references to the state's Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Expands the definition of "cause" for purposes of waivin... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 National Board-Certified Teachers and Hard-to-Fill Teaching Disciplines S.B. 48 (section 10-12) Eliminates 10-year cap on number of years a national board-certified teacher may receive the $1,000 annual incentive bonus. Authorizes the s... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2005 P-12 English as a Second Language Requirements OAC 210:20-9-172 Establishes rules concerning full (subject matter) competencies for licensure and certification of teachers. Adds English as a Second Langua... More... OR Adopted 04/2005 P-12 Site Reviews and Adding Authorizations and Endorsements OAR 584-010-0010, -060-0052, -0062 Amends rules concerning site reviews and adding authorizations and endorsements. Increases the period of time between site reviews from five... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Teacher Resource Programs H.B. 1982 Renames the Teacher and Administrator Enhancement and Retraining Grant Program the Teacher Opportunity Program. Eliminates requirement that ... More... WV Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Teaching Certificates H.B. 2350 Adds possession of a bachelor's degree and a provision "holds a certificate of eligibility issued by another state and meets all of the requ... More... ND Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 1076 Relates to licensing, qualifications, and national certification of teachers. The superintendent may not approve a school unless: 2. Each c... More... CO Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Educator Licensure H.B. 1026 Authorizes the state board to establish procedures for the filing and investigation of complaints alleging conduct that, if true, may establ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Provisional teacher license S.B. 662 Changes a level one license to a provisional four-year license for beginning teachers, from three years. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Teacher Certification S.B. 42 Removes the teacher licensure fee limitation and allows the state board of education to set the fee for all Kansas teachers and administrato... More... ND Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Teacher Certification/Licensure S.B. 2375 The educational standards and practices board, in cooperation with the department of public instruction, shall enter discussions with offici... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Conditions Not Requiring Certification S.B. 1044 (sections 16-17) States that teacher certification requirements do not apply to persons teaching concurrent credit courses or advanced placement courses who:... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 03/2005 P-12 Provisional Nonrenewable License Issuance NAC 391.056 Establishes rules which extend the date by which the Superintendent of Public Instruction may issue a provisional nonrenewable license from ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Teacher Licensure Qualifications H.B. 2790 Requires the Board of Education, in its regulations governing teacher licensure, to establish criteria and a procedure to allow teachers see... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Teacher Licensure By Reciprocity S.B. 949 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 t... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Education Professional Standards H.B. 183 Allows a one-year certificate to be granted an individual bearing all other qualifications except the assessments and selected as an assista... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Conditional Licensure Of Teachers NAC 391.057 Establishes rules regarding conditional licensure of teachers. NEVADA REG 3675 (SN)\ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-391.html#NAC391Sec0... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Suspension Of License In Case Of Disciplinary Hearing NAC 391.0535 Establishes rules which authorize the Superintendent of Public Instruction to suspend a license, pending a hearing before the State Board of... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Ineligibility For Elementary License With Only Physical NAC 391.095 Establishes rules which clarify that an individual who carries only a physical education elementary license is not eligible for an elementar... More... AK Adopted 02/2005 P-12 Limited Teacher's Certificate 4 AAC 12.020(a), .043 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 th... More... DE Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Standard Certificate Science Teacher Middle Level 14 DAC 1542 Amends regulation relating to the certification of a science teacher of middle level by removing the requirements for earth science and phys... More... DE Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Standard Certificate Science Teacher 14 DAC 1540, 1.0 - 4.0 Amends regulation relating to the Certification for a Science Teacher to clarify some of the requirements for a standard certificate and to ... More... DE Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Non-Public School Educator Licensure and Certification 14 DAC 278 Establishes regulation regarding non-public school educator licensure and certification to provide a system for non public school educators ... More... NC Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Preservice Requirements 10A NCAC 09 .0710 Clarifies rules regarding preservice requirements for lead teachers, teachers and aides. NORTH CAROLINA REG 5057 (SN)... More... OR Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Licensing Standards OAR 584-005-0005 thru -100-0071 non seq. Amends rules governing licensing standards. Updates standards for the Initial Administrator's License and Continuing Administrator License. ... More... IL Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Speech-Language Pathology License S.B. 2395 Amends the School Code. Amends requirements for a speech-language pathologist who provides speech- language pathology services pursuant to a... More... OH Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Programs of Internship, Teacher Licensure OAC 3301-21-10, -11, -23-30 thru -32, -24-01, -03 thru -05, -07, -08, -25-01 thru -05, -07, -08 Rescinds rules regarding requirements to offer programs of internship, preparation of teachers, high school internship certificates, and pro... More... DE Rule Adoption 12/2004 P-12 Procedures Manual - Licensing 8 DEC, 911 Procedures Manual, Appendixes A and B Amends the State Board of Education Procedures Manual by including licensing of substitute teachers and National Board teachers and removing... More... DE Rule Adoption 11/2004 P-12 Standard Certificate Reading Specialist 14 DAC 1554 Amends regulation relating to the Standard Certificate Reading Specialist, to clarify as to which educators this regulation applies to. ... More... NH Interim Rule Adoption 11/2004 P-12 Minimum Standards Ed 300, 500, 600 Extends existing rules regarding Minimum Standards for School Approval, Individual Certification, and Standards for Graduate Preparation Pro... More... WA Rule Adoption 11/2004 P-12 Definitions of Abuse WAC 180-88-010 thru -060 Adopts a new chapter to the Board of Education policies. Provides definitions of sexual misconduct, verbal abuse, and physical abuse. Relate... More... GA Adopted 10/2004 P-12 Educator Certification GAC 505-2-.03 thru .355 (non seq) Clarifies rules regarding educator certification. Includes general rules, teaching field rules, service field rules and leadership field rul... More... LA Adopted 10/2004 P-12 Reading Competencies for Alternate Certification LAC 28:I.903 Amends rules to add a requirement for demonstration of reading competencies by alternate teacher certification program completers. http://ww... More... WA Rule Adoption 10/2004 P-12 Continuing Certification WAC 180-85-025, -033 Amends rules concerning certification. Updates rules relating to continuing education, definitions, credit hours, professional growth team c... More... WA Rule Adoption 10/2004 P-12 Limited and Transitional Certificates WAC 180-79A-231 Amends rules to allow educators in all three roles - teachers, administrators, and educational staff associates (ESAs) to be eligible for a ... More... NM Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Provisions/Fees/Licensing/Education/Disciplinary Proced NMAC 16.21.1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .7, .8, .10, .11 Establishes rules regarding general provisions, fees, license by exam, license by reciprocity, temporary license, license expiration and ren... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Teachers A.B. 242 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and, where appropriate, the State Department of Education, to incorporate into licensure re... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Testing Requirements for Out-of-State Certification Candidates A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to grant an appropriate credential to an applicant from another state who comp... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Reciprocity Requirements A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Deletes the requirement that an out-of-state prepared teacher who is issued a California 5-year preliminary multiple subject, single subject... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Commission on Teacher Credentialing's Annual Report A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) SEC. 2: Expands the kind of information to be included in the Commission on Teacher Credentialing's annual report to the Legislature and the... More... IA Adopted 09/2004 P-12 Requirements for Special Education Endorsements 282 IAC 15.3 Modifies the requirements for the director of special education. Clarifies the authorization to include the 'director of special education o... More... IA Adopted 09/2004 P-12 Requirements for Special Education Endorsements 282 IAC 15.3 Modifies the requirements of the special education consultant. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/iac/282iac/28215/28215pp7.pdf... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Teacher Credentialing: Internship Programs A.B. 2286 Existing law authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, until January 1, 2008, to issue district intern credentials authorizing per... More... DE Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Certification of Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher 14 DAC, 331, 1566, 1.0 - 3.3.12 Amends regulations relating to the requirements for a standard certificate for educational personnel. Changes are made to conform to changes... More... UT Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Licensing Routes R277-503 Provides for changes to criteria and eligibility requirements for teacher licensing routes. UTAH REG 27270 (SN)... More... IL Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Education Reform and Accountability Act of 2004 S.B. 3000 Under the School Employee Benefit Act, provides the prescription drug benefit program shall be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis, a... More... WV Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Licensure of Professional/Paraprofessional Personnel Title 126, Series 136 Amends rules regarding minimum requirements for the licensure of professional/paraprofessional personnel and advanced salary classifications... More... OR Temporary Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Emergency Licenses for Educators OAR 584-060-0210, -070-0130, -0410, -080-0171 Establishes rules to allow form issuance of Emergency Licenses to educators, schools counselors, school psychologists, and administrators wh... More... SC Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Board of Education Initial Certification H.B. 4885 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to requirements for initial certification at the advanced level.h... More... MS Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Administrative Procedures Act (Uncodified) Amends rules concerning the administrative procedures act. Establishes and revises Cut Scores for Praxis II tests as approved by the Commiss... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 License Renewal and Advancement NMAC 6.60.6.1, .8, thru 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 ma... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Educator License Requirements NMAC 6.60.7.1, .3, .7, .8 Amends issuing agency, statutory authority, definitions, and requirements relating to applicants seeking an initial educator license.... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Alternative Licensure NMAC 6.60.3.1, .6, .8, thru 11 Relates to alternative licensure requirements. ... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Instructional Support Providers NMAC 6.63.3.1, .3, .6, thru .11 Amends issuing agency, statutory authority, objectives, definitions, and requirements pertaining to instructional support providers. ... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Educator License Requirements NMAC 6.60.7.1, .3, .7, .8, .10 Amends issuing agency, statutory authority, definitions, and requirements relating to applicants seeking an initial educator license. NEW ME... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Beginning Teacher Induction Requirements A.B. 2210 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to determine that a candidate has fulfilled the induction program requirement if the candid... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Pilot Program: Special Education Teacher Preparation S.B. 1621 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to participate in a pilot program, which may include the San Joaquin County Office of Educa... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Requirements for Renewal of Certificates 23 IAC 25.11 thru .945(non seq), Appendix D Clarifies rules regarding changes made to the requirements for renewal of teaching and administrative certificates, teachers' movement from ... More... UT Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Entry Years Enhancement for Quality Teaching R277-522 Amends rules concerning entry years enhancement (EYE) for quality teaching. Provides clarification of who is required to complete the EYE in... More... UT Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Educator Licensing and Data Retention R277-502 Amends rules concerning educator licensing and data retention. Provides for consistency with other Board of Education rules. Provides for li... More... UT Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Special Qualification Authorization R277-511 Repeals rules concerning eminence or special qualification authorization for teaching in the public schools. UTAH REG 27213 (SN)... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Applications for State Residency for Teachers WAC 181-01-002 Establishes emergency rules to grant individuals from out-of-state applying for a state residency teaching certificate up to one year to tak... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Out-of-State Teaching Certificate WAC 180-79A-257 Establishes emergency rules to allow teachers who hold the appropriate degree from a regionally accredited college/university, a teaching ce... More... DE Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Educator Mentoring 14 DAC 1502 Establishes regulations concerning the duties and responsibilities of educator lead mentors, mentors, and new educators. All educators servi... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Education Reform H.B. 2002 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weight... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Teachers with Endorsed Certificates WAC 180-82A-204 Establishes emergency rules to allow teachers with endorsed certificates to add certain additional endorsements to their certificates throug... More... CA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Teachers: State Basic Skills Proficiency Test S.B. 1208 Allows the governing board of a school district to hire on a permanent, temporary, or substitute basis a retired certificated person who has... More... CA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Teacher Credentialing: Special Education A.B. 2171 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a two-year services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services... More... ND Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Educator's Professional License NDAC 67.1-02-02-, -04, -05, -07, -09 Establishes rules regarding initial licenses, distance learning instructor - definition - qualifications - licensure, two-year and five-year... More... ND Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Interim Licenses NDAC 67.1-02-04-01, -02 thru -08 Establishes rules regarding interim licenses for teacher shortages. Addresses interim licenses for substitute teachers, provisional licenses... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Postsec. Teaching of Reading Coursework for Certification Candidates S.B. 542 Eliminates requirement that the applicant have completed three semester hours in the teaching of reading for secondary-level certification, ... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Teacher Licensure By Reciprocity ADE 170 Establishes rules regarding teacher licensure by reciprocity. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20170%20teacher%20licensure%20reciprocity.pd... More... CA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Emergency Teaching Permits S.B. 1658 Permits the issuance or reissuance of emergency teacher permits for validity periods not to exceed one year as determined by the Commission ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Retired Teachers H.B. 2645 Exempts, for ten years, retired DOE teachers holding a teaching license from any prerequisite coursework that the department requires of oth... More... DE Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Foreign Language and Bilingual Teacher Regulations 14 DAC 1528, 1529, 1533, 1537, and 1558 Amends regulations that apply to the requirements for Standard Certificates for Foreign Language and Bilingual Teachers. These amendments re... More... SD Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Endorsement Approval/Content Exam/Certification 24:15:06:01 thru 24:16:10:04 (Non-Seq.) Amends rules to give the department the authority to grant endorsement level approval, rather than individual universities. Allows students ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Prior Criminal Record in Education Employment H.B. 96 Allows the state board to disqualify an applicant for employment or for a license, permit or certificate for an occupation, trade or profess... More... FL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Personnel S.B. 2986 Relates to education personnel; provides for expunging of criminal history records of applicants for employment at certain education related... More... CT Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 English as a Second Language Instruction H.B. 5438 Concerning English as a second language instruction and in-service training for teachers and teacher preparation courses; requires persons s... More... CO Signed by Governor 05/2004 P-12 Educator Licensure H.B. 1104 Concerns educator licensure. Provides requirements for authorization of adjunct instructor, special services intern, emergency applicant, te... More... CT Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Teachers Licensure Reciprocity and National Certification S.B. 536 Concerning national board certification; allows nationally board certified teachers with certain teaching experience in another state and th... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Certification School Social Work Services 14 DAC 1582 Amends regulations relating to requirements for a standard certificate. Changes made to comply with statutory changes regarding the licensur... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Certification Trade And Industrial (T & I) Teacher 14 DAC 1559 Amends rules to comply with statutory changes regarding licensure and certification of educators. Defines terms and clarifies the requiremen... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Standard Certificate Primary Teacher 14 DAC 1556 Amends rules that apply to the requirements for a standard certificate for an elementary teacher. Renames title and changes the grade span o... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Standard Certificate Middle Level Teacher 14 DAC 1557 Amends regulation relating to the requirements for a standard certificate for a middle level teacher. Changes grade span from 5-8 to 6-8. Al... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Teacher Standard Certificate 14 DAC 1516 Amends regulation concerning the requirements for certification of educational personnel. Reflects the upcoming establishment of PRAXIS II s... More... ND Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Instructional Personnel/Curriculum/Secondary School Repeals NDAC 67-19-01-23 thru -29 Repeals rules regarding instructional personnel - curriculum or instructional area director, secondary school teacher qualifications; specif... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Aid Program for the Certification of Teachers S.B. 1 Extends the termination provision relating to a certain State and local aid program for the certification of teachers.... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 2188 Relates to the certification of teachers: application withdrawals and denials for administrative deficiencies; restrictions on application a... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy ... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Procedure For Reinstatement Of A Teacher's License S.B. 2308 Revises the procedure for reinstatement of voluntarily surrendered teacher licenses to require a majority vote of all members present of the... More... UT Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Educator Licensing Renewal R277-501 "Highly qualified" means a teacher has met the specific requirements of ESEA, NCLB. NCLB Highly Qualified - Secondary. In order to meet the... More... AR Rule Adoption 04/2004 P-12 Eligibility & Incentives For Board Certification ADE 166 Establishes rules regarding ADE 166, eligibility and financial incentives for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. ARKANSAS R... More... HI Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Hawaii Teacher Interstate Agreement H.B. 1926 Enacts the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1926_.htm... More... NJ Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Teacher Certification A.B. 896 Relates to teacher certification; authorizes the Board of Education to issue a technology education endorsement and an endorsement for indus... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 Deadline Date for Completing Endorsements for Personnel LAC 28:I.903 Adopts rules to extend the deadline from July 1, 2004 to August 31, 2004, for teachers to complete requirements for adding endorsements. All... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 PRAXIS Exams and Passing Scores LAC 28:I.903 Adopts rules to specify the exam and passing score(s) for the following certification areas: Business Education; Middle School Science; and ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Special Education Teachers H.B. 1048 Prohibits local school boards from issuing a previously allowed, valid three-year nonrenewable local eligibility license to special educatio... More... WV Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Teaching Certificate Standards H.B. 4553 Adds the following language: Any teacher who has graduated from a teacher preparation program at a regionally accredited institution of high... More... ID Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Charter School Teacher Employment S.B. 1363 Amends existing law to require that employment of charter school teachers and administrators shall be on written contract in a form as appro... More... ID Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Teacher Certification Requirements H.B. 728 Authorizes a requirement in technology proficiency for teachers; provides exceptions; provides that a waiver process shall be adopted; provi... More... DE Rule Adoption 04/2004 P-12 Certification of Certain Teaching Positions 14 DAC 342, 364, 365, 373, 374, and 383 Repeals the following teacher certification categories, due to unnecessary requirements for licensure and certification; endorsement trade a... More... DE Rule Adoption 04/2004 P-12 Issuance and Renewal of Continuing License 14 DAC 1511 Amends rule to clarify some of the requirements for options for renewal of a continuing license and sets forth requirements for professional... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Certification H.B. 152 Specifies that there are persons who should be recruited to teach in Kentucky's public schools because they have academic majors, strong ver... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 03/2004 P-12 Computer Based Alternative Certification IDAPA 08.02.02 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. IDAHO REG 3799 (... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Certification in the Classroom Teaching Service 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 Clarifies and corrects omissions in the new requirements for the certification of teachers in the classroom teaching service that became eff... More... SD Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Implementation Date/Curriculum Rule Back One Year 24:03:06:06.05, 24:15:03:06, 24:15:05:01, 24:15:05:02, 24:15:05:03, 24:15:05:04 Establishes rules moving the implementation date of a curriculum rule back one year. Enables an individual licensed as a clinical psychologi... More... WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Teacher Certificates Revocation H.B. 4552 Relating to grounds for the revocation of teacher certificates. http://129.71.164.29/Bill_Text_HTML/2004_SESSIONS/RS/House/H_BILLS/hb4552%20... More... MS Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Uniformity IDAPA 08.02.02 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. MISSISSIPPI REG ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Teacher Certification S.B. 1351 Amends existing law relating to public school teachers to provide for placing conditions on a certificate; to provide an additional ground f... More... ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Teacher Certification S.B. 1350 Amends existing law to provide that the chief certification officer for the Department of Education or the administrator for the Professiona... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Residency Teacher Certification Programs S.B. 6245 Relates to residency teacher certification partnership programs; provides partnerships between school districts and state-approved higher ed... More... UT Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Teacher Classifications H.B. 126 Modifies the State System of Public Education by distinguishing between teachers and associate teachers; requires school districts and schoo... More... UT Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Public Education Amendments S.B. 185 Modifies the membership and terms of the nominating and recruiting committee that selects candidates for membership on the State Board of Ed... More... OH Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Teaching Success S.B. 2 · Creates an Educator Standards Board to develop and submit to the State Board of Education recommendations for statewide educator standard... More... NM Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Substitute Teachers S.B. 149 Requires the Public Education Department to provide by rule for the qualifications for a substitute teacher certificate.... More... UT Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Appropriate Licensing and Assignment of Teachers R277-520 Eliminates old definitions and adds the following definitions required by state and federal law including 'core academic subjects,' 'demonst... More... UT Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Athletic Coaching Certification R277-517 Includes athletic coaches in the Computer Aided Credentials of Teachers in Utah System. Provides for informing parents of coaching staff qua... More... CA Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements Title 5 CCR 6100-6014, 6110-6112, 6115 Implements federal mandates in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) by adopting California's requirements for qualifying as a 'highly qualifi... More... GA Adopted 02/2004 P-12 Teacher Certification GAC 505-2-.01 thru .137 (non seq) Clarifies rules regarding educator certification. (GEORGIA REG 1493) As of March 15, 2004, a redesigned educator certification system that ... More... DE Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Issuance of Initial License for Educators 14 DAC 1510 Establishes rules amending regulation 1510 Issuance of Initial License. Applies to the issuance of an initial license as established by 14 D... More... SC Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 02/2004 P-12 Certification Requirements H.B. 3877 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to requirements for certification.... More... DE Rule Adoption 01/2004 P-12 Certification 14 DAC 1516 Establishes rules concerning the requirements for certification of educational personnel. Addresses ways in which educators may acquire the ... More... MD Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Terms of Employment COMAR 13A.07.02, .01 Specifies that a provisional contract is to be used for resident teacher certificate holders and for conditional certificate holders. MARYLA... More... DE Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Issuance and Renewal of an Advanced License 14 DAC 1512 Specifies rules concerning the requirements for the issuance and renewal of an advanced license. Clarifies the requirements for teachers who... More... ND Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Definitions/Certificate of Completion/Standards/Process 67-11-14-00.1, -01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07 Establishes rules regarding definitions, certificate of completion required, issuing agency, certificate of completion standards, verificati... More... OR Temporary Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Limited Teaching License 584-060-0171 Amends rules concerning a limited teaching license. Removes the requirement of passing the Basic Skills Test for renewal of the Limited Teac... More... OR Temporary Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Continuing Education Requirements Exemptions 918-283-0010 Amends, on a temporary basis, rules concerning exemptions from continuing education requirements. Extends period to meet continuing educatio... More... SC Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Credential Classification R. 43-53 Amends rules relating to teacher credential classification. Clarifies the types of educator credentials and aligns state regulation with rel... More... AR Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Rules Governing Initial/Standard/Provisional Teacher Licensure ADE 160 Establishes rules governing initial, standard and provisional teacher licensure. ARKANSAS REG 3745 (SN) http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20... More... ND Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Credential Standards NDAC 67-11-16-03 Establishes rules regarding credential standards. Addresses an applicant for a special education strategist credential must meet the standar... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Mathematics Instruction Competencies OAC 210:20-9-172 Specifies that early childhood education includes pre-kindergarten-third grade. Expands on the competencies for teaching mathematics that te... More... MS Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Guidelines for Mississippi Educator Licensure K-12 (Uncodified) Establishes rules concerning guidelines for educator licensure K-12. Revises guidelines for Mississippi Educator Licensure K-12, as recommen... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Certification IDAPA 08.02.02.045 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. http://www2.stat... More... LA Adopted 10/2003 P-12 State Certification of School Personnel LAC 28:I.903 Amends rules relating to all level K-12 certification areas. Amends the structure for underground programs for all level areas of art, dance... More... TX Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Education, Experience, Programs, Types of License 22 TAC 535.61 thru .66 Amends rules concerning education, experience, educational programs, time periods, and types of license. TEXAS REG 89526 (SN)... More... DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Certification School Nurse 14 DAC 1580 Amends regulation 380 and moves it to regulation 1580, Certification School Nurse. Complies with changes in statute regarding licensure and ... More... DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Standard Teacher Certificate 14 DAC 1516 Amends regulation 1516, Standard Certificate. Concerns the requirements for certification of educational personnel. http://www.state.de.us/r... More... DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Issuance of Initial License 14 DAC 1510 Amends regulation 1510, Issuance of Initial License. Applies to the issuance of an initial license as established by 14 Del. C. § 1210. Clar... More... DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Revocation of Licenses 14 DAC 1514 Amends regulation 1514, Revocation of Licenses. Includes educators who hold initial license, continuing license and/or advanced license; lim... More... DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Certification Library/Media Specialist 14 DAC 1547 Amending regulation 347 and moves it to Section 1547, Certification Librarian/Media Specialist. Complies with changes in statute regarding t... More... SD Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Renewal Hours/College Transcripted Hours/Applicant 24:15:03:06 Establishes rules requiring that a minimum of three of the six renewal hours be college transcripted hours and that all six hours be related... More... WV Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Professional Teaching Standards Title 126, Seires 154 Provides rules relating to the rules of the Commission for Professional Teaching Standards. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4346 (SN)... More... WV Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Professional Teaching Standards Title 126, Series 154 Provides rules relating to the rules of the Commission for Professional Teaching Standards. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4346 (SN)... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification and Dropout Prevention Programs A.B. 841 Requires each outreach consultant utilized for purposes of a school- based motivation and maintenance program to possess a Dropout Preventio... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Hiring Preference for Teachers of Deaf Pupils A.B. 1017 Sets forth criteria for hiring an individual as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils at the California School for the Deaf. Estab... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. School Teachers & Community College Employees: Military Duty S.B. 259 Authorizes the governing board of a school district or a community college district to approve compensation for all employees who are called... More... NC Vetoed 09/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification S.B. 931 Eliminates the portfolio requirement for teacher certification. Vetoed, but eligible for consideration by the General Assembly during the 2... More... NM Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Continuing Licensure for Licensed Educators in New Mexico 6.60 et seq NMAC Establishes a 3-level licensure system for New Mexico's teachers and establishes the HOUSSE (High Objective Uniform State System of Evaluati... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Educators A.B. 956 Defines the term educator to mean a certificated person holding a valid California teaching credential or a valid California services creden... More... NV Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Endorsements for Teaching Exceptional Pupils NAC 391.350, .356, .360, .378 Modifies rules governing endorsements for teaching exceptional pupils. Changes from three years to one year of experience in teaching except... More... NV Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Governing Licensure/Endorsement/Educational Personnel NAC 391.010, .056, .1301, .392, .156 Adds a new section: The Commission on Professional Standards in Education determines that a person has obtained "full state certification" ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Teacher Interns and Credentialing S.B. 187 Make teachers who have received their preliminary credentials through a district intern or other specified intern program ineligible to rece... More... MT Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Reinstatement/Renewal of Class 4 Career/Vocational ARM 10.57.420, .421, .422, .423 Establishes rules regarding reinstatement and renewal of Class 4 career and vocational/technical educator licenses. MONTANA REG 4388 (SN)... More... AL Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification/Teacher Education AAC 290-3-2, -3 Establishes rules regarding the changes including the addition of wording to address THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001. Changes the name ... More... AR Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Governing Teacher Licensure by Reciprocity Uncodified Amends rules governing teacher licensure by reciprocity: • The language addressing policy and procedures for provisional licensure policy an... More... NV Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Tests of Competency NAC 391.036 Amends exemptions for tests of competency required for initial license. NEVADA REG 3211 (SN)... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Endorsement Related Assignments WAC 180-82-105 Amends rules to establish a list of endorsement related assignments and to allow a school district to assign a teacher to an endorsement rel... More... MD Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Teacher Mentoring Programs/Terms of Employment COMAR 13A.07.01.01, 13A.07.02.01 Implements the name change of provisional certificate to conditional certificate to align with changes made to the requirements for certific... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Teacher Preparation Teacher Assessment OAC 712:10-7-1 Establishes emergency rules concerning the Teacher Preparation Act. Develops and administers a competency-based system of teacher assessment... More... OR Temporary Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Qualified Teachers OAR 584-100-0001 thru 584-100-0110 Establishes temporary rules relating to the requirements and procedures for highly qualified teachers under the No Child Left Behind Act. Ne... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Teaching Certificates and Citizenship H.B. 3587 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 le... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Professional Certificate Program WAC 180-78A-505, -535 Amends rules to allow teacher candidates to provide a letter to their employing school district to be admitted to the professional certifica... More... SD Adopted 08/2003 P-12 Licensure Exams for Teachers 24:15:01:01, :02:08, :03:01, :03:02, :03:06, :03:07, :03:11, :04:01; 24:16:05:03, :05:05; 24:41:01:01 to :03:01, Establishes rules requiring that the Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission and the Professional Administrators Practices ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Finance A.B. 1754 Relates to reimburse rates under the Child Care and Development Services Act, revenue limits for school districts and county superintendents... More... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Obtaining Teacher Certification Credits through Substitute Teaching H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions) The department shall authorize teacher preparation institutions to provide an alternative program by which up to 1/2 of the required student... More... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 State Payment of National Board Certification Application Fee and Rewards H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions) Sec. 704. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for national board certification, the department shall pay 1/2 of the application fee for te... More... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Professional Personnel Register H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions) Requires the department to maintain a professional personnel register and certificate revocation/felony conviction files. http://www.michiga... More... CA Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Teacher Credentialing Title 5 CCR 80014, 80015, 80015.1, 80023 Amends rules concerning teacher credentialing. Repeals certain sections because it sunsetted by its own terms. Repeals rules concerning the ... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Modified Temporary Licenses for Classroom Teaching NYCRR 8 80-5.10 Repeals rules eliminating the current provision for the issuance of temporary licenses. Adds a new rule establishing requirements for the is... More... NH Became law without governor's signature 07/2003 P-12 Highly Qualified Teachers H.B. 139 (Section 193-G:1) Defines "Highly qualified teacher" as a person who is certified by the local school board and who has demonstrated, through a process approv... More... NC Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Safeguard Children S.B. 993 Enhances the ability of the State Board of Education to safeguard schoolchildren through automatic revocation of teacher certificates upon c... More... DE Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Non Public School Teachers S.B. 162 Allows teachers, specialists and administrators employed by non-public schools in the state to voluntarily become licensed and certified; es... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification 23 IAC 25.11, .20, .30, .40, .80, 92 Establishes rules assuring Illinois school districts that individuals they hire will be considered highly qualified under the federal No Chi... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Counselor Requirements H.B. 514 Amends the School Code concerning school counselors. Provides that in lieu of holding or qualifying for a teaching certificate in addition t... More... RI Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Testing for Certification S.B. 595 Provides that (a) No person who obtained an initial certificate prior to January 8, 2002 shall be barred from certification under this chapt... More... HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Out-of-field Teachers S.B. 1237 Defines "teaching out-of-field" as teaching outside the authorized licensing field indicated on an individual's license and "out-of-field te... More... CA Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Teachers' State Basic Skills Proficiency Test S.B. 45 Exempts from the basic skills proficiency requirement for hiring by a school district, a retired certificated employee who has taught 15 yea... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Standard Teaching Certificate Renewal H.B. 210 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Provides that if a standard teaching certificate has been maintained as valid a... More... OR Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Teacher Standards and Practices Commission H.B. 2575 Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to set time period for issuance of initial teaching, personnel service and administrative ... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Assignment of Teachers WAC 180-28-105 Amends rules establishing a list of endorsement- related assignments and allows a district to assign a teacher to an endorsement related are... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Teacher Training in Child Abuse Reporting S.B. 797 Beginning May 1, 2006, requires every person graduating from any teacher preparation program in the state to have had instruction on laws of... More... CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act S.B. 1155 Requires testing in compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act; states an elementary teaching endorsement is valid for kindergarten to gra... More... CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification S.B. 1093 § 2 Requires teachers to achieve a satisfactory evaluation on a professional knowledge clinical assessment no later than the end of the second y... More... MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Rules For Classifying Public Schools S.B. 296 (multiple provisions) Requires rules for classifying public schools to be in place for two years prior to implementation; specifies that this condition does not a... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Additional Content Endorsement on Professional Teaching Certificate COMAR 13A.12.01.13 A. In General. Additional specific certification areas shall be added to a professional certificate if the applicant: (1) Meets the content ... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Academic Achievement in Public Schools S.B. 1108 Provides alternate certification procedures for a charter school; provides for parental choice; provides for charter school teacher particip... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Public School Educators Convicted of Offenses S.B. 1109 Relates to revocation of the certificate and termination of the employment of public school educators convicted of certain offenses that req... More... DE Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Professional Teaching Standards/Department of Education 14 DAC 393, 1593 Establishes rules aligning the Delaware Professional Teaching Standards with the Model Standards for Licensing General and Special Education... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Membership and Duties of State Advisory Commission on Teacher Education and Certification S.B. 126 Increases membership on the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification from 11 to 13 members. Decreases from ten to ni... More... MI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Teacher Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation H.B. 4038 Requires course completion and certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and foreign body airway obstruction management for ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Suspension of Licenses S.B. 460 Provides that the employment of a teacher for whom a license is required must be suspended or terminated for failure to maintain a license i... More... WA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Classified Educational Employees S.B. 6092 Includes a classified employee on the professional educator standards board.... More... ME Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 Fingerprinting H.P. 667 (LD 890) Restricts fingerprinting of educational personnel to new hires. Specifies that statistics and other information gathered during fingerprint... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Teachers H.P. 714 (LD 957) Adds to existing language that required state board to establish criteria under which a targeted need area certificate could be issued to a ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Teachers H.P. 714 Concerns targeted need area certificates for teachers; provides that the certificate may only be issued to a person holding a bachelor's deg... More... CO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Criminal Conviction and Background Checks H.B. 1114 Requires courts to report felony convictions to the Department of Education when the convicted person is a current or former employee of a s... More... FL Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification FAC 6A-4.028 The current model for certification in physical education is replaced by a new comprehensive, grades K-12, physical education certification ... More... FL Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification FAC 6A-4.0323 A new certification subject area in general science was approved by the State Board of Education to be effective July 1, 2003. Leadership of... More... FL Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification FAC 6A-4.0332 The current model of social science certification is replaced by a new comprehensive social science certification effective July 1, 2003. Th... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Certification of Education Personnel H.P. 1122 (House Resolve) Concerns legislative review of portions of certification, authorization and approval of education personnel, a major substan... More... MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 S.B. 296 (multiple provisions) Specifies that all valid teaching certificates issued prior to September 1988 are exempt from the professional development requirement that ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Teacher and Paraprofessional Requirements H.B. 590 Changes certain provisions regarding the regulation of certificated professional personnel; exempts teachers desiring to transfer to Georgia... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Professional Certificate Program WAC 180-78A-505 Establishes emergency rules allowing candidates full admission to the professional certificate program, prior to completion of a provisional... More... LA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Emergency Teaching Permits-Renewal Limits H.B. 571 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... More... LA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Alternate Teacher Education-Requirements H.B. 568 Clarifies that at least nine semester hours in the teaching of reading must be completed by anyone seeking certification at any level below ... More... NE Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Student Fees L.B. 685 LB 685, as amended, includes provisions from LB's 264, 683 and 684 pertaining to teacher certification and private postsecondary career scho... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Educator Certification H.B. 1022 Amends Sec. 21.0031. (a) An employee's probationary, continuing, or term contract under this chapter is void if the employee: (1) doe... More... WV Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Approval of Educational Personnel Title 126, Series 114 Provides rules relating to the approval of educational personnel preparation programs. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4244 (SN) §126-114 Outlines the fra... More... OR Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Emergency Teacher Licenses OAR 584-005-0005, 584-017-0150, 584-060-0071, 584- 065-0050 584-060-0210 Establishes emergency license, not to exceed one year, when a school district demonstrates extenuating circumstances that merit the issuance... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Teacher Examinations and Certificates H.B. 2016 Requires a person who has not passed the United States and Arizona Constitution examination, but who has met all other certification require... More... OH Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Licensure OAC 3301-24-05 New definition states that a highly qualified teacher is one who holds at least a bachelor's degree and has full state certification through... More... IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Joint Summer School Programs; Teacher Testing S.B. 230 Allows a school corporation to enter into an agreement with other school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools to provide joint summ... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 English as a Second Language NAC 391.237, 391.242 Sets forth provisions governing provisional 1-year endorsements to teach English as a second language and to teach program of bilingual educ... More... AR Became law without governor's signature 05/2003 P-12 Licensure Board H.B. 2534 Creates the professional education, development, licensure, and assessment board. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB... More... IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Background checks, criminal acts, contract and license termination, liability, H.B. 1620 Revises policies a school may adopt concerning criminal history checks; requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the state superintendent o... More... ND Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Teacher Qualifications (Elementary, Middle School, High School) H.B. 1489 Adds new section: 15.1-18 to address elementary and secondary teacher qualifications. Elementary teachers 1. Must be licensed to teach by t... More... NH Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Electronic Certification of Educational Credential S.B. 68 Permits a teacher applying for certification to submit either a written or electronic application and authorizes the state board of educatio... More... TX Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Master Teacher Certificate 19 TAC 239.100 thru 239.103 Relates to general provisions for master teacher certificates, master reading teacher certification, master mathematics certification, and m... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Requirement to Report School Employee Nonrenewal or Termination Due to Alleged or Actual Misconduct H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Requires any local board, superintendent or head of any nonpublic school to report to the state educational examiners board every instance o... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Grounds for Disqualification from or Revocation of Teaching License H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Requires the state board of educational examiners to disqualify an individual from obtaining a teaching license or revoke the teaching licen... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Performance Pay Component of Iowa Educational Excellence Program H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Eliminates phase in the Iowa educational excellence program that pertains to enhancement of the quality and effectiveness of teachers throug... More... MT Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Renewal Unit Verification ARM 10.57.218 Establishes rules regarding renewal unit verification. Applications to the superintendent of public instruction for license renewal shall be... More... WA Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Alternative Route Teacher Certification S.B. 6052 Revises alternative route teacher certification provisions. Provides that, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, districts... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Annual for Teachers with National Board Certification H.B. 2903 Increases the annual bonus of teachers obtaining national board for professional teaching standards certification. http://www.arkleg.state.a... More... ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Teacher Qualifications (Early Childhood and Kindergarten) H.B. 1489 Requires the state board to issue major equivalency endorsements and minor equivalency endorsements (new requirement). Also adds new requir... More... WA GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by HOUSE & SENATE. 04/2003 P-12 Classified Employee On The Washington Professional S.B. 5240 Includes a classified employee on the Washington professional educator standards board.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Education Requirements for Teachers S.B. 881 Revises provisions concerning continuing education requirements for teachers.... More... ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 National Certification of Teachers S.B. 2135 AN ACT to provide for national certification of teachers; and to provide an appropriation. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/58-2003/bill_t... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Teacher Licensure Renewal Requirements S.B. 871 Reduces the requirements for a teacher seeking to renew an expired teaching license held prior to 1988. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproo... More... IA Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Report on Praxis II Results of Provisional Teaching License Candidates S.F. 201 Repeals as of June 30, 2004 a subsection requiring the board of educational examiners to compile statistics from Praxis II examinations admi... More... ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Certification H.B. 1079 Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to approve all credentialing for teachers and administrators. http://www.state.nd.us/lr... More... MT Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Military Status H.B. 285 Relates to military status; provides that a public high school shall provide equal access to armed forces recruiters; protects the election ... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 National Board Endorsements WAC 180-82-204, -82A-204 Establishes emergency rules to allow individuals with a valid teaching certificate from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standard... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Competency Based Endorsement Programs WAC 180-82A-206, -215 Establishes emergency rules to revise the procedures by which college/universities will seek approval for their competency-based endorsement... More... DE Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Educator Licensure and Certification H.B. 68 Relates to education and licensure certification; expands the definition of student teaching experience for initial license to include teach... More... TN Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Teacher Education and Licensure TAC 0520-2-3-.01, -.21 Amends rules relating to licensure, general requirements and effective dates regarding teacher education and licensure. http://www.state.t... More... DE Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Professional Standards Board H.B. 88 Relates to the professional standards board, its composition and governance, and educator evaluations. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislat... More... AR Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Expired Teaching License H.B. 2426 Reduces the administrative requirements for a teacher seeking to renew an expired teaching license. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bi... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 National Board Certification Incentive Trust Fund Payments H.B. 252 Specifies that the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board may allocate funds only to districts or teachers for purposes for which o... More... ID Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification Fees H.B. 261 Amends existing law to revise the schedule of fees for teacher certificates and endorsements effective through December 31, 2004; and to pro... More... AR Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Teacher licensure H.B. 1512 Allows the state board of education to waive examination requirements for individuals seeking an Arkansas teaching license who have an out o... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Educational Requirements for Licensure H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) 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 ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Licensing H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-10A-3. Requires any person teaching, supervising an instructional program, providing instructional support services, admini... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Personnel S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-411 prohibits local boards from entering into a collective bargaining agreement that prohibits or limits individual contracts ... More... IL Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Chicago Educational Labor Relations S.B. 19 Provides that amendatory Act may be referred to as the Chicago Education Reform Act of 2003. Amends requirements for Chicago area charter sc... More... KY Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Probationary Certificate/Teachers of Children 16 KAR 2:140 Allows that if no certified early childhood education teacher is available, the superintendent may ask that a one-year probationary interdis... More... KY Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Written Examination Prerequisites/Teacher Certification 16 KAR 6:010 Establishes rules regarding the written examination prerequisites for teacher certification, including the required tests, the minimum accep... More... KY Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Teacher Certificate 16 KAR 2:040 Establishes rules regarding the professional certificate for interdisciplinary early childhood education, birth to primary, the teacher stan... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Eligibility for Emergency Substitute Teaching Certificate H.B. 252 Creates new section allowing any individual who has a bachelor's degree in any subject area from a regionally or nationally accredited posts... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2003 P-12 Transitional E. Certificate 8 NYCRR 80-5.16 Establishes rules regarding requirements for the transitional E certificate for teachers of specific occupational subjects. Permits the cert... More... NM Adopted 02/2003 P-12 Competency Testing for Licensure, Substandard Licensure NMAC 6.60.5, 6.61.9 For alternative licensure, candidates must pass New Mexico teacher assessments (or similar state assessments). Elementary candidates must h... More... WA Adopted 01/2003 P-12 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards WAC 180-82-204 Establishes emergency rules allowing individuals who hold National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification to have t... More... KY Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2003 P-12 Teachers' National Certification Incentive Trust Fund 16 KAR 1:040E Establishes emergency rules regarding the eligibility requirements and application procedures for administration of the Teachers' National C... More... TX Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Categories of Classroom Teaching Certificates 19 TAC 233.2 thru 233.8 Amends rules relating to the generalist certificates for teaching in early childhood programs through grade 4 or in grades 4-8. Relates to c... More... TX Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Assignment of Public School Personnel 19 TAC 230.601 Amends rules relating to the assignment of public school personnel certified by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Ensures t... More... NY Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Renewal of a Provisional Teaching Certificate STATE ID: EDU-41-02-00008 8 NYCRR 80-1.7(a)(2), 80-5.15 Establishes rules relating to renewal of a provisional teaching certificate. Specifies: requirements for the renewal of an expired provision... More... OR Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Continuing Education Programs OAC 850-010-0210 Allows more options for teachers to meet the educational experience requirements in order to move the Initial Teaching License. Allows use ... More... AL Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Resolution on Subject Matter Testing N/A Authorizes the superintendent to initiate discussions and negotiations with the plaintiff parties in Allen v. State Board of Education in or... More... AL Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Teacher Certification AAC 290-3-2 Repeals and establishes rules implementing the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program. Requires prospective teachers to pass a basic sk... More... OR Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Teacher Certification OAR 584-001-0000, -005-0005, 584-017-0001 thru 584- 090-0040 (non seq) Allows more options for teachers to meet the educational experience requirements for the Initial Teaching License. Middle level teachers req... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 10/2002 P-12 Licensure for Educators NAC 391.077 Amends rules concerning extension of time prescribed for renewal of license or for validity of provisional license. NEVADA REG 3152 (SN)... More... AL Passed 10/2002 P-12 Alabama Prospective Teacher Test Resolution Resolution requires prospective state teachers to be tested in basic math and reading skills. The tests are a precondition for all teachers ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Rules for Teacher Intern Certificates S.B. 2029 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue district intern certificates to persons employed by any school district. Elimina... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Change in the single subject teaching credential requirement A.B. 2575 Permits the subject matter requirement for a single subject teaching credential to also be satisfied by obtaining approval of an approved ev... More... CA Vetoed 08/2002 P-12 Teacher Basic Skills Testing S.B. 1250 Relates to teacher basic skills proficiency testing requirement in hiring. Exempts a retired certificated employee who has taught 15 years o... More... CA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Rules for expedited alternative teacher credentials S.B. 1655 Authorizes the Commission on Teachers Credentialing to issue preliminary and professional services credentials to persons who meet expedited... More... IL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 1436 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Makes provision regarding issuance of the Standard Teaching Certificate before ... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Teacher Certification Requirements S.B. 20E According to legislative summary: "Amends ... to clarify that a statement of status of eligibility for a subject area authorized at the time... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Second Language Acquisition Coursework Required for Teacher Certification H.B. 5010 Requires candidates for provisional or standard teacher certification or recertification to have completed state board-required courses in s... More... NM Adopted 08/2002 P-12 Content Knowledge Assessments, other Teacher Certification 6.61.5.7 and 6.61.5.8 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 mu... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Basic Skills for Certification S.B. 1953 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Provides that a student may not enroll in a teacher preparation program at a re... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Special Education Teachers S.B. 1777, H.B. 4466 Requires the State Teacher Certification Board to categorically certify a special education teacher in one or more specialized categories or... More... ID Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Postsec. Reading assessment for preservice teachers H.B. 399 PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS-Amends existing law to clarify that only K-8 preservice teachers shall pass the State Board of Education's preservice r... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Development of Middle School Teacher Certification H.B. 661 Requires that the department and Professional Standards in Teaching Education Board develop a certificate for middle school teachers. http:/... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Teacher in Residence Programs H.B. 1300 Permits individual to be employed as a resident teacher (emergency certified) in special education for three years. Beginning in the 2003-04... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill - Teacher Certification Component H.B. 1711 Out-of-state certified teachers with five years of experience and an appropriate background check may receive provisional certification, whi... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 H.B. 2625 Allows sixth grade mathematics teachers to obtain middle level endorsement by successfully completing a professional development institute i... More... IL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Resident Teacher Licensure S.B. 1707 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 pu... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Denial or Revocation of Licenses of Student Loan Defaulters H.B. 2752 Provides for mandatory denial or suspension of professional licenses for persons in default or breach of the conditions of a federal or stat... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Hawaii Teacher Standards Board H.B. 2165 Clarifies that the Hawaii teacher standards board has sole jurisdiction over all matters concerning the issuance and revocation of teacher l... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Need-Based Financial Aid Programs for Undergraduate and Professional Degrees; College Readiness Mentoring Program; PSAT for 10th-Graders, K-16 Leadership Council, Middle School Teacher Certificate S.B. 453 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 su... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Teacher Issues S.B. 1595 Requires successful completion of the competency examination for licensure except for Alternative Placement Program candidates; adds additio... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Substitute Teacher Qualifications S.B. 2632 Requires districts to adopt policies on the employment of substitute teachers. Such policies shall, at a minimum, address qualifications and... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Teaching License Denial or Revocation S.B. 2258 Modifies circumstances under which Board of Educational Examiners' may deny or revoke a teaching license. Requires board to deny or revoke l... More... NH Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Non-Certified Teachers H.B. 1190 This bill allows a local school board or superintendent to offer a one-time, one-year certificate of eligibility allowing a person to teach ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Nontraditional Teacher Education, Certification, Inservice and Mentoring; Transitional Bilingual Teacher Certification; Qualifications of Nontraditional Administrator Certification Candidates S.B. 2370 Establishes requirements for nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure through the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI), as well as ment... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Provisional Teacher Certification and Kentucky Professional Standards Board S.B. 192 Permits the Education Professional Standards Board to issue a conditional one-year certificate to a teacher who has completed teacher prepar... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Licensee Investigations and Proceedings H.B. 2482 Expands the board of educational examiners' authority with regard to licensee disciplinary investigations and proceedings.... More... IN Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 1202 Requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the state superintendent of public instruction and the employer when a licensed school employee is... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Recognizing Child Abuse S.B. 92 Requires persons seeking initial licensure or license renewal as teachers on and after July 1, 2004, to complete study in child abuse recogn... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Licensure Renewal S.B. 53 Requires the Board of Counseling to promulgate regulations establishing the requirements for evidence of continued competency as a condition... More... WV *****Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 03/2002 P-12 School Psychologists H.B. 4507 Enables school psychologists to practice school psychology within the scope of their employment with a permit issued by the Department of Ed... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Limited Licenses S.B. 126 Relates to education; provides limited licenses for teachers of Native American language and culture.... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Certification Changes H.B. 1517 Amends the laws regarding the certification for school administrators and teachers by incorporating performance standards for provisional te... More... NM Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Native American Language Teachers H.B. 204 Provides for a Native American Language Teacher certificate.... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Training Program for Teachers Hired on an Emergency Basis S.B. 321 Chapter No.576, Authorizes the Los Angeles Unified School District to develop, on a pilot project basis, a 30-day training program for the t... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State 10/2001 P-12 Rules for Emergency Teaching Permits S.B. 837 Chapter No.585, Defines the requirements that a school district make a diligent search for certified teachers by listing specific requiremen... More... IL Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Limits on Substitute Teachers S.B. 1293 Public Act No. 92-184., Provides that a teacher holding an early childhood, elementary, high school, or special certificate may substitute t... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2001 P-12 Certification Standards Board S.B. 331 Establishes a policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certifications for public school teachers and administrators; provides for ... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 American Indian Language S.B. 690 Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to establish American Indian language teaching license; allows American Indian tribes to ... More... DE Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Teacher Certification Rules S.B. 176 Relates to implementation of the Professional Standards Board; permits the Professional Standards Board, with the approval of the State Boar... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Professional Organizations Certification Fund S.B. 324 Creates Professional Organizations Certification Fund (separate and distinct from the General Fund). Interest earned on moneys in the Profes... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Alternative Route to Licensure S.B. 388 State board may grant an exception to requirements for licensure and certification and, upon demonstration by an individual of specific comp... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Master Technology Teachers H.B. 1475 Requires the commissioner to establish a master technology teacher grant program to encourage teachers to: (1) become certified as master t... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 State Assistance for National Board Certification S.B. 1214 Relates to National Board certification for Department of Education teachers. Establishes a national board certification support program to... More... LA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Certification of Out-of-State Teachers H.B. 221 Extends from one to three years the length of time for which certain out-of-state teachers are granted nonrenewable provisional teaching cer... More... MN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Temporary Teaching Licenses H.B. 1192 Relates to education; permits applicants for a temporary limited teaching license or a personnel variance to submit their application by Jul... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - Stipends H.B. 42 Recognizes excellence in teaching; provides annual professional stipends to teachers who obtain certification from the National Board for Pr... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Appeals Process S.B. 813 Applicants for licensure or certification who did not receive a favorable recommendation from the Teacher Competency Review Panel, including... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Testing for Licensure H.B. 1721 Allows certification of educators holding a certificate or other credential issued by another state or country, if they passed a state exami... More... WA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Alternative Routes S.B. 5695 Creates a statewide Partnership Grant Program to provide new high quality alternative routes to residency teacher certification; provides fo... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Standards for Teachers, Administrators H.B. 1045 Relates to elementary and secondary education provisions addressed in the creation of North Dakota Century Code; relates to administration, ... More... NV Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Certification Assessment Exemptions A.B. 223 Authorizes commission on professional standards in education to provide exemption for certain persons from examinations required for initial... More... WA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Allows Lapsed Teaching Certificates H.B. 1120 Permits a holder of a lapsed teaching certification, not a revoked or suspended certification, to be employed on a conditional basis by a sc... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Community College Certification in order to teach a class at a community college H.B. 2316 Clarifies the statute governing the collection of teaching certification fees so that it applies to all staff or employees that require cert... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Special education and mental retardation credentials H.B. 1465 Relates to special education credentials and mental retardation credential; provides an expiration date.... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Education Standards and Practices Board H.B. 1326 Amends 15.1-13-02 --changing the membership of the Education Standards and Practices Board from nine to ten members. 1. The governor shall ... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Omnibus Bill--Three-Tiered Licensure S.B. 308 Sections 31 through 41 provide new language to the existing Public School Code and enact a three-tiered system of teacher licensure with a m... More... OK Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Career-Technology Professional Certification H.B. 1914 Creates the Task force on Career-Technology Professional Certification; states purpose.... More... VA SENATE accepts GOVERNOR'S recommended amendments 04/2001 P-12 Alternative for Praxis I H.B. 2123 Directs the Board of Education, in setting passing scores for the professional teacher's examination required for initial licensure, to esta... More... VA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Testing of Teacher Candidates H.B. 2123 Directs the Board of Education, in setting passing scores for the professional teacher's examination required for initial licensure, to esta... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Bonus for National Board Certification S.B. 245 Increases the bonus for teachers obtaining the National Board Professional Teaching Certification.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Teaching Quality S.B. 16 Modifies provisions related to State System of Public and Higher Education to address issues of teacher quality in recognition of relationsh... More... ND Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Lifetime Licensure S.B. 2412 If an individual has been licensed to teach in North Dakota for a period of thirty years, the education standards and practices board shall ... More... NE Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Certification Assessment Requirements L.B. 314 LB 314 exempts certain applicants for an entry-level teacher or administrator certificate from the requirement to take and pass a basic skil... More... SD Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Illegal substances S.B. 63 Revises the definition of illegal substances for purposes of revoking or refusing to issue a certificate to a teacher or administrator; perm... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Teacher Proficiency H.B. 2514 Teacher proficiency; continuing contract status. Provides that any teacher hired on or after July 1, 2001, will be required, as a condition ... More... SD Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Repeals certain penalties against persons teaching in nonpublic schools S.B. 62 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 certi... More... PA Signed into law 12/2000 P-12 Teacher Certification, Professional Standards H.B. 2189 Amends Teacher Certification Law. Provides for short title, definitions relative to standards and requirements, Professional Standards and ... More... TX Passed 11/2000 P-12 Transitional Permits for Teachers 19 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 233 The TEXAS State Board of Educator Certification has approved a new transitional license that will allow "educated people to become teachers ... More... MA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Out-of-State Certification S.B. 2136 Chapter No. 284 of 2000., Relates to the temporary certification of teachers with out of state certification for 1 year contingent upon thei... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Lower Standards for Out of State Teachers A.B. 877 Relates to existing law which requires out-of-state applicants to meet prescribed requirements for the preliminary multiple or single subjec... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Tracking Non-Credentialed Teachers A.B. 2339 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to prepare a report on the number of classroom teachers who received credentials, internshi... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Changes in Teacher Certification A.B. 752 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to provide for optional concentrations in dance and in theater within 2 or more of the cred... More... MA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Provisional Education With Advanced Standing S.B. 207 Chapter No. 264 of 2000., Relates to teacher certification; defines "provisional educator with advanced standing"; states that a provisional... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Certification Program A.B. 309 Authorizes any school district, county office of education, or regionally-accredited public or private college or university, as specified, ... More... SC Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Alternative Certification, Adds Days to the School Year, Teacher Evaluation S.B. 1111 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 re... More... OK Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Substitute Teachers H.B. 2000 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 ... More... SC Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Hearing Officers H.B. 4616 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 ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Preschool special education programs H.B. 2940 Public Act No. 91-765; Amends the School Code; exempts all persons holding a special certificate with a special education endorsement from p... More... IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Changes in Special Education S.B. 1447 Public Act No. 91-784., Provides that the provision (Article of the School Code) requiring the assignment of a surrogate parent for educatio... More... CT Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Certification Restrictions for Felons H.B. 5317 Bars State Board of Education from issuing a teacher or administrator license to anyone convicted of certain felonies for 5 years after serv... More... CO Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Competencies for Provisional Teaching Licenses S.B. 195 Requires the State Board of Education to identify by rule those professional competencies required of applicants for provisional teaching li... More... MS Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Graduated Licensing for Teachers S.B. 3176 Enacts a graduated licensing system.... More... HI Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Waivers for Lack of Credentials H.B. 2490 Allows the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to extend teaching credentials for teachers for the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 school years on a case... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Investigative Information Confidential S.B. 292 Provides for the designation of investigative information possessed by the board of educational examiners as privileged and confidential; re... More... OK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Qualifications of Teachers Teaching Honors Level Courses S.B. 1392 Requires school districts to ensure that teachers of honors courses are certified to teach in the subject area of the honors course taught. ... More... ME Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Teacher Eligibility Standards S.B. 963 Public Law No. 783., (LD 2505) Lowers eligibility standards for child development students to apply to the Educators for the Maine Program; ... More... DE Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Professional Development and Educator Accountability Act S.B. 260 Creates the Professional Development and Educator Accountability Act. Beginning in 2002, at least 20% of educator's performance evaluation w... More... MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 License for Teaching Adult Learners H.B. 3800 Directs the Board of Teaching to develop a competency-based license for adult learners as an alternative to the current licensing requiremen... More... OK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Teacher Qualifications H.B. 2728 (Omnibus Bill) Teachers employed by a public school or certified after 1999 to teach mathematics in grades 6-8 must be certified to teach intermediate or s... More... MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Licensure Renewal Requirements H.B. 845 Requires the State Board of Education to extend the licenses of certain educators who have completed a Master's or Doctorate degree in order... More... GA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Certificate Renewal Conditions S.B. 336 Provides that the Professional Standards Commission shall grant a renewable certificate in a teaching field to an applicant whom meets certa... More... MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Vocational/Technical Teachers H.B. 1212 Requires the State Board of Education to recognize Vocational and Technical Education Teachers' summer work in their respective fields in fu... More... TN Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Non-Public School Teachers H.B. 2680 Allows teachers at non-public schools to receive professional licensure on same basis as similarly qualified public school teachers.... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Reciprocity H.B. 2265 Relates to school employees; requires the Board to establish minimum requirements regarding teacher certification reciprocity, which include... More... CO Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Reciprocity H.B. 1151 Permits state board to grant professional licenses to teachers, special services providers, principals and administrators if the applicant i... More... IA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Para-Educators/Practitioners H.B. 2146 Relates to the authority of the Board of Educational Examiners over certification and licensing of para-educators and practitioners; broaden... More... ME Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Teachers for Shortage Areas S.B. 886 (LD 2301); Creates a new certificate authorizing a person to teach in an area determined to be a teacher shortage area.... More... IN Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Proficiency in Reading Instruction S.B. 352 Provides that an individual seeking licensure as an elementary teacher must demonstrate proficiency in comprehensive reading instruction ski... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Incentive for Reading Endorsement H.B. 397 Creates a reading performance improvement scholarship program to assist selected elementary teachers in obtaining a reading endorsement.... More... ME Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Certification Exam S.B. 937 (LD 2387); Amends the qualifying examination for initial teacher certification.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Teacher Licensing/ H.B. 303 Relates to disclosure of information relating to prior school employment; provides that an applicant for a teacher's license provide the lic... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Board Issuance of Three-Year Licenses S.B. 113 Establishes a mechanism for local school boards to issue three-year local teacher licenses.... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Testing Prior to Certification S.B. 1084 One component addresses testing as a requirement for teacher certification. States that the proficiency exam "shall consist of only a profe... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Teacher Certification and Computer Competency H.B. 1187 Mandates that holders of a renewable certificate must pass a computer skills competency test before they can receive certification renewal. ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Alternative Certification for Veterans H.B. 76 Creates an alternative teaching certification at K-12 and vocational institutions for veterans with at least 6 years on active duty, dischar... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Reciprocity H.B. 290 Relates to certified professional counselors; includes licensed professional counseling boards; allows for reciprocity of certification with... More... NM Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Substitute Teachers H.B. 409 Relates to substitute teacher certification requirements.... More... TN Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Apprentice Teachers S.B. 2182 Specifies the teacher employed as probationary teacher for 1 year and as an apprentice teacher for 2 years will be considered as having met ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 School Boards, Unlicensed Teachers H.B. 119 Provides that a local school board member's term of office is two years; provides that the size of a local board of education shall be based... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Revocation of License for Cheating H.B. 867 Authorizes the Board of Education to suspend or revoke the teaching or administrative license of any person who knowingly and willfully comm... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Reciprocity S.B. 289 Directs the Board of Education to provide for licensure by reciprocity for individuals holding a valid out-of-state license and national cer... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Teacher Licensure Reciprocity H.B. 473 Directs the Board of Education to provide for licensure by reciprocity for individuals holding a valid out-of-state teaching license and nat... More...